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Job Title: SEO Director
Job Reference #: Unknown
Position Type: full time
Name of employer: HomeAway Inc.
Location: Austin, Texas
Date Posted: October 2011
Position description:

HomeAway is seeking a Director with a successful track record of implementing SEO strategies with a goal of increasing traffic and revenue building. The position requires a minimum of 7-10 years direct working experience as a Search Engine Optimization professional performing at a high level for world class e-commerce sites. The ideal candidate will have a strong grasp for defining product strategy, possess excellent problem solving skills and will work closely with other business groups across function and location to implement SEO strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Build and manage internal SEO team, identifying and executing new opportunities for improving high-quality organic search engine traffic
• Ensure a careful balance of on/off page optimization including content generation and link building (internal/external).
• Clearly understand search algorithms to properly leverage these components in the SEO strategy.
• Measure and report on all organic traffic and sales across all properties and page types.
• Work with Product managers to build SEO roadmap and properly execute against it.
• Contribute to content and work with development teams.
• Serve as a liaison with software engineers to create new tools and optimize data feeds.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and inform other stake holders on required changes.
• Must be a strong and credible leader with team development and training in background.

Required Skills:

• BA/BS in Marketing with a strong understanding of technical SEO or BA/BS in Engineering or similar technical discipline.
• Must have experience in driving product management and strategy, push for product changes and releases and be able to make site decision changes.
• Will have experience working in a leadership capacity, interfacing with a global or remote international team.
• Specific successes performing in e-commerce business.
• Thorough understanding of datafeeds and means to effectively optimize them.
• Understanding of basic HTML, CSS and code structure as it relates to SEO.
• Experience with link building and proper usage while representing the brand in the best possible light.
• Working knowledge of the latest web technologies, social tools and methods for effectively leveraging them to improve brand visibility.
• Understanding of web development, design, search engine algorithms.
• Strong analytical focus and site analytic tool experience.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills.

Company Description:

HomeAway, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, is the world’s leading online marketplace of vacation rentals, with sites representing more than 625,000 paid vacation rental home listings throughout more than 145 countries. HomeAway® offers an extensive selection of vacation homes that provide travelers with memorable experiences and benefits, especially more room to relax, for less than the cost of traditional hotel accommodations. The company also makes it easy for vacation rental owners and property managers to advertise their properties and manage bookings online. The HomeAway portfolio of websites includes HomeAway.com, VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com in the United States; HomeAway.co.uk and OwnersDirect.co.uk in the United Kingdom; HomeAway.de in Germany; Abritel.fr and Homelidays.com in France; HomeAway.es in Spain; AlugueTemporada.com.br in Brazil; and HomeAway.com.au in Australia.

In addition, HomeAway operates BedandBreakfast.com, the most comprehensive global site for finding bed-and-breakfast properties, providing travelers with another source for unique lodging alternatives to chain hotels. For more information about HomeAway, please visit www.HomeAway.com.

Salary range: Unknown
Closing date: Unknown
More info from: HomeAway Inc.
Contact: Send resumes via online form: HomeAway Inc. Careers

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Job Title: SEO Manager
Job Reference #: Unknown
Position Type: full time
Name of employer: Optiem
Location: Cleveland OH, United States
Date Posted: 27 September 2011
Position description:

Optiem is currently seeking an SEO Manager with excellent problem solving skills that has a well-developed understanding of SEO issues involving site architecture, keyword generation, search friendly content, link building strategies and metrics-driven SEO. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, entrepreneurial, outgoing and has a minimum of 3 years experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop the strategic SEO roadmap for clients.
• Identify and drive new projects to expand search engine visibility and create business cases to support increased investment.
• Research and develop SEO best practices.
• Work closely with content, IA, creative, development and account teams to ensure consistency and proper implementation of SEO strategy.
• Support business development efforts with the creation of proposals, presentations and insight documentation.
• Coordinate the design, testing and production of SEO reporting to improve traffic and conversions from organic traffic sources.
• Provide strategic and tactical leadership to team members and company, developing and implementing best practices and department policies and procedures.
• Assist clients in building and understanding business goals in relation to SEO strategies and programs.
• Help manage, motivate and develop growing SEO team.
• Seek business development opportunities to strengthen and expand existing client relationships.
• Collaborate with company business development and marketing teams to provide business development support for key initiatives and presentations.
• Build and maintain project management processes, ensuring streamlined processes over all SEO initiatives.
• Lead client meetings to establish SEO objectives, determine assets, set and clarify expectations, develop timelines and other tactical elements.
• Serve as a leader and representative of Optiem in professional organizations and support company marketing initiatives by collaborating and creating content for case studies, blogs, whitepapers and other marketing collateral.
• Produce and present SEO presentations to clients, potential customers and internal staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Deeply understand the drivers of search rankings and performance.
• Strong project management and inter-departmental coordination skills.
• A strategic thinker, creative, technically proficiency and operationally sound.
• Exceptional leadership skills including hiring, motivating and mentoring team members.
• Ability to establish credibility within teams as a knowledgeable, effective leader.
• Strong web analytics skills including experience with Google Analytics, Webmaster Tools and Omniture Web Analytics.
• Strong knowledge of social networking and media services and how to leverage for SEO.
• Outstanding interpersonal, teaming, verbal, presentation and process facilitation skills.
• Highly proficient with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Creative yet analytical – uses data to support and drive recommendations.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to handle multiple projects and tasks while meeting deadlines.
• The ability to thrive in a challenging and collaborative work environment.
• Manages client expectations effectively.
• Possesses a knowledge base of each client’s business, organization and objectives.
• Ability to develop frameworks, processes and protocols.

