Marketing SEO/Organic Growth Lead
About this role
A regional truck parts and accessories retailer's in-house SEO and organic growth lead seat.
AI Replacement Risk
Full job description
Sourced directly from 4 State Trucks's original listing.
Summary:
The SEO & Organic Growth Lead is responsible for supporting strategies that improve the company’s organic visibility, customer discovery, and digital presence. This position will work alongside the SEO On-Page Lead and eCommerce team to identify opportunities that support organic growth, improve customer experience, and increase visibility across digital platforms.
The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in SEO and eCommerce with a curiosity and desire to learn how search continues to evolve. This role will stay informed on emerging search trends, including AI-powered search experiences, generative search, answer engines, and other developing technologies, while helping the company adapt its organic strategy as the digital landscape changes.
This position reports to the eCommerce Manager and collaborates closely with SEO, eCommerce, Marketing, Content, Product, Development, Design, and other internal teams.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Organic Growth & Search Strategy:
- Support organic growth strategies aligned with company and eCommerce objectives.
- Partner with the SEO On-Page Lead to identify opportunities to improve organic visibility, customer discovery, and website performance.
- Research customer search behavior, industry trends, competitor activity, and changes in how customers discover products and information.
- Monitor search engine updates, industry developments, and evolving best practices.
- Identify opportunities to improve how company information, products, and content are discovered across digital platforms.
- Provide recommendations and insights to support future organic growth initiatives.
- Assist with testing, research, and measurement of new organic opportunities.
Emerging Search & Industry Trends:
- Stay informed on developments in SEO, AI-powered search, generative search, answer engines, and other emerging digital discovery platforms.
- Research how changes in search technology and customer behavior may impact organic visibility and eCommerce performance.
- Develop an understanding of emerging concepts such as GEO, AEO, and LLM-powered search experiences.
- Identify potential opportunities and provide recommendations as industry best practices continue to develop and share relevant insights and trends with internal teams.
Analytics & Insights:
- Monitor organic search performance and identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
- Analyze organic traffic, customer behavior, competitive positioning, and industry changes.
- Assist with reporting and communicating organic performance insights.
- Use data and research to support strategic decision-making.
Content & Customer Discovery:
- Research customer search needs, questions, and behaviors to identify content opportunities.
- Collaborate with Content and Marketing teams to support content strategies that align with customer needs.
- Identify opportunities to improve content quality, usefulness, and discoverability.
- Provide recommendations to better connect customers with relevant information and products.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Collaborate with SEO, eCommerce, Marketing, Product, Development, Design, and other internal teams.
- Provide recommendations that support organic growth and customer discovery initiatives.
- Participate in digital projects where search visibility and customer experience are impacted.
- Communicate trends, insights, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical teams.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
- Experience or demonstrated knowledge in SEO, eCommerce, digital marketing, content strategy, analytics, or related fields preferred.
- Strong understanding of SEO principles and digital marketing fundamentals.
- Understanding of eCommerce platforms, customer journeys, and online shopping behavior.
- Strong interest in emerging technologies, AI, search innovation, and evolving customer behaviors.
- Ability to research, analyze, and communicate industry trends and opportunities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical teams.
- Experience with analytics and search tools such as Google Analytics/GA4, Google Search Console, and SEO platforms preferred.
- Must be a detail-oriented self-starter who is focused, goal-driven, and comfortable working independently.
- Must possess and maintain a positive attitude and work effectively as part of a team.
Shift:
Mon-Fri, Day Shift
Benefits:
Medical, dental, and vision insurances
401k plan, with 4% employer matching upon meeting eligibility requirements
Employer paid life insurance
Voluntary benefits-Supplemental life, cancer, accident, etc.
PTO, 6 Paid Holidays
Working Conditions:
Job will include periods of standing, walking, reaching, stooping/kneeling, and bending. Stair climbing and walking on uneven surfaces will also be present. Long periods of sitting and computer screen viewing will be required. Constant use of hand/arms due to computer data entry duties.
Similar Jobs
Manager of SEO
Our Take:DealerOn builds websites for car dealerships, so this seat owns SEO across a large network of dealer accounts at once rather than a single site. Manager-level with real escalation ownership: client fires, personnel, and account oversight combined.
SEO Manager
Our Take:The SEO-titled companion to Marcel Digital's AEO Manager opening posted at the same time, same Chicago agency, two concurrent reqs. Hybrid, Chicagoland candidates only.
SEO Manager (HR Title: SEO Strategist III)
Our Take:Worth noting the LinkedIn title and SMU's own internal HR title don't match (Manager vs. Strategist III), a useful thing to clarify at interview. Real scale behind it: a university serving roughly 12,000 students across 80+ countries.