Digital Marketing Specialist

JOB BRIEF:

We are looking for an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) person who will lead our web marketing and analytics activities with content strategy, link building and keyword strategy.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Develop a strategy for the improvement of organic search ranking and the maximization of ROI.
• Prioritize keywords to attract target audience.
• Monitor and analyse SEO statistics such as redirects, click rate, bounce rate and others.
• Build systems and best practices to ensure that all content is optimal for SEO.
• Manage relationships with web developers and marketing teams to properly implement SEO best practices in coding and campaigns.
• Communicate the performance of process improvements to the Management team.
• Provide feedback regarding any broken links or other problems through the appropriate channels.
• Watch popular SEO Publications and blogs to stay updated on the latest innovations, tools and techniques.
• Research and analyse competitor advertising links.

WHAT POSITION DEMANDS:

• At least 3 years’ experience within the SEO industry
• Strong working knowledge of the latest SEO and SEM techniques and algorithm updates
• Good knowledge of Google Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics and Adwords
• Strong team management skills
• A proven track record in delivering high performance SEO strategies for a range of clients
• Experience in creating effective outreach strategies
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills
• Excellent presentation and reporting skills
• Knowledge of ranking factors and search engine algorithms

WHAT WE OFFER YOU:

• Stable, consistent work hours.
• Competitive salary & comprehensive benefits.
• A fast-paced & high energy work place.
• 5 days working

Roles & Responsibilities

Leadership: SVP/VP-SEO spearheads all activities of the SEO department and is in direct supervision of the
AVP, Director, Group Head, Senior Manager, Manager and supporting personnel. At this capacity, SVP/VP-SEO
is also accountable for the end-to-end performance of the SEO & content optimized through the initiatives of
the SEO department. VP/SVP-SEO also sets quarterly and yearly SEO department performance targets. Ensures
all client campaigns is managed and executed on-time-every-time within the given budgets and deadlines.
VP/SVP-SEO also plays a mentorship role to the entire SEO department by guiding them in the execution of
their functions, constantly ensuring improvement in their professional skills and essentially readying them for
the occupation of his/her position.
Strategy: VP/SVP-SEO is tasked with determining the strategic direction of all client campaigns for the
business. VP/SVP-SEO ensures that these strategies are in line with the overall business goals and objectives.
The formulation of SEO strategies should also, be done in conjunction with the other relevant stakeholders like
website, technology, ppc, social & orm teams
Innovation and Opportunities: VP/SVP-SEO also plays the role of reviewing the business on a regular basis in
an attempt to identify opportunities, areas of improvement, and tools and automation solutions for the team
and client business SEO programs. In addition, at this capacity, VP/SVP-SEO attends relevant SEO events for
gathering new SEO skills that will give the SEO business & team a competitive edge by effectively maintaining
high search rankings and promoting organic visits, leads and conversions over its competition.
Collaboration: VP/SVP-SEO identifies skill gaps in the SEO department and works with the HR department in
filling these positions with suitable candidates. This is to ensure smooth and effective performance of functions
within the SEO department by handpicking key personnel from a long list of qualified individuals. VP/SVP-SEO
also works closely with the content editing and content marketing departments and/or 3rd party vendor(s) in
tailoring optimized content for the client business both in online and offline programs. VP/SVP-SEO also
collaborates with third party influencers, for example, journalists, in order to drive content marketing
opportunities for client business
Research and Analysis: VP/SVP-SEO also plays a major analytical role in the SEO department. Conducts
relevant SEO research on the client business’s content and takes a data-driven approach in the creation of
audience profiles that in turn form the basis of SEO strategies. Based on the findings of his research and
analyses, the VP/SVP-SEO prepares and leads SEO and content pitches and other SEO strategy proposals and
manages a health P&L
At this capacity, VP/SVP-SEO employs the use of several SEO related tools such as Google Analytics and
Webmaster in identifying trends, issues, and opportunities in the client business’s sites, blogs, and pages and
to further ensure that they are optimized to drive higher rankings, traffic, leads & conversions. On top of this,
the VP/SVP-SEO also takes charge of conducting SEO audits, development of Google algorithms, and even
sometimes engages in the measurement of the effectiveness of PPC activity by applying relevant monitoring tools.

