The Hired Guns is hiring: Senior SEO Manager in Buffalo

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$56,000.00/yr - $84,000.00/yr

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Lead the SEO Charge at a Dynamic Digital Agency Where Organic Is a Top Priority! Remote Opportunity!

Salary range: $56,000 to $84,000 base, with OTE up to $120,000

Are You the Missing Piece?

This high-velocity digital agency, known for bold ideas, high-impact campaigns, and elite strategies for home service brands, is looking for a Senior SEO Manager to join them and lead the charge. This is your chance to own the SEO function from top to bottomroadmap, team, tech stack, KPIs, and beyondat a company that actually believes in the power of organic search. No red tape. No bureaucracy. Just full-stack SEO leadership in a high-collaboration culture where wins are fast, visible, and celebrated.

And thats where you come in: Youll step into a role built for a hands-on strategist who knows how to blend technical SEO, local optimization, and AI-era innovation into performance-driven magic. This is a roll-up-your-sleeves kind of leadership post. Youll manage and mentor a growing team, fine-tune SEO systems and SOPs, and bring fresh thinking to an agency thats investing heavily in long-term organic growth.

If you live and breathe GA4, scream joyfully at Screaming Frog, and could explain SERP strategy to your grandma without breaking a sweatyou might be exactly who theyre looking for.

What's it going to take to score an interview?

• Hands-on SEO chops that go deep, not just wide: Youve worked inside WordPress and other CMS platforms, conducted full-scale technical audits, and can wield tools like Ahrefs, SEMrush, Moz, Screaming Frog, or similar like a pro.
• A clear, confident communicator: You can explain technical work in plain termswhether youre coaching a team member, presenting to a client, or reporting to leadership.
• Leadership with vision and systems thinking: Youve built frameworks, SOPs, and scalable SEO systems from scratch. Maybe youve mentored others or led a cross-functional team. You know how to rally people and drive results.
• Analytical and ROI-focused: You dont just report on metricsyou know how to connect the dots between search strategy and business growth, clearly articulating KPIs, ROI, and next steps.
• Strategic and current: Youre not using outdated tactics. You stay current on SEO trends and algorithm updates, and youre already thinking about how AI is reshaping the future of search and structured data.
• Local SEO? Youre a subject-matter expert: You know the ins and outs of Google Business Profile, Yext, and local optimizationand how to dominate the local pack for service-based businesses.

You should take this meeting because ...

This is not a role where SEO is an afterthoughtits a priority. Youll walk into an environment where organic is taken seriously, backed by resources, executive buy-in, and a hunger for whats next. Youll have the rare opportunity to lead SEO from the ground upbuilding a team, shaping strategy, and driving real business results across a portfolio of high-growth clients. If you're ready to bring your strategic brain, technical toolkit, and leadership game to a company that moves fast and thinks bigthis is your moment. Get in touch with us today!

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