Senior Associate, SEO

Atdentsu we help leading brands build visibility across a search landscape that is rapidly evolving.Werelooking for a Senior Associate SEO to support a major client and drive performance across both traditional SEO local SEO and emerging AIpowered discovery experiences.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation who is ready to independently own daytoday workstreams and is energized by an emerging fastchanging search landscape.Youllwork across technical SEO content optimization performance and reporting partnering closely with internal teams and client stakeholders to improve discoverability in both search engines and generative environments.

Responsibilities:

• Own daytoday execution of SEO workstreams for a large enterpriselevel client ensuring work is highquality on time and aligned to business goals

• Execute technical SEO audits (crawlability indexation Core Web Vitals page speed structured data) and translate findings into prioritized actionable recommendations

• Conduct keyword and prompt research competitive analysis content evaluations and gap assessments to inform optimization priorities and content strategy

• Develop andmaintainonpage optimization recommendations for traditional search and AIdriven discovery (metadata heading structure internal linking schema content formatting)

• Support SEO initiatives byidentifyingopportunities to improve content structure factual clarity authority signals and citation readiness in generative search experiences

• Analyze organic search turning data and technical findings into clear insights and recommended actions

• Partner crossfunctionally with content analytics development media and account leadership to drive implementation and progress

• Support site migrations redesigns CMS updates template changes and new page launches

• Develop clientready reporting POVs and presentations that clearly communicate performance opportunities and next steps

• Proactivelyidentifynew AI discovery opportunities testing ideas and challenging assumptions as platforms and behaviors evolve

Skills & Experience:

• 1 years of SEO experience ideally in an agency or enterprise environment

• Experience with local SEO

• Strong understanding of technical SEO onpage optimization search intent and performance analysis

• Experience working on large or complex websites with multiple stakeholders templates or content types

• Ability to independently manage daytoday workstreams while contributing to broader strategic initiatives

• Confidence presenting findings and recommendations to internal teams and client stakeholders

• Working knowledge of HTML CSS JavaScript and structured data

• Proficiencywith SEO and analytics tools such as Google Search Console GA4 Adobe Analytics Screaming Frog BrightEdgeSemrushAhrefs YEXT RIO CHATMETER BIRDEYE SOCI

What Success Looks Like

• You independently manage SEO workstreams with strong attention to quality timing and impact

• You deliver thoughtful actionable recommendations grounded in data and business priorities

• You partner effectively with senior team members to support strategic direction

• You help move work from insight to implementation across complex crossfunctional environments

• You contribute to measurable improvements in visibility site health content performance and AI search readiness

Whydentsu

Atdentsuyoullhelp ambitious brands navigate a search environment that is changing quickly with work spanning performance innovation and transformation. This is an opportunity to deepen yourexpertiseacross SEO and GEO support highimpact work for a complex enterprise client and help define what bestinclass AI discoverability looks like as the space continues to evolve.

The annual salary range for this position is $62100-$81000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience knowledge skills and other factorspermittedby law.

Benefits available with this position include:

Medical vision and dental insurance

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability insurance

401k

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave and

Paid parental leave.

Dentsu alsocomplies withapplicable state and local lawsregardingemployee leave benefits including but not limited to providing time offpursuant tothe Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Actin accordance withits plans and policies. For further detailsregardingDentsu benefits please visit.

To begin the application process please click on the Apply button at the top of this jobposting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be contacted fornextsteps.

Atdentsu we believegreat workhappens whenwereconnected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices currentlylocatedin Chicago metro Detroit Los Angeles and New York City areand expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu maydesignateother Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may bedesignated asremote depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients which may include attendance in an office.

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