Sr. Associate, SEO

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We welcome remote candidates based in Canada (EST Preferred)

Merkle | Cardinal Path empowers brands to harness their data and activate against it in pursuit of their business goals. Our passionate experts act as an extension of our clients' teams, leveraging their deep knowledge to help brands maximize media and technology on the path toward digital transformation.

Reporting into the Manager, SEO, as a Sr. Associate, SEO at Merkle | Cardinal Path, you will implement SEO strategies and recommendations to a world class clientele across multiple industries and industries.

We are looking for someone with advanced SEO knowledge and a high level of comfortability with the always evolving search landscape. You will be in a technical role that requires the ability to easily absorb and learn new concepts. 

You Will:

• Lead SEO team tasks to fulfill client audits and ongoing SEO monitoring.
• Manage a roster of clients using best practices for client and project management.
• Perform keyword research and analysis, demonstrate sound knowledge of topic and search intent modeling.
• Develop comprehensive internal and external link strategies.
• Communicate technical subjects and implement recommendations that follow white hat SEO best practices to clients. 
• Help build an industry-leading, search engine optimization team through the development and improvement of internal processes and deliverables.
• Keep up to date with latest industry trends, technology and changes; evaluate industry tools providing recommendations to our teams
• Partner with Digital Intelligence, Digital Transformation, and Account Management teams to identify client opportunities across groups
• Share knowledge through contributions to Cardinal Path’s blog, internal lunch and learns and public events/webinars
• Mentor and train new employees

You Have:

• 5+ years search engine optimization experience.
• Experience with multiple clients in an agency or consultancy.
• A Bachelor’s degree
• Advanced technical knowledge of SEO methodologies and implementation including Core Web Vitals.
• Knowledge of the current search trends, main industry players, and the evolving search landscape.
• Experience managing project timelines
• Experience with Google Analytics, Google Ads, Adobe Analytics, Google Search Console
• Exposure to, and comfort with a variety of CMS systems
• Coding experience JS, CSS and HTML as a base (a plus)
• Experience with competitive analysis, international search optimization, local search, search and social integration, and semantic search
• Expert level experience in on-page optimization  

The salary range for this position is $65,000-$80,000. Actual salary within the salary range will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, and skills. A range of medical, dental, RRSP, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available to all permanent employees.

We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds foster a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better business results. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the clients we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

We are committed to working with our candidates from all ability levels throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact canada.recruitment@dentsu.com or to begin a conversation about your individual accessibility needs throughout the hiring process.

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