Associate Director, SEO Content - Media - US Remote - Contractor
NY, US, CA, US, IL, US - Remote · DMUS · USD 65-85 · 7+ years experience · Remote · Posted Sep 29, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 7+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- NY, US, CA, US, IL, US - Remote · DMUS
- Salary
- USD 65-85
About the role
- The Associate Director of SEO & GEO Content is a short term need for 2-3 months for 30 hours per week.
- The ideal consultant is responsible for leading content strategy, production, and account performance across a portfolio of medium to large accounts.
- This person will set the strategic direction for complex SEO and GEO content programs, connecting audience needs, search demand, generative search behavior, and business priorities.
Responsibilities
- Lead SEO and GEO content strategy across a portfolio of medium to large accounts, connecting client objectives, audience needs, competitive opportunities, and performance data to clear priorities and measurable outcomes.
- Use keyword and prompt research, citation analysis, audience insights, and competitive findings to strengthen brand visibility and authority across traditional and generative search.
- Develop strategies, roadmaps, briefs, outlines, and recommendations, while writing, editing, and optimizing content as needed.
- Guide work from ideation through final QA, maintaining high standards for accuracy, clarity, brand alignment, user experience, and SEO/GEO performance.
- Apply AI tools across research, briefing, drafting, editing, and quality assurance while maintaining human oversight of factual accuracy, source quality, originality, brand voice, and subject-matter expertise.
- Manage and mentor Content Strategists while improving the frameworks, workflows, templates, and editorial standards that support high-quality content production at scale.
- Partner with technical SEO, analytics, design, development, digital PR, paid media, project management, and account teams to deliver connected strategies and address complex client needs.
- Identify opportunities to expand existing accounts and contribute to pitches, proposals, scopes, staffing plans, and capabilities presentations.
- Stay current on changes in search, AI platforms, content discovery, and audience behavior, translating developments into practical recommendations for clients and internal teams.
Requirements
- A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in content strategy, SEO, digital content, editorial strategy, or a related discipline
- Experience leading complex content programs across multiple medium to large client accounts, preferably within an agency environment
- Demonstrated expertise in developing content strategies that connect search demand, audience needs, brand positioning, and business objectives
- Strong knowledge of SEO fundamentals, including search intent, keyword research, content architecture, internal linking, on-page optimization, and organic performance analysis
- A working understanding of GEO, generative search platforms, AI citations, prompt tracking, answer visibility, and how these areas connect to broader content strategy
- Experience managing, mentoring, or developing content strategists, writers, and editors
- Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to make complex concepts clear, relevant, and actionable for senior stakeholders
- Proven ability to assess account performance, identify strategic risks and opportunities, and guide teams toward the appropriate response
- Strong editorial judgment and the ability to evaluate content for quality, usefulness, accuracy, search intent, brand alignment, and strategic value
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including SEO, analytics, account management, project management, design, development, and digital PR
Benefits
- $65-$85 USD hourly range
Workplace
- US Remote
Skills
- SEO
- GEO
- Content Strategy
- Keyword Research
- Prompt Research
- Citation Analysis
- Content Architecture
- Internal Linking
- On-Page Optimization
- Organic Performance Analysis
- Generative Search Platforms
- AI Citations
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- Prompt Tracking
- Answer Visibility
- Editorial Strategy
