SEO / GEO / AEO Manager
About this role
Creative Circle is a staffing agency placing this for an undisclosed digital marketing agency client, hybrid in Phoenix (onsite Tuesday-Thursday). Manager-level with real people leadership: mentoring a team of SEO and content professionals. $90K-$110K.
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Full job description
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Our client, a digital marketing agency, is looking for a full-time Organic SEO Manager to join their Phoenix, AZ team. This is a hybrid role (onsite Tuesday - Thursday, remote Mondays and Fridays).
The Organic SEO / AEO / GEO Manager will:
- Lead and mentor a team of SEO and content professionals, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture through coaching, development planning, regular feedback, and knowledge sharing.
- Oversee the execution of innovative organic SEO, GEO, and AEO strategies across a diverse client portfolio, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality results and client success.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to key client stakeholders, guiding SEO strategy, driving performance, and supporting client retention, satisfaction, and long-term growth.
- Take ownership of team and client performance by identifying opportunities to improve campaign effectiveness, operational efficiency, and scalability.
- Support departmental planning and resource allocation, including staffing, budgeting, and capacity management.
- Partner with leadership to optimize SEO processes, implement best practices, and adapt strategies based on industry trends, search landscape changes, and emerging opportunities.
- Identify and drive revenue growth through client upsell and cross-sell opportunities while maintaining strong client relationships.
The Organic SEO / AEO / GEO Manager has:
- 5+ years of experience leading SEO teams within an agency environment; experience managing remote teams is highly preferred.
- Proven success developing and growing both SMB and enterprise client accounts through strategic organic search initiatives.
- Strong leadership, people management, coaching, and team-building skills, with a demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, motivate, and retain top talent.
- Performance-driven mindset with a deep understanding of SEO strategy, digital marketing trends, and the evolving search landscape (AI-driven search models, GEO, and AEO)
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.
- Creative, forward-thinking approach with a passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and problem-solving.
- Strong business acumen, including an understanding of market dynamics, operational performance, and P&L considerations.
- Recognized thought leadership within SEO and the ability to develop a clear vision for future industry trends and -opportunities.
- Willingness to travel as needed to support clients, team initiatives, and business growth objectives.
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
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Cameron.Little@jobalert.creativecircle.com
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Cameron Little - Senior Recruiter
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 08/12/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
Everforth Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results. Everforth Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. Anthem / Blue Cross Blue Shield creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Creative Circle.
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