SS Digital Media is hiring: SEO/Copywriting Specialist in Troy

Quick summary

🧠 We are interested in a motivated, proactive individual who’s curious, confident, and values learning over ego. You should freely ask questions to clarify, uncover insights, and foster a more open and knowledgable work environment for everyone.

🎨 You will report to the Creative Director, a highly capable, supportive, and inspiring leader.

✍️ You will work on multiple client accounts, producing 12-18 SEO content pieces (blog) per month.

Job description

We are looking for a full-time, experienced SEO + Copywriting Specialist to join our team of Digital Marketing top performers. The level of expertise is expected to be at an intermediate level 4-6 years of experience in SEO and at least 2 years of SEO copywriting. This individual will work with a team of CX/project managers who will rely on you for a variety of client needs.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute all SEO audits, content strategies, client website optimization for SEO (both technical and content driven SEO), and SEO optimized content development.
• Measure and report performance of all SEO campaigns and assesses against goals (ROI and KPIs). Frequency varies by client.
• Identify trends and insights and present recommendations for updated SEO strategies, as applicable.
• Collaborates with CX and other SMEs/vendor partners to contribute to holistic client strategic recommendations.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and bring forward thoughtful recommendations.
• Provide thought leadership and perspective for adoption where appropriate.

Skills

• Well spoken and able to easily articulate responses and recommendations both internally and to clients
• Proficient in marketing research, AI best practices and statistical analysis
• Ability to identify target audiences and write optimized copy matching user intent.
• Must be able to juggle multiple projects at the same time
• High attention to detail with good problem solving skills
• Knowledge and experience in WordPress (minimum of 2 years)
• Strong (time efficient) research skills, including regularly following best practices for assuring AI tools don’t send you in a bad direction
• Resourcefulness, flexibility, and self motivation
• Ability to understand the needs associated with a project and the target audience and the client’s business goals…and to keep asking questions until you are positive your understanding aligns with clients/rest of SSDM team.
• Receptive to feedback
• Strong writing skills
• Proficient in typing (60 WPM)
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
• A strong inclination to take the initiative to grow and improve

Experience

• Experience working in Wrike PM software is a plus!
• Proven working experience in search engine optimization and copywriting
• Solid knowledge of website and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Moz, Ahrefs, SEMRush, Google Tag Manager, Google Data Studio, etc.)
• Demonstrable search engine optimized copywriting experience

What We Expect From You….

• Showcase good communication skills, both written and spoken. You use your good communication skills to ask questions in a timely manner, assuring your work meets or exceeds expectations
• Behave in a highly collaborative way and embrace teamwork and team spirit
• Are expert at presenting and selling your solutions to various stakeholders
• Bring forward ideas on how to improve processes, but also recognize that your opinions or preferences may not be accepted as the preferred approach at SSDM
• Are solution minded. If you believe something is not ideal, you do not complain. You present the shortcoming alongside a proposed solution
• Manage your own workloads and time well, juggling priorities efficiently and being highly respectful of time constraints and punctuality
• Record your time accurately and DAILY, noting the specifics of what you were working on in the comments section of Wrike
• Display confidence and assure you are communicating well to others
• Effectively use company resources, including time, money and assets
• Lean toward being a doer, meaning you are inclined to take on work yourself
• Consistently meet deadlines and align your work and your team’s with the estimated effort attributed to each task/deliverable

What We Offer

• A fast-paced, ever-changing and exciting environment
• A collaborative culture that embodies teamwork but where accountability is required
• Full-time-hybrid, salary position + profit sharing

Compensation & Profit Sharing

SSDM offers a competitive salary range of $60,000 - commensurate with experience. In addition, every team member receives annual profit sharing, beginning on your first day. You’ll be 20% vested your first full year, increasing annually until fully vested at year five. Profit-sharing distributions are paid out in December as a lump sum—above and beyond your salary.

Benefits

We offer several medical plan options with SSDM contributing to premiums, plus dental and vision coverage.

401(k) Retirement Plan

Access to multiple 401(k) plan types, with a company match of up to 3% of your contributions. Available after your 90 days of employment.

Time Off

Paid Time Off (PTO): 12 days annually, available after 90 days of employment. Holidays: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

Hybrid Work Schedule

Most of the team works from home on Wednesdays, though leadership and client needs may occasionally require you to be in the office.