SEO Specialist

This is a sales target-driven role that involves managing the day-to-day activities of the HQ marketing team in Bangalore. This role Involves coordination, tracking and managing timelines of deliverables as well as ensuring that quality standards are met. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage the global demand generation engine  
• Work towards increasing the number of sales qualified leads generated  
• Engage partners in areas such as lead generation, joint marketing efforts and events
• Coordinate Subex Secure’s presence in events
• Secure endorsements from analysts and media  
• Manage the digital marketing team
• Prepare content where needed for campaigns, social media, search engine optimization and marketing
• Coordinate with internal teams for preparation of collateral, deriving messaging and ensuring preparation of sales enablement material in a timely manner
• Intervene to improve marketing processes to improve the outcomes and efficiency of our global lead generation efforts

Requirements (please read these carefully before applying)

• Experience in managing planning and execution of global campaigns through Salesforce and Hubspot
• Have carried revenue targets or have at least played a key role in attaining these targets  
• Prior experience in B2B marketing involving a sophisticated product line is a must. Experience in marketing cybersecurity products will present a clear advantage.
• Prior experience in managing teams and revenue targets is an essential requirement
• You should have over 6 years of experience with B2B marketing
• Excellent understanding of SEM and SEO and ways to get leads out of SEM and increase volume of web traffic, improve domain authority and traffic quality through SEO
• Top notch project management skills
• Excellent content writing and presentation skills

The outcomes (KPI) associated with this role would be:

• Rise in the number of qualified opportunities and quality of leads processed by the sales team this includes Sales Accepted Leads and Sales Qualified Leads
• Quality and volume of engagements on social media and improvement in regional web traffic
• Your contribution towards improving our brand presence globally 
• Measured improvement in pipeline velocity
• Attainment of pipeline targets
• Timely execution of monthly and quarterly marketing plans

Roles and responsibilities:

• Write, edit and publish engaging posts for various social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Optimize social media posts (language, tone, message) based on our target audience’s behaviours
• Select appealing images and videos to complement the text
• Update our social media pages with compelling company news
• Coordinate with internal teams to create advertising posts (e.g. for events, open roles, and product releases)
• Track and report on social media insights (traffic, engagement, shares, conversion rates)
• Apply advertising techniques to boost brand awareness, like promotions and competitions
• Respond to questions and comments on our social media pages in a timely and accurate manner
• Network with clients and industry professionals
• Formulating a cross-platform content strategy.
• Track web analytics to ascertain content engagement levels.
• Adept at keyword placement and SEO best practices.
• Use target keywords to write search-engine copy that is optimized for search engines (SEO) while remaining entertaining and informative
• Stay abreast of current best practices in the industry and review competitor websites to compare their activities with those of your company.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, English, or a related field.
• 3-4 years of agency experience or in a similar role.
• Adept at keyword placement and SEO best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly computer literate and advanced knowledge of HTML.
• Proficiency with popular content management systems.
• Experience with social media management.
• Creativity and the ability to develop original content.
• Ability to develop content that provokes engagement.
• Strong leadership qualities.

Your Role: We are looking for a growth marketer who thrives in &creates fast moving environments. You will work closely with the founder & cross functional teams to own our complete inorganic marketing strategy so as to help millions learn new skills & build better careers.

About Us: CareerNinja is a vc-funded, fast growing EdTech venture that is building the worlds largest personalized digital university. We curate the right content, provide live expert mentorship & connect to top employers to help youth achieve their career goals. Alongside our partners like Canva, we have 50,000+ learners across 100+ courses with an average rating of 4.8/5. Join our mission to make high quality learning available at a mass-affordable scale globally.

Responsibilities- 1. Develop and execute the growth plan in conjunction with the founder 2. Own and execute complete inorganic marketing & campaigns including performance marketing and growth hacks so as to drive increased ROI. 3. Own performance of & drive the entire user journey & conversion funnel from registration and onboarding to early retention, remarketing payment and growth loops like referrals 4. Monitor cohort performance from channels and campaigns, conduct user & market research to identify key improvement areas, new features and product & process iterations for driving user & revenue growth 5. Work closely with sales, product and support team to build & optimize go-to-market strategy for lead conversion, upsells, reactivation and referrals & drive its operations.

