Friday, March 8, 2013

[KITlist] CONTR: SEM/SEO Consultant - 5613 (San Francisco, California)

Please direct your responses to: lgonzalez@thesagegroup.com

The Sage Group is looking for a SEM/SEO Consultant to work for an online start-up SaaS company in San Francisco. This individual will execute, manage and lead the day-to-day SEM/SEO activities. This role will develop our client's campaign strategy and work with the external search agency to implement, track monitor and optimize their campaigns.


Responsibilities Include

-Lead the search marketing strategy.

-Manage existing and develop new keyword lists.

-Manage cross functional project teams (agency, UI designers, engineers) to implement search marketing strategy/lead generation campaigns.

-Test and learn to improve campaign effectiveness.

-Integrate insights from data analytics to inform the search marketing strategy and tactics.

-Closely monitor search marketing performance against goals set out in the search marketing strategy, and adjust the strategy as required.

-Report on performance and status of SEM and SEO programs.

-Manage relationships with external vendors, ensuring best outcome of ROI.


Skills Required:


-Experience managing search campaigns that drove prospective customers to set-up free trials of a software application (e.g., QuickBooks, Salesforce, Web-Ex, Go-to-Meeting, etc). Must share examples of the campaigns and be prepared to discuss the campaign results in detail

-5+ years of proven experience developing effective SEM/SEO strategies

-5+ years of experience executing SEM/SEO programs to drive increased traffic and customer acquisition

-Proven ability managing vendors with diligent daily oversight including weekly reporting on improvements/activities

-Experience with using advertising platforms to create, manage, and optimize complex online search campaigns

-Solid understanding and experience working with analytic measurement tools such as Omniture & Google Analytics

-Great presentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively

-Outstanding interpersonal skills with natural ability to influence and ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment



Timing: 3+ months

Start: ASAP

Location: San Francisco, CA


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