Senior Manager, SEO

SENIOR MANAGER, SEO

Remote, United States

Since 2005, BOLD has established itself as a job seeker’s ally. Unlike our competitors that specialize in posting jobs for employers, BOLD’s focus steadfastly remains on the job seeker. Our top-rated tools offer job seekers of every walk of life the help they need to get the jobs they want.

A profitable, mature startup, BOLD walks with the job seeker through every phase of the job search process. Our award-winning resume and cover letter builders have helped millions of job seekers in more than 180 countries create the application materials they need to succeed.

BOLD’s brands have a presence across the globe and BOLD is continuing to build its international offerings and serve millions of job seekers.

Candidates must reside in a state or territory where Bold is registered to operate

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

The SEO team at BOLD is responsible for driving organic traffic to our web portals. In this role, you’ll be working closely with the rest of the team and other departments to ensure continued growth.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior SEO Manager is an integral member of the SEO Team at BOLD who will manage/lead the Core SEO team and work closely with the SEO Director and other SEO Managers to ideate and execute revenue-driving organic initiatives. Demonstrated expert understanding of analytics, SEO best practices, on-page and technical SEO, content messaging and optimization, user experience and outreach are musts. If this aligns with your background, we’d love to hear from you.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage, train and lead expanding SEO team
• Oversee SEO strategies for core web properties
• Work closely with Content, Design, global engineering (Development) and Product teams to ensure consistency in SEO strategy and implementation across multiple global properties
• Drive commercial success in target market segments
• Assess current SEO roadmap/strategies while developing new initiatives to maintain and drive additional growth across key segments
• Directly interface with Director and other SEO managers to lay out projects and roadmaps to ensure alignment across Core, Network and INTL portals
• Manage link building opportunities for new properties and leverage existing properties for SEO

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Marketing, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, etc.)
• 5-6+ years of relevant direct response SEO experience with a global brand with proven growth strategies
• Previous experience managing an SEO team
• Strong working knowledge of programming languages and web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, AJAX, RSS and others
• Experience with backlink acquisition/outreach strategies/efforts
• Exceptional analytical skills with key performance metrics is a must, with a strong familiarity/understanding of Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google/Bing Webmaster Tools, Conductor, SEMRush, Ahrefs, CrazyEgg, etc.
• Ability to perform competitive analysis for different markets globally
• Strong proponent of best practices, semantics, and optimization/performance for the web; thorough knowledge of search ranking factors and updates to ranking algorithms

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong understanding of structured data e.g. Schema.org’s microformat and Core Web Vitals
• Candidate should be self-motivated with strong leadership skills who is equally comfortable collaborating in a team environment
• Previous work experience in the Career and Job space

ABOUT BOLD

GETTING PEOPLE JOBS SINCE 2005

Since 2005, we’ve helped more than 10,000,000 folks from all over America (and beyond!) discover their career path, build stronger resumes, interview with confidence, and boost their chances of finding the right job in less time.

SOME PERKS OF WORKING AT BOLD

OUTSTANDING COVERAGE

Competitive salary, bonus, 401(k) plan, and equity for all employees.
Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, transit and parking.

FULL HEALTH BENEFITS

• Medical, dental and vision plan choices for you and your family.
• Life & Long Term Disability Insurance.

FLEXIBLE TIME OFF

• Unlimited PTO
• Sick time policy
• Paid holidays plus 1 week company closure over holidays in December!

WORK-LIFE BALANCE

• Happy hours, catered lunches, kitchen with snacks and beverages.
• Open office environment, lounge areas and pool table.