Senior Associate, SEO SEM

Publicis Groupe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability

401K

Parental and family care leave

Family forming assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in Chicago is seeking a Senior Associate, SEO/SEM to support the SEO team. You will execute keyword research, metadata development, quality assurance, manuscript optimization, and implementation/results analysis.

Responsibilities include coordinating with the manager to understand clients’ goals, providing progress reports, researching keywords, assisting with SEO recommendations and reporting analysis, and supporting established strategies for departments and brand teams.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in SEO/SEM in a media agency setting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with manager to understand clients’ goals and client deliverables.
• Provide progress reports to managers as needed.
• Research keywords target audience utilized in search.
• Assist with SEO recommendations.
• Assist in reporting analysis.
• Helps support established strategy for department and brand teams.
• Expected to learn what drives strategic decisions and the thought process involved.
• Supports manager as needed.
• Diligently and flawlessly executes on assigned area of project.

Skills

SEO/SEM experience

Microsoft Office Suite

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Company description

Infinite Roar, Publicis Media's fastest-growing agency, is the new force in the media landscape. We are built for those clients looking to drive transformation, and we’ve created an approach especially tailored to the unique needs of disruptive, fast-growing brands. We combined the agility and personalized attention of a boutique agency with the unrivaled resources and expertise of a global powerhouse.

Overview

The Senior Associate, SEO/SEM supports the SEO team. The Senior Associate will execute tactical outputs like keyword research, meta data development, quality assurance, manuscript optimization, and implementation/results analysis.

Responsibilities

Knowledge

• Knows how the agency works and how jobs flow through the agency
• Understands basic mathematical concepts
• Basic computer skills/programs including Excel
• Has an understanding of digital marketing
• Basic grasp of high level concepts of SEO and SEM
• Solid writing skills

Internal: Operations, Tactics and Strategy

• Coordinate with manager to understand clients’ goals and client deliverables
• Provide progress reports to managers as needed
• Research keywords target audience utilized in search
• Assist with SEO recommendations
• Assist in reporting analysis
• Helps support established strategy for department and brand teams
• Expected to learn what drives strategic decisions and the thought process involved
• Supports manager as needed
• Diligently and flawlessly executes on assigned area of project

Client Relationship

• Detailed, professional and timely communications to internal team
• Ability to clearly communicate both orally and in writing
• Solid listening skills and takes notes during meetings, disseminates notes & follow-up as appropriate

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in SEO/SEM in a media agency setting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive.

• Medical coverage
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• 401K
• Parental and family care leave
• Family forming assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range

USD $50,065.00 - USD $66,360.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/1/2026.