SEO Strategist - Elevation Ten Thousand : Job Details

Who We Are

Elevation Ten Thousand is seeking a talented SEO Strategist to join its team of search-minded marketers with an interest and knowledge of organic search, and the will to never stop learning and improving their skillset. The ideal candidate must be energetic, enthusiastic, and ready to learn and work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

The E10K Difference

Our team strongly believes in everyone having a voice, everyone contributing, and everyone s ideas being heard. We focus on fostering a collaborative environment and a people-centered culture because that s what fuels our creativity. And that s what fuels brands success. We have assembled a dynamic, forward-thinking team with diverse backgrounds in strategy, creative, and technology who share the same goal: helping our clients reach new heights.

Nature and Scope of the Job

• The position reports to the Director of Organic Strategy
• Work in a client-facing role with client stakeholders and agency partners to drive recognizable results with the best and most up-to-date SEO tactics.
• Run and maintain multiple SEO projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Develop and execute detailed SEO strategies to improve organic site performance, visibility, and conversion rate optimization within competitive search engine results pages, amongst other key performance indicators.
• Work with varied technical website technologies and across various competitive industries to conduct site audits, health checks and implement latest tactics to high performance and visibility in search results.
• Conduct SEO research, develop recommendations, and manage implementations that will make up the most effective SEO strategies available to clients.
• Perform actionable technical audits, keyword research, backlink audits, competitive analyses, gap analyses, and other SEO deliverables in collaboration with E10K team members to maximize client ROI and performance.
• Provide optimization recommendations for blog content, existing site content and metadata.
• Monitor and analyze site performance using SEO and site analytics tools.
• Follow SEO trends and stay current with news, technologies, and best practices.

Our Ideal Candidate

This position requires a naturally curious, analytical problem solver who is energetic, enthusiastic, and ready to learn and work effectively independently and in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. This includes providing creative solutions while communicating directly with clients, both verbally and in writing.

The SEO Strategist must be able to provide creative solutions in a competitive and constantly changing technical discipline. This position requires an analytical problem solver who can accurately define, strategize, and implement a plan successfully. In addition, the SEO Strategist should understand research data to recognize trends and shifting conditions in the industry or methodologies. In the course of daily work, the SEO Strategist will make independent decisions relating to their assigned projects. This includes developing tactics and campaigns that drive business goals, including audience growth, engagement, and reach. They must appropriately respond to opportunities, problems, situations, and circumstances that are not always foreseen.

Professional Job Requirements

• Minimum of 3-5 years experience in the search engine optimization industry.
• Bachelor s degree in Marketing, Journalism, English, Communications, or another marketing-focused field.
• Solid understanding and interest in how organic search fits into the marketing mix, and the power it has in digital strategies.
• Extensive experience with SEO tools such as Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Bing Webmaster Tools, SEM Rush, MOZ, ahrefs, etc.
• Knowledge of HTML, PHP, CSS, and general site code and hosting principles,
• Experience working with content management systems (CMS) such as WordPress, Magento, Drupal, or Hubspot.
• Vast knowledge of ranking factors and search engine optimization practices.
• Highly proficient in communicating and juggling tasks within multiple collaborative tools such as Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, InVision, and project management platforms like Asana.

Soft Skills Required

• Strong analytical and time-management skills, solution-oriented mindset, and proactive thinking
• Comfortable in a client-facing role with effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Confidence and assertiveness; ability to build respect and credibility with colleagues and clients
• Proven experience working both independently and in a collaborative environment.

What We Offer

• Transparency and Humanity: Leadership open-door policy
• A workplace that is alive with inclusion, respect, ideas, and creativity
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans for you and your family to fit your lifestyle including Wellness Perks, Gym Reimbursement, and Telemedicine
• A 401(k) Savings Plan
• Company-paid $25,000 Life Insurance Policy
• Additional Perks: Paid Family Leave, Well-Being Programs
• Paid holidays, Unlimited Paid Time Off, and Summer Fridays

At Elevation Ten Thousand, we strive to lead with our values and beliefs at the forefront of what we do. We are able to head down this path because of our people. The variety of people on our team, that we work with, and part of our community is what makes us stronger together. Regardless of your background, we invite you to join us on our journey to be better every day.

Elevation Ten Thousand is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Elevation Ten Thousand is a M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.

*Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Elevation Ten Thousand.