Job Title: SEO Strategist

Job Type: Full-Time

Reports To: Lead SEO Strategist

Location: Selected US Locations, Remote, M-F

Restriction: This opportunity is for candidates residing in the selected US locations listed below

Compensation: $75,000 Annually + Benefits

The Digital Marketing Recruiters

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If you are interested in this role but have any questions, concerns, or suggestions before applying, please don’t hesitate to contact us at inquiries@digitalmarketingrecruiters.com.

Why You’ll Be Over the Moon to Join Intero Digital (The Client)

When you join Intero Digital, you become part of a collaborative, creative, and growth-minded community of innovators, strategists, and creators working together to push the boundaries of what’s possible in digital marketing. As a full-service digital marketing agency with deep expertise across every major discipline, you won’t just be part of the digital landscape—you’ll help shape it.

We are a remote-first company with physical offices in San Diego, CA, Colorado Springs, CO, and Columbus, OH.

The Mission (aka The Role)

The SEO Strategist guides the strategic direction for their service line, ensuring every initiative ladders back to meaningful business outcomes. You’ll architect SEO roadmaps, lead strategic discussions, and translate performance into long-term growth opportunities.

This role blends strategy with hands-on execution. You’ll work alongside account managers and cross-service teams, elevating SEO from a channel to a business driver and ensuring work across departments connects into a cohesive visibility strategy.

The candidate may be based in any of the following US states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI.

Mission Objectives (Essential Functions)

Strategic Ownership

• Own the strategic direction for your service line, ensuring initiatives map to client business objectives and department-wide goals.
• Design and refine SEO roadmaps, providing both long-term vision and actionable steps for execution.
• Translate performance insights into growth strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.

Client Strategy and Execution

• Own a portfolio of clients, directly managing SEO strategy and execution, while also supporting account managers and cross-service teams.
• Assist with creating quarterly business reviews (QBRs), joining quarterly discussions, and leading relevant sections as needed.
• Support account managers, other service-line strategists, and related service-line roles in strategic client discussions, contributing insights and guidance as appropriate (e.g., handoffs, strategy calls, QBRs, and reporting discussions).
• Elevate client conversations beyond executional updates, framing SEO as a driver of broader business impact.
• Provide high-level recommendations on resource allocation, service mix, and roadmap prioritization.
• Anticipate and address client concerns, ensuring risks are surfaced early and solutions are aligned to long-term success.

Communication and Collaboration

• Partner with account managers, other service-line strategists, and related service-line roles to deliver unified client strategies that integrate SEO into the larger marketing plan.
• Support internal knowledge sharing through debriefs, service refinement discussions, and training initiatives.
• Collaborate with SEO directors for training, mentorship, guidance on evolving SEO trends, and support with escalated issues.

Performance Oversight and Innovation

• Oversee advanced SEO analysis, turning complex data into strategic insights and growth opportunities.
• Stay ahead of industry shifts (algorithm changes, AI-driven search, and competitive landscape); proactively adjust strategies to maintain performance; and guide clients and internal teams on implications.
• Ensure reporting highlights business impact, not just performance metrics.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows and processes that enhance service delivery at scale.
• Contribute to shaping department-wide innovation, helping evolve Intero’s SEO approach as the search landscape changes.

Your Space Suit Specs (Requirements and Qualifications)

• Must have a minimum 3 years of SEO experience.
• Robust command of the English language: writing, proofreading, and grammar.
• Organized and independently manages time and workload with little assistance.
• Strong editing and proofreading skills.
• Collaborative, but able to work independently.
• Ability to work 40 hours a week (in-office or remote).
• Collaborative spirit and ability to thrive in an autonomous, remote-first environment.
• Curiosity and a drive to innovate.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Creative problem-solving and adaptability in a fast-changing environment.
• Strong project management and organization skills.
• Strong understanding of digital channels.
• Formal education is not required—skill, creativity, and initiative are what matter most.

Company Sponsored Benefits

At Intero Digital, we believe in taking care of our crew. From stellar healthcare to interstellar growth opportunities, we’ve got you covered! Think of the following benefits as your toolkit for living your best work-life.

Full-Time Employee Benefits

• 1-Week Winter Break
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Parental Leave and Return to Work Program
• Paid Jury Duty Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Employer Covered Benefits
• 100% covered Medical Insurance
• 100% covered Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 100% covered Life Insurance Policy
• Additional Elective Benefits Available
• 401(k) Matching after 1 Year of Employment
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Legal Insurance
• Pet Insurance

Growth and Exploration Benefits

• Annual learning and development opportunities.
• Quarterly all hand team meetings.
• Employee resource groups for collaboration and connection.

Community Orbit

If you join our team, you’ll be more than just an employee—you’ll be an Interonaut!

Interonaut (noun) | in·te·ro·naut

A courageous explorer of digital frontiers—someone who leads with integrity, thrives under cosmic pressure and delivers the extraordinary; someone who boldly goes where no marketer has gone before, turning challenges into constellations of opportunity and lighting the path for others to follow.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Intero Digital is committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, and are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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