Must Have-

• 3+ years of experience with a proven track record of driving user growth through effective marketing campaigns or growth hacks across different channels(not necessarily Facebook & Google).
• At Least 2+ years of experience in high-performance product or growth marketing roles
• 2+ years of hands-on experience working on multiple digital advertising platforms (with expertise in Facebook and Google)
• 2+ years on marketing & advertising analytics tools like/similar to Google Analytics
• Strong experience with optimizing conversion funnels and growth loops and working closely with design, content, marketing and engineering to implement high-leverage experiments

Good to Have-

• Relevant industry/Start-up/Edu-tech experience in a similar role
• Proven experience of handling multiple paid campaigns on (Search, Facebook, Affiliates, Influencers, etc.)
• Exposure of other aspects of the marketing functions like social, brand, market research, pricing, etc
• Cross functional experience across performance marketing, SEO & sales is a must with additional experience/exposure in product & program management
• A high level of comfort with data and strong analytical skills

Why Work With Us- We take growth and learning seriously. Working with us could be your best decision if you’re looking to jump five steps ahead in 5x the amount of time. We offer exciting growth opportunities, cross functional learning & ownership. We also offer the chance to work on an exciting product, the opportunity to witness the growth of an early stage start up and be a part of it! You will be given real responsibilities, freedom to make decisions and come up with ideas and work closely with the founder and the core team, all in a flexible, casual and young (mostly under 30) work environment. Work from home (even without Covid), flexible work, free drinks & snacks, off-sites etc are just a regular part of our work life.

• Identify target audience and grow our email list
• Design and implement direct email marketing campaigns
• Proofread emails for clarity, grammar and spelling
• Ensure mobile-friendly email templates
• Write newsletters including all company updates
• Upgrade our email templates using graphics, personalization and advanced features
• Ensure prompt and accurate communication with clients via email to minimize unsubscribes
• Create email databases for lead generation

• Generating leads through social media marketing
• Designing and planning project microsites and other promotional videos & GIFs
• Optimizing landing pages and user funnels
• Creating content/ editing, designing, posting, outreach to platforms, Govt, CSR, NGOs and then marketing. sharing and spreading
• Maintaining partnerships with media agencies, vendors and all possible growth partners

Desired Candidate Profile

• Excellent understanding of digital marketing concepts and best practices within the Edtech industry
• Ability to execute smart growth strategies with focus on outcomes
• Exponential growth mindset
• Knowledge of analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Amplitude)
• Analytical, Problem-solving and Calculative aptitude
• Focus and discipline
• Humility to learn, share & keep improving
• Excellent and proactive communication in all formats    

• Assist in the formulation of strategies to build a lasting digital connection with consumers
• Plan and monitor the ongoing company presence on social media (Twitter, Facebook etc.)
• Launch optimized online adverts through Google Adwords, Facebook etc. to increase company and brand awareness
• Be actively involved in SEO efforts (keyword, image optimization etc.)
• Prepare online newsletters and promotional emails and organize their distribution through various channels
• Provide creative ideas for content marketing and update website
• Collaborate with designers to improve user experience
• Measure performance of digital marketing efforts using a variety of Web analytics tools (Google Analytics, WebTrends etc.)
• Acquire insight in online marketing trends and keep strategies up-to-date
• Maintain partnerships with media agencies and vendors

• Excellent command over English with the ability to write in various tones and styles.
• Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism or similar field.
• An effective and SEO friendly writing style for web content, articles, blogs.
• Editing and proof-reading skills.
• Must have complete knowledge of social media and core social media marketing.
• Experience in writing research reports and whitepapers.
• Experience in writing Press Releases will be a plus.
• An excellent understanding of Grammar
• Detail oriented and ability to grasp new concepts quickly.

• Content for SocialPilot only such as blogs, web content and articles to be contributed outside
• Editing and reviewing content received
• Topic idea generation for all content
• Ability to work effectively in an environment where tools, processes, and deliverables are not necessarily predefined.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to multi-task projects and deliverables.
• We don’t want you to get bored writing content all the time, so we need you to interact with like-minded professionals and have fun on social media. This will help you be more creative and also feeds in idea generation.