Manager, SEO

Brainlabs is the independent, founder-led agency building the future of media. We have over 1000 Brainlabbers based across the global, all united through the 12 principles laid out in our Culture Code. We're full-service, with people and AI agents working side by side, all aligned to one thing: maximizing our clients' revenue through a genuinely scientific approach to media. If you want to help play your part in achieving this for the world's biggest brands in an environment that will support and challenge you in equal measure, this is where you do it. Role type: Full-time Reporting to: Senior Director, SEO Estimated Start: September 2026 Location: Hybrid (3 days/week) in New York, New York | Arlington, Texas | Los Angeles, California | Boca Raton, Florida Work Authorization: This role is open to US Citizens/Permanent Residents. We are unable to sponsor any work authorizations for this role. What's the role As a manager in SEO you’ll deliver best-in-class work for clients. You’ll apply your SEO knowledge and experience so that you have a positive impact on client deliverable and the wider team around you. You will help to define the campaign delivery plan, including objectives and ways in which work can be successful or optimized further. You will also generate and promote innovative new concepts to clients applying our test and learn approach and share successes across the practice by identifying and improving guidelines, playbooks and processes including opportunities to automate work. So, tell me about the company Brainlabs is culture-first. You’ve probably heard other companies describe themselves as people, clients, or profit first – but we see people, clients and profit as the building blocks of our ecosystem. Culture powers all three and we know that when the ecosystem is balanced, we all win! That's why the culture we cultivate is a culture of winning together. To learn more about what it’s like to be a Brainlabber, check out our culture code. What you do Using your practice knowledge you will be responsible for delivering highly successful, brilliant campaigns that outperform KPIs, to budget and on-time. You’ll start to define campaign delivery plans and measurement targets. You’ll effectively track and optimise campaigns. You’ll be a point of contact for our clients on day to day tasks and deliverables. You’ll develop and implement, as well as follow guidelines and processes contributing to ideas around automation or process improvement. You’ll actively contribute to developing best-practice roadmap so that our SEO offering is continually developing. You’ll mentor others across the practice helping to grow capability and knowledge. Who you are Strong SEO delivery track record with 2+ years of experience. Passionate about your craft. Demonstrable success in optimising SEO campaigns and work through automation, processes and technology adoption/development. A good understanding about how other channels work and optimise together. A confident, dynamic, engaging and authentic communicator who cares about the quality of work and continuous learning. Passionate about growing the knowledge of those around you. Excellent presentation skills and strong data analysis and reporting skills. Strong attention to detail, methodical and process orientated. How you succeed You will live our culture code every day! Effective campaign creation and delivery metrics. Internal targets/metrics on technology adoption and process optimisation met. You will hit our quality assurance metrics on all campaigns you lead. Client satisfaction targets being met (internal & external). Learning certifications created and met across the practice. Active involvement in mentoring less experienced SEO colleagues. What happens next We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you. Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. Thank you for your interest in Brainlabs! We look forward to getting to know you! #LI-MB1 Current position range $75,000 — $105,000 USD What happens next? We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you. A note on our offices: We pride ourselves in being a company with an office-centric culture and, for the majority of roles we expect people to be in commuting distance of the office and come in for around 3 days per week. Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace: we are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know! Please note that we will never ask you to transfer cash or make any other payment to us in order to apply for a role or to work for Brainlabs. Any such asks are fraudulent and should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your area.