Required Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Education: A candidate for this position will possess an engineering degree in addition to a master’s degree in
marketing or business administration from tier 1 collage/university
Experience: The candidate must have a proven and successful 15 years record of accomplishment in the
designing and delivery of SEO plans and strategies in fast-paced agency, In addition, a suitable candidate will
have had substantial experience working in a managerial position involving a team in SEO and content
capacity. The VP/SVP-SEO will have a proven ability to take responsibility and sensibly account for a team’s
performance. As a strong bonus, the VP/SVP-SEO must also have experience in Ecom (Amazon SEO), App Store
Optimization, YouTube Optimization, Google My Business, Voice search and influencer marketing and have a
passion for all things digital.
Analytical Skills: VP/SVP-SEO also portrays great analytical skills and is able to draw insight from raw
information and data acquired through research and others. Will have the ability to analyse this data for
determining SEO strategies, approaches, and content planning. The candidate will also demonstrate an ability
to conduct SEO analyses for trends, links, and influencers. He will also demonstrate an intimate understanding
and interest in analytical tools such as SEOMoz, Screaming frog, Omniture, Google analytics, CleverTap,
AppsFlyer, Webmaster tools, Global web index, Similarweb, Algolia others
A suitable candidate for this position will not only demonstrate great in-dept and up-to-date understanding of
SEO but also of various digital marketing channels, for example, PR, web development, content creation, social
media, ppc, UI/UX among others. In addition to this, the VP/SVP-SEO will show superior proficiency in HTML,
Java-script, AJAX CSS, Flash, and other valuable media technologies. He will also be proficient in scripting
languages such as .php, .aspx, and .jsp.
Communication: VP/SVP SEO must also possess exceptional communication skills both in verbal and written
form. The effectiveness of leadership and the proper execution of functions by junior SEO management is
highly dependent on the clarity of communication down the line.
In addition to this, the VP/SVP-SEO also interacts with the key stakeholders of other departments in the
creation of department-wide SEO strategies and approaches. He also presents research findings and proposals
in the form of reports to the relevant internal stakeholders and clients, and for this reason he must be able to
articulate complex concepts in a simple, digestible, and convincing manner.
Ms Office/Software: VP/SVP-SEO must be extremely proficient in Ms Word and PowerPoint, which are
necessary for the conveyance of SEO strategies and approaches to junior SEO Management, the Content
departments, client servicing department, and other relevant departments. These two tools are also necessary
for the creation of both visually and verbally engaging reports and presentations for clients and internal
stakeholders.
Leadership/People Skills: The candidate for the VP/SVP-SEO position must demonstrate exceptional
leadership skills. A suitable candidate will have a strong ability to encourage and motivate a cross-functional
team into working towards a unified vision and objective. In addition to this, VP/SVP-SEO will demonstrate
excellent people skills that make him/her likeable and relatable, making him/her easier to trust making junior
SEO and cross-functional personnel willing and ready to follow in his/her directives.
Interpersonal Skills: VP/SVP-SEO must also possess certain interpersonal skills that will enable him/her to
execute his/her duties much more effectively. He/She must be a strategic thinker who is confident in his/her
style of leadership. Must be an avid learner who is constantly taking in new information that keeps his/her
team ahead, have an ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision. Have excellent problem solving
skills, be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, be a team builder who is constantly motivating
junior and cross-functional staff, be highly organized, have an ability to prioritize and handle multiple
simultaneous tasks, and demonstrate calmness and composure in stressful or uncertain situations.

Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Developing and executing marketing strategies that drive sales to business-to-business companies
• Research through web analytics and use keywords for global promotion and generating leads through digital means.
• Plan and execute all web, SEO/SEM, database marketing, email and social media.
• Performing market analysis and research on the latest trends.
• Utilize strong analytical ability to evaluate end-to-end customer experience across multiple channels and customer touch points.
• Identify critical conversion points and drop-off points and optimize user funnels.
• Measure and report the performance of all digital marketing campaigns and assess against goals (ROI and KPIs).
• Update information on our website to boost rankings.
• Researching and evaluating competitor marketing and digital content.
• Brainstorm new and creative growth strategies through digital marketing.
• Plan, execute, and measure experiments and conversion tests.

Responsibilities

• Manage the SEO initiatives - strategising, planning and execution
• Define key metrics and SEO road map (including link building strategy)
• Review and analyse analytics and site traffic to gauge positive and negative changes
• Create and execute an SEO plan for the assigned categories to maximise traffic from the
  channel
• Plan SEO tests, collect and analyse data, identify trends and insights on search engine
  algorithms
• Collaborate with Content team to optimise copy and landing pages for search engine
  marketing
• Collaborate with the SEM team for keyword research and complementary campaigns
• Research, analyse and benchmark against competitor performance
• Create and maintain SEO performance dashboard to provide visibility for respective pages
• Communication to team and management on project development, timelines, and results.

 

What We are Looking for

 

• Proven track record of building top talent and high performance.
• A Team Player
• Experience managing large scale systems in competitive and rapid growth environments
• Master of on-page & off-page SEO
• Understand the co-relation of content & link-building.
• Who speaks the language of google webmaster & analytics
• Bachelor's degree with experience of 2 - 4 years in Digital Marketing domain.

We are looking for a young and enthusiatic digital marketer who can be part of our digital marketing start up.

Please find the job description for social marketing lead generation below:

Responsibilities include:
* Identifying a digital marketing strategy and the best channels and tools to invest time/money in and create an execution plan to reach company goals
* Creating compelling content (e.g. emails, social ads) and creative outreach strategies that generate leads (i.e. compels targets to open and click!)
* Managing integrated marketing campaigns across email, website, & social channels mainly on Facebook and Instagram
* Targeted social media content creation (i.e. memes, visuals, listicles)

Requirements:
(We are open to candidates with proven achievement, desire and willingness to learn.)

* Successful track record of building effective digital presence and marketing/sales funnel/ landing page
* Tech savvy and great at figuring out new things (entrepreneurial figure ish out mindset)
* Experience with the modern marketing tech stack, including Hubspot, SendGrid, Mailchimp, UTM tracking, marketing automation software, webinars, and social media tools preferred
* Excellent writing and grammar skills
* Collaborative and personable leader
* Previous experience building processes related to marketing and sales operations

Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include: 1. Answer questions on Quora 2. Blogging / guest posts 3. Work on Google Adwords - remarketing management 4. Handle Facebook group posting 5. Reply to queries on Facebook page/group and Twitter 6. Post on related forums about offers 7. Facebook campaign management

We're looking for somebody that is well versed and has experience in Digital Marketing as a whole. Planning and executing various components of Digital Marketing and working in a team with in-house designers, developers, SEO/SEM experts etc.