SEO Strategist

Search For Hire; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Search For Hire partners with a growing US digital marketing agency to hire an SEO Strategist into its expanding organic search team. You’ll own the organic search strategy across a portfolio of client accounts, developing SEO and content strategies aligned with client objectives and commercial goals.

You’ll conduct keyword and SERP research, identify opportunities, monitor performance and turn data into clear recommendations for clients and internal teams. This is not a pure execution role.

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of professional SEO experience in an agency setting.
• Strong Local SEO, plus multi-account ownership.
• Experience with law firms or legal clients is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of technical, on-page and content SEO.
• Ability to turn data into strategic recommendations.
• Excellent communication with clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop SEO roadmaps and content strategies across client accounts.
• Conduct keyword, competitor and SERP research.
• Identify technical, on-page, content and Local SEO opportunities.
• Monitor rankings, organic traffic, conversions and other performance indicators.
• Translate performance data into clear strategic recommendations and next steps.

Skills

SEO strategy

Campaign ownership

Local SEO

Law firms

Technical SEO

Content SEO

Analytics

WordPress

Tools

Google Analytics

Google Search Console

Screaming Frog

Semrush

Ahrefs

WordPress

Job description

Want to work for an agency that has doubled revenue YoY for the last 4 consecutive years?

We’ve partnered exclusively with a growing US digital marketing agency to hire an SEO Strategist into its expanding organic search team.

The agency works with businesses operating in highly competitive local search environments and is looking for an experienced SEO professional who can take ownership of strategy, analyse performance and turn data into clear recommendations for both clients and internal delivery teams.

This is not a pure execution role. You’ll be responsible for understanding what is happening across your accounts, determining what needs to happen next, building the roadmap and working alongside SEO, content and wider digital specialists to deliver it.

Experience working with law firms/legal clients is highly desirable, although we’re also interested in candidates coming from strong Local SEO and lead-generation backgrounds such as home services, healthcare, dental or other competitive location-based industries.

The Role

You’ll own the organic search strategy across a portfolio of client accounts, developing SEO and content strategies aligned with each client’s objectives, target markets and commercial goals.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and managing comprehensive SEO roadmaps and content strategies across multiple client accounts.
• Conducting keyword, competitor and SERP research to identify opportunities for organic growth.
• Evaluating websites to identify technical, on-page, content and Local SEO opportunities.
• Developing strategies to improve visibility across competitive local search markets.
• Optimising existing website content, including headings, title tags, meta descriptions, internal linking, alt text and other on-page elements.
• Identifying opportunities for new service, practice-area, location and supporting informational content.
• Working with content specialists to plan and prioritise ongoing content production.
• Monitoring rankings, organic traffic, conversions and other performance indicators to understand whether strategies are delivering results.
• Turning performance data into clear strategic recommendations and next steps.
• Setting measurable goals and demonstrating the impact of SEO activity.
• Working closely with SEO specialists and other fulfilment resources to ensure recommendations are implemented correctly.
• Communicating strategy and performance clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Keeping ahead of changes across Google Search, Local SEO and emerging AI-driven search experiences.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll ideally have 4-6+ years of professional SEO experience, preferably gained within an agency environment where you’ve been responsible for multiple client accounts and have been client-facing.

We’re particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:

• Strong SEO strategy and campaign ownership.
• Hands-on knowledge of Local SEO and competitive location-based search.
• Experience working with law firms or legal-sector clients — highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of technical, on-page and content SEO.
• Experience developing keyword and content strategies based on search intent and competitive analysis.
• Confidence using tools such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, Semrush, Ahrefs or similar platforms.
• Experience working with WordPress or comparable CMS platforms.
• Ability to analyse performance and connect SEO activity to leads, conversions and commercial outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex SEO concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with content writers, developers, SEO specialists and other digital teams.
• Strong organisation and the ability to manage strategy across multiple client accounts simultaneously.
• A proactive mindset — you should be comfortable identifying opportunities and recommending what should happen next rather than waiting for instructions.

What Success Looks Like

You’ll be someone who can look at an account and confidently answer three questions:

What is happening? Why is it happening? What should we do next?

You won’t judge SEO success purely through keyword rankings. You’ll understand how technical performance, content, local visibility, search intent and conversion behaviour combine to influence qualified leads and business results.

You’ll be comfortable taking ownership of the strategy while collaborating with other specialists to execute it, and you’ll be able to translate complex SEO data into clear recommendations that clients and internal teams can act on.