Single Grain | Start Growing
Senior SEO Manager - Search-Everywhere Strategist
Single Grain | Start Growing, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Senior SEO Manager - Search‑Everywhere Strategist
Retain and grow client accounts by delivering search‑everywhere strategies that increase qualified leads and customer revenue—while keeping client CSAT ≥ 8/10 and monthly churn ≤ 2 %.
About Single Grain Single Grain is a fast‑moving, AI‑driven, award‑winning digital marketing agency that has been helping top brands like Amazon, Uber, and Salesforce grow since 2009. We specialize in Paid Media, Performance Creative, SEO, Content Marketing, and more. Our blog attracts over 200,000 monthly visitors, our podcast has 100+ million downloads, and 140,000+ marketers subscribe to our YouTube channel. Beyond client work, we also build and scale our own ventures, including ClickFlow and Karrot.ai.
Who You Are You’ve mastered classical SEO and evolved into Search‑Everywhere Optimization—winning traffic, leads, and customers across Google, YouTube, AI answer surfaces, and whatever emerges next. You eat technical audits for breakfast, craft content strategies by lunch, and present client‑ready roadmaps by happy hour.
Speak both client and code – brief C‑suites and debug schema in the same day.
Own retention – you measure success by satisfied clients, MRR expansion, and churn kept.
Think AI‑first – you’ve tested AI overviews, AIO snippets, and prompt‑engineered content workflows.
Balance tech & content – site health, topical authority, and modern link/PR all get your equal love.
Lead from the front – set strategy, mentor analysts, and push the team to the bleeding edge.
Core Responsibilities
Client strategy & retention – Own 6‑10 key accounts; set quarterly OKRs; run QBRs tied to pipeline.
Technical & content leadership – Lead audits, migrations, redesigns, content gap analyses, and authority building.
AI & SERP innovation – Deploy tactics for AI Overviews, YouTube search, Reddit answer boxes, and whatever else might be relevant.
Cross‑functional enablement – Inject SEO insights into Paid Media, CRO, and creative roadmaps.
Tool‑stack excellence – Master Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Surfer, ClickFlow, and any AI copilots you introduce.
Reporting & analytics – Weekly KPI Looms; monthly retention & CSAT dashboards for SEO Leader & COO.
Requirements
5+ yrs agency or multi‑brand SEO ownership with direct client management.
Record of ≤25% annual churn and ≥20% YoY qualified‑lead growth across accounts.
Wins on non‑Google surfaces (YouTube, Reddit, AI answer cards, etc.).
Technical chops (indexation, CWV, structured data, log‑file analysis) & content expertise.
Expert in Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Surfer, GA4, GSC.
Comfortable prompt‑engineering and leveraging AI for research, outlines, internal linking, QA.
Clear communicator who simplifies complexity for C‑level and mentors junior talent.
Behavioral Competencies
Relentless learner
Proactive ownership
Resilient problem‑solver
Long‑term focused
Benefits
Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family.
Flexible PTO: Take the time you need to recharge and stay at your best.
Home Office Stipend: Set up your workspace just the way you like it.
Top‑Notch Equipment: MacBook provided to ensure you have the tools to excel.
Learn from the Best: Collaborate with industry‑leading experts who will keep you forward‑thinking and ahead of the AI curve.
AI Tools: Tool budget for best‑in‑class SEO & AI software (including ClickFlow).
Remote First: U.S. time‑zone overlap ≥4 hrs.
Direct Mentorship: Direct mentorship from Head of SEO; collaborate with Paid Media, CRO, and AI teams.
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About Single Grain Single Grain is a fast‑moving, AI‑driven, award‑winning digital marketing agency that has been helping top brands like Amazon, Uber, and Salesforce grow since 2009. We specialize in Paid Media, Performance Creative, SEO, Content Marketing, and more. Our blog attracts over 200,000 monthly visitors, our podcast has 100+ million downloads, and 140,000+ marketers subscribe to our YouTube channel. Beyond client work, we also build and scale our own ventures, including ClickFlow and Karrot.ai.
Who You Are You’ve mastered classical SEO and evolved into Search‑Everywhere Optimization—winning traffic, leads, and customers across Google, YouTube, AI answer surfaces, and whatever emerges next. You eat technical audits for breakfast, craft content strategies by lunch, and present client‑ready roadmaps by happy hour.
Speak both client and code – brief C‑suites and debug schema in the same day.
Own retention – you measure success by satisfied clients, MRR expansion, and churn kept.
Think AI‑first – you’ve tested AI overviews, AIO snippets, and prompt‑engineered content workflows.
Balance tech & content – site health, topical authority, and modern link/PR all get your equal love.
Lead from the front – set strategy, mentor analysts, and push the team to the bleeding edge.
Core Responsibilities
Client strategy & retention – Own 6‑10 key accounts; set quarterly OKRs; run QBRs tied to pipeline.
Technical & content leadership – Lead audits, migrations, redesigns, content gap analyses, and authority building.
AI & SERP innovation – Deploy tactics for AI Overviews, YouTube search, Reddit answer boxes, and whatever else might be relevant.
Cross‑functional enablement – Inject SEO insights into Paid Media, CRO, and creative roadmaps.
Tool‑stack excellence – Master Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Surfer, ClickFlow, and any AI copilots you introduce.
Reporting & analytics – Weekly KPI Looms; monthly retention & CSAT dashboards for SEO Leader & COO.
Requirements
5+ yrs agency or multi‑brand SEO ownership with direct client management.
Record of ≤25% annual churn and ≥20% YoY qualified‑lead growth across accounts.
Wins on non‑Google surfaces (YouTube, Reddit, AI answer cards, etc.).
Technical chops (indexation, CWV, structured data, log‑file analysis) & content expertise.
Expert in Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Surfer, GA4, GSC.
Comfortable prompt‑engineering and leveraging AI for research, outlines, internal linking, QA.
Clear communicator who simplifies complexity for C‑level and mentors junior talent.
Behavioral Competencies
Relentless learner
Proactive ownership
Resilient problem‑solver
Long‑term focused
Benefits
Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family.
Flexible PTO: Take the time you need to recharge and stay at your best.
Home Office Stipend: Set up your workspace just the way you like it.
Top‑Notch Equipment: MacBook provided to ensure you have the tools to excel.
Learn from the Best: Collaborate with industry‑leading experts who will keep you forward‑thinking and ahead of the AI curve.
AI Tools: Tool budget for best‑in‑class SEO & AI software (including ClickFlow).
Remote First: U.S. time‑zone overlap ≥4 hrs.
Direct Mentorship: Direct mentorship from Head of SEO; collaborate with Paid Media, CRO, and AI teams.
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