SEO Account Director
Role Overview
This senior-level SEO Account Director role owns the success of a portfolio of client accounts, directly managing some while leading a team. Day-to-day responsibilities include setting strategic direction, driving results through advanced SEO strategies, maintaining client relationships, and coaching team members. The role requires 10+ years of SEO experience and directly impacts the growth of the agency's SEO practice.
Perks & Benefits
Fully remote position with flexible working hours and a monthly WFH stipend. Benefits include medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA/FSA, 401k with company match, flexible PTO, professional development stipend, and parental leave (12 weeks). The company values diversity and inclusion, with a majority female team.
Full Job Description
SEO Account Director
About Us
Jordan Digital Marketing is a remote-first, remote-always digital marketing agency. We specialize in paid media, SEO, and content marketing for startups and high-growth companies across B2B and B2C. Our mission is simple: deliver best-in-class performance and act as a true extension of our clients’ in-house teams.
The Role
The SEO Account Director exists to own the success of a portfolio of client accounts - both directly managed and those led by their team - and to build the team that delivers it. This role is where client outcomes, team development, and business growth converge, and the health of the accounts and people under their leadership directly determines whether JDM's SEO practice grows.
Core Accountabilities
Account & portfolio ownership
Own the results of your directly managed accounts and every account on your team
Drive maximum organic search impact using advanced SEO strategies - from Video SEO and structured data optimization to off-page partnership development and content marketing strategy
Set strategic direction and prioritization across the portfolio, adjusting as client goals and the search landscape shift
Offer insight and perspective on support accounts across the broader team
The standard: Every account in the portfolio has a clear strategy, is trending toward its goals, and no account's health comes as a surprise - to the client or to JDM leadership.
Client relationships & retention
Maintain strong, trusted relationships with clients on directly managed and team accounts
Serve as the senior escalation point when accounts hit turbulence, resolving issues before they threaten the relationship
Connect SEO performance to the business outcomes each client actually cares about
Represent JDM's standard of quality in every client interaction
The standard: Clients see JDM as an extension of their team, renewals are earned well before the contract date, and at-risk accounts are identified and addressed early.
Team leadership & development
Manage an entire team
Own team development, training, buy-in, and retention
Coach team members toward stronger strategic thinking and client management, not just task execution
Assist in the hiring process and team building as JDM grows
The standard: The team is retained, developing, and delivering at JDM's quality bar without requiring rework, and team members can point to how they've grown under this person's leadership.
Business contribution
Participate in major business functions - sales, audits, onboarding, hiring, and content
Support new business with credible, compelling SEO perspective in pitches and audits
Ensure smooth onboarding that sets new accounts up for long-term success
Contribute to JDM's marketing presence and thought leadership
The standard: This role's fingerprints are on the growth of the SEO practice itself - new business won, new accounts launched well, and JDM's reputation strengthened.
Strategy & innovation
Drive new strategy, skills development, and learning across the SEO team
Stay ahead of algorithm changes, industry shifts, and emerging SEO practices
Turn new knowledge into repeatable approaches the whole team can use
Raise the bar on what JDM's SEO offering can deliver
The standard: JDM's SEO practice is measurably better - sharper strategies, stronger skills, better results - because this person is leading it.
Primary Qualifications
10+ years of experience in SEO, with expertise across a wide range of SEO strategies
6+ years of experience managing and developing a team
8+ years in a client-facing digital marketing role
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of clear, concise, and timely communication
Strong people skills, including active listening with empathy
An analytical mindset - the ability to look at account and team data and form a clear point of view on what to do next
While the role is remote, we are only hiring within the US
We'd love it if you also have
Content marketing or professional writing experience
A mix of in-house and agency experience
An entrepreneurial mindset with genuine curiosity about the industry
Experience working with other marketing channels such as paid, CRO, organic social, or email
Experience collaborating across teams and with other marketing functions
Prior remote work experience
Benefits
We’re fully remote (we were remote before it was cool)
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
HSA, FSA, and dependent care FSA
401k with company matching
Flexible working hours
Yearly professional development stipend
Flexible PTO
Monthly WFH stipend
Company-provided laptop
Equipment stipend to build out your home office
Parental leave - 12 weeks (3 weeks paid, 9 weeks unpaid)
529 College Savings Plan
Fun surprises on your birthday and workiversary!
While the job posting shows a specific city, this is a fully remote position.
We really value diversity & inclusion in our hiring and culture. We are proud that our team is majority female and that many ethnicities are represented. We encourage you to apply and share this with candidates from diverse backgrounds.
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