Job Title

SEO Manager

Job Description

iCrossing is a Hearst-backed marketing and technology partner built for how brands grow today. As outcomes architects, we bring together strategy, media, experience, engineering, data, and AI to build connected digital systems that improve performance, strengthen customer experiences, and support measurable business growth.

Our work is grounded in data-backed strategy, modern digital visibility, and connected execution. We help brands perform now while transforming for what's next, designing the platforms, content, media, and operating models that help them move faster, learn smarter, and scale what works.

At iCrossing, you'll work with teams across marketing, technology, and experience to solve complex client challenges with strategic breadth and executional depth. As part of Hearst, we combine agency agility with access to powerful data, insights, audiences, content, and technology capabilities. Corporation, the world's leading media, entertainment, and content company, which gives us access to the most valuable data and insights, talent and audiences.

The Manager provides day-to-day SEO leadership for advanced/large clients, broadens overall engagements with cross-channel knowledge, and can lead more junior owned media personnel on enterprise-level clients. The Manager participates in new business pitches and helps shape the company's SEO product offering. This is a full-time role and requires 2 days per week in the office.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for client owned media strategy
• Primary point of contact to present strategies to clients
• Leads owned media engagements for large size and complex clients
• Facilitates upsell and cross sell opportunities with clients
• Participates in new business pitches
• Mentors junior team members in all owned media topics
• Leads the creation of new practices and creation of deliverables based on industry trends
• Attends and presents at industry conferences and events
• Creates client success case studies
• Creates industry POVs
• Earns high overall client satisfaction scores

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years' experience working in SEO
• Advanced knowledge of common industry tools & platforms
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel & PowerPoint)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Clear and concise communication style
• Strong mathematical, analytical and writing skills
• Must be able to compare data and analyze tactics to maximize results
• Fundamental understanding of HTML
• Experience with CSS, JavaScript and web design technologies is a plus

The estimated salary range for this position in Chicago is between $77,000 and $90,000. For New York City, the estimated salary range for this position is between $85,000 and $100,000. The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

We also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Parental Leave
• Employee assistance program and other company benefits

Job Info

• Job Identification 2026451
• Job Category Marketing and Creative Services
• Posting Date 04/03/2026, 02:23 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 320 West 57th Street, New York, NY, 10019, US 312 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, US