SEO Manager (6+ years experience)

Manage the overall relationship related to SEO for a select set of clients; Lead the develop of SEO strategies; Develop team members’ SEO skills.

Lead overall SEO strategy and execution for large accounts.
Guide department on new product offerings, adapting our SEO effort to industry changes
Support new business efforts, being able to speak to all DRIVE services (SEM, SEO and social media)
Oversight of team SOW
Help clients bridge the gap between SEO, social media and PR
Leverage your expertise in technical SEO to ensure client websites are created and maintained properly
Contribute to thought leadership pieces, keeping CMI and our clients up to speed on the latest trends in the search space
Support direct reports in reporting and status calls as necessary
Research new SEO tools and recommend use for our clients
Travel to onsite meetings to showcase CMI SEO Capabilities, monthly reports and status meetings
Manage workflow of junior team members to ensure client deliverables are out on time
Develop a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical market and how search plays a role in the decision making process
Analyze data in order to make optimization recommendations to be implemented by junior team members
Mentor and teach junior team members a best practice approach to SEO
Ability to perform keyword research, write optimized HTML tags, provide recommendations on internal linking, content promotion, content creation and implementation of schema mark up
Analyze performance data and implement optimizations to increase ROI of campaigns
Partner with analytics and media teams to develop KPIs and measurement plans
Experience with analytics tools such as Google Analytics, WebTrends and Omniture
Stay abreast of new tools, trends and best practices in search marketplace through research and/or industry events and conferences
Knowledge of organic search ranking factors with the ability to make recommendations on HTML optimizations a plus
Utilize tools such as Majestic SEO, MOZ, BrightEdge, Google Webmaster tools and other to perform analysis of client websites
Be familiar with social listening and how it can help drive content strategy
A basic understanding of paid media and how SEO can help support overall marketing efforts

REQUIREMENTS
Ability to multitask
Detail oriented
Strong written and verbal communication skills
PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of MS Office particularly Excel, basic knowledge of pivot tables and V-Lookups
Knowledge of Web Analytics software, such as Omniture, WebTrends, Google Analytics and SEO Tools such as MOZ, Majestic SEO, BrightEdge, Spyfu and others
Events/ Retail background a plus
Bachelors Degree or equivalent, preferably in marketing, business or any quantitative or analytical related fields
6+ years of SEO experience