SEO Strategy Director – Leadership & Growth

Publicis Groupe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 97,375 - 139,965; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

401K

Parental and family care leave

Family forming assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Groupe is seeking an Associate Director of Search Engine Optimization to lead a team and analyze search data to drive client insights. You’ll present SEO capabilities to clients, develop tactics, and collaborate with managers to deliver high-quality work.

This role emphasizes leadership, strategy development, and cross-team coordination, with travel as needed. A four-year degree and 7+ years in SEO or related fields are required.

Qualifications

• A four-year degree in marketing, computer science or a related field.
• 7+ years of combined experience in search engine optimization, project management or account management.
• Proven leadership skills and prior experience managing a team.
• Experience scoping projects, providing forecasts and driving ongoing process improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills – and a knack for details.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously and make smart, fast decisions.
• Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
• Outstanding leadership and people management skills.
• Stellar communication and presentation skills – you’re poised, articulate and convincing.
• Willingness to travel as needed – you’re open to new places, new faces and new ideas.
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney, Profound) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Responsibilities

• Clearly and convincingly presenting search engine optimization capabilities to clients and best practices to internal teams
• Developing and presenting proposals and recommended tactics to clients and working with Managers and Supervisors to present all client deliverables
• Leading process improvement efforts
• Developing or approving all scopes of work that include search engine optimization
• Ensuring excellence and accuracy in all client deliverables
• Collaborating with Delivery Managers on project timelines and with Staffing on resource needs
• Developing and maintaining high-quality talent

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Travel readiness

AI tooling familiarity

Education

Four-year degree (marketing or related)

Tools

HTML

JavaScript

CSS

Job description

Publicis Groupe is seeking an Associate Director of Search Engine Optimization to lead a team and analyze search data to drive client insights. You’ll present SEO capabilities to clients, develop tactics, and collaborate with managers to deliver high-quality work.

This role emphasizes leadership, strategy development, and cross-team coordination, with travel as needed. A four-year degree and 7+ years in SEO or related fields are required.