Senior SEO Strategist

At elk Marketing, we’re a fast-growing digital agency serving brands like HexClad, goodr, and Built Bar with sharp, high-performance SEO, Paid Search, and Paid Social strategies. We're looking for a strategic SEO leader who can influence agency direction, own enterprise client growth strategies, communicate effectively up and down the client chain of command, mentor other strategists, and help shape the future of SEO at elk Marketing. This role blends advanced SEO expertise with business consulting, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to drive measurable growth for some of our largest clients.

This is a role for an experienced SEO professional who’s excited to lead strategic work, share ideas that push the department forward, and support the growth of teammates along the way. You’ll collaborate with Account Executives, Paid Media Strategists, Content Teams, and Development Teams to execute strategy and deliver performance-driven results.

In Your First 30 Days:

• Onboard with our SEO team, tools, systems, and clients

• Get up to speed on the accounts you'll be supporting by reviewing existing strategies, campaign roadmaps, content calendars, and recent performance

• Shadow other SEO team members (Senior SEO Strategists and SEO Managers) and join client calls to understand our workflow, client needs, and cross-team dynamics

• Join internal SEO team syncs and begin 1:1s with your manager

By Day 60:

• Own ongoing SEO strategy and reporting across your assigned client load

• Begin presenting performance insights and strategic roadmap updates in a way that feels authentic to your style

• Review SEO Specialist work for quality, consistency, and alignment with strategy

• Collaborate with SEO Managers to ensure specialty areas are accounted for within your strategy (content, technical, local- if applicable)

• Join company-wide internal team meetings such as All Hands and Team Syncs

By Day 90:

• Lead SEO strategy and reporting across all assigned accounts with confidence

• Support roadmap planning, content calendar planning, and contribute to client QBRs alongside Account Executives and Strategists

• Be a resource for training others on SEO strategy, whether it’s mentoring a teammate, supporting an internal promotion, or helping onboard a new hire

• Start contributing to process improvements and documentation that strengthen the SEO department

• Serve as SEO Team Captain on one or more internal initiatives, such as tooling audits, reporting improvements, or documentation projects

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO): Elk Marketing LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Employment-At-Will: Employment with Elk Marketing LLC is at-will. This means that either the employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, in accordance with applicable law.

Background Check / Eligibility to Work: Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of applicable background checks, verification of eligibility to work in the United States, and compliance with other pre-employment requirements as permitted by law.

Salary Transparency: Compensation ranges are provided in good faith and are subject to change based on factors such as experience, skills, geographic location, and internal equity, consistent with applicable pay transparency laws.

Originally posted on Himalayas