Senior SEO Manager

Single Grain | Start Growing; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital marketing agency seeks a Senior SEO Manager to take ownership of SEO strategies across client accounts. You'll leverage your expertise to perform thorough audits, execute comprehensive strategies, and communicate effectively with clients, all in a fast-paced, innovative environment. If you're a proactive individual eager to make a measurable impact using AI and advanced SEO practices, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Flexible PTO

Home Office Stipend

MacBook Provided

Qualifications

• Experience with SEO tools like Moz, SEMRush, and Google Analytics.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights for strategy.
• Strong strategic thinking linking SEO work to business impacts.

Responsibilities

• Own strategy and execution for SEO clients.
• Perform audits, keyword research, and opportunity analysis.
• Drive content strategies that align with client goals.

Skills

Strategic thinking

SEO results

Content strategy

Reporting skills

Collaboration

Education

4-6 years of experience in SEO

Tools

Moz

Ahrefs

SEMRush

Google Analytics 4

Google Search Console

Screaming Frog

Job description

Put "SEO is cool" as the first line of your cover letter or subject line, or your application won't be reviewed.

We're looking for a sharp, proactive, and results-driven Senior SEO Manager to take full ownership of strategy and execution across a portfolio of client accounts. You'll be the face of SEO for your clientsleading the work, setting direction, communicating clearly, and delivering results that matter to their business. This isn't a cog-in-the-machine role. You'll own the full lifecycle : audits, strategy, content direction, reporting, and ongoing optimization.

This is not a slow, corporate environment. We move fast, use AI aggressively, and care more about impact than titles or process. If you like solving hard problems, working with smart people, and being the go-to expert, keep reading.

Who We Are

Single Grain is an award-winning digital marketing agency that's been helping companies like Amazon, Uber, and Salesforce grow since 2009. We specialize in Paid Media, SEO, Content Marketing, CRO, and moreand we practice what we preach : our blog brings in over 200,000 monthly visitors, our podcast has 100+ million downloads, and more than 140,000 marketers subscribe to our YouTube channel.

We move quick, push hard, and expect a lotfrom ourselves and each other. AI isn't just a tool we useit's core to how we operate, from creative to strategy to execution. Our long-term vision is to build a small but elite team that stays lean, scrappy, and relentlessly focused on tech-enabled innovation and measurable business impact.

We don't micromanage. We don't hire people who need their hands held. But we do collaborate deeply, give honest feedback, and leave space for mistakes, growth, and iteration. No egos, no fluffjust people who care about doing great work and supporting each other in the process.

Requirements

What You'll Do

• Own the strategy and execution for a portfolio of SEO clients
• Perform deep audits, keyword research, and opportunity analysis
• Build and lead on-page, off-page, and technical SEO roadmaps
• Drive content strategies that align with search intent and client goals
• Create and manage link-building initiatives
• Analyze traffic, conversions, rankings, and ROIthen turn data into clear, actionable insights
• Communicate proactively with clients and internal stakeholders
• Stay on top of AI, search trends, and emerging SEO tools

Your primary KPIs will be :

• Client NPS and innovation scores, collected quarterly
• Maintaining profitability of managed accounts
• Client retention and growth within your assigned portfolio

What We're Looking For

• 4-6 years of experience working in SEO
• Strong strategic thinkingyou can connect SEO work to business impact and can demonstrate evidence of outstanding SEO results
• Deep knowledge of search engine algorithms, ranking methods, and various sectors of SEO (Technical, On-Page, Off-Page) and developing strategy around all of them
• Proven experience using AI tools to drive measurable SEO impactnot just dabbling. You've tested, iterated, and integrated AI into real workflows and can speak clearly about what's worked and why. Strong POV on where AI is headed in SEO and how to stay ahead
• Experience with SEO industry programs, such as Moz, Ahrefs, SEMRush, Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, GTM, and Looker Studio
• Knowledge of WordPress or other content management systems
• Basic / working knowledge of HTML, CSS, Java, and content management systems like WordPress, AEM, Drupal, Webflow
• Skilled in reporting, performance analysis, and translating data into action
• Familiarity with project management systems like Asana and Basecamp
• Familiarity with other aspects of marketing, such as customer growth and promotion, as other digital channels like paid media, social and CRO is a plus
• Works well in a fast-moving, high-accountability environment
• Collaborative, curious, direct, and focused on delivering top-tier work

If you're excited about pushing the boundaries of what's possible in SEOand want to be surrounded by people who expect the best from themselves and each otherwe'd love to hear from you. Just don't forget : SEO is cool .

• Salary : $85,000-100,000
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible PTO
• Home Office Stipend
• MacBook Provided
• 100% Remote

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Marketing and Sales

IT Services and IT Consulting

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