Credentials and Experience

• Bachelors or higher with minimum 3 years SEO experience.
• Experience successfully implementing SEO strategies with a goal of increasing traffic and conversions.
• Prior interactive agency experience is a plus.
• Understanding of online marketing and advertising concepts and strategies.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle stress without sacrificing quality.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must be friendly, organized, honest, and team-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, online search engines, and web-based applications.
• Working knowledge of HTML a plus.
• Experience with keyword research, keyword research tools, and keyword selection.
• Prior experience with analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Omniture or Web Trends.

Company Description

At Optiem, they’re building the next generation agency with people who are passionate about interactive marketing and unafraid of change.  They help clients build innovative marketing strategies that drive results through traditional, web, search, and email marketing tactics as well as cutting-edge technologies.

Salary range: Unknown
Closing date: Unknown
More info from: http://www.optiem.com/About/Careers/SEO%20Manager.aspx
Contact: Send resumes to career[at]optiem.com

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Job Title: Online Marketing Manager
Job Reference #: Unknown
Position Type: full time
Name of employer: TopRank Marketing
Location: Spring Park, MN
Date Posted: 22 September 2011
Position description:

TopRankMarketing.com has a fantastic opportunity for an Online Marketing Manager (Amazing People Skills + Superior Project Management Mojo and a knack for Social Media Marketing, SEO, Content Marketing and Analytics) to work with their internal Marketing leadership.

Whether your background is working in Media Relations, Content Strategy or Search & Social Media Marketing, the perfect person for this career has both inspiring creative and insightful analytical skills. Navigating the world of social media, whether it’s blogging, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter is no problem nor is the world of Google, from Search to Gmail to Docs to Analytics.

TopRank Online Marketing Account Managers are passionate about internet marketing and this position offers an incredible opportunity to help TopRank grow it’s position in the online marketing consulting space. With over 45,000 blog subscribers, 10,000 Facebook fans, 30,000 Twitter followers and an international reputation as an industry thought leader working with mid-market to Fortune 100 companies, TopRank proves big things can come from small agencies.

Day to day responsibilities include working with TopRank Marketing leadership to audit and improve existing Content, Online PR, Search and Email Marketing efforts. TopRank’s Online Marketing Manager will also help coordinate marketing activities related to the numerous speaking events we’re involved with. Supporting content research, creation, editing and promotion is also a key area of responsibility.

Prior experience with:

• Online Marketing and/or PR Project Management
• Copywriting & Editing Marketing Related Content
• Online Research & Analysis
• Account Management of Internet Marketing Programs
• Event Coordination: Travel, PPT Development, Promotion, Speaker Management
• Developing Internet Marketing & Online PR Strategy
• Implementing Social Media Monitoring and Community Development
• Developing Reports & Insights from Social Media Monitoring and Web Analytics
• Directing Implementation of Online Marketing Tactics (SEO, Social, Email, Content, Online PR)
• Working with Senior Marketing or Business Executives
• Working in an Agency Environment with Multiple Clients or In-House with Multiple Businesses

A keen focus on:

• Integrity, Professionalism and High Standards of Quality
• Excellent Organizational and Analytical Skills
• Superior Written and Oral Communication Abilities
• Creative Problem Solving
• High Performing Project Management Skills
• Ability to Create and Manage Processes for Improved Effectiveness and Efficiency
• Detail and Consistent Ability to Meet Deadlines

Qualifications That Get The Job Done:

• 3-5 years of Account Management experience in Search, Social Media, Online PR or similar
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Public Relations, Mass Communication or related field
• Proficiency with Google, Salesforce, Microsoft® Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Experience working with web analytics software such as Google Analytics & Social Media Monitoring tools
• Experience with blogging using WordPress and social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
• Experience working with designers, copy writers and web development staff to create and market websites

TopRank® Online Marketing offers a significant opportunity for advancement, extremely competitive time off policy, IRA retirement plan, premium health insurance and a creative office environment overlooking Lake Minnetonka! They also enjoy a fun and hard working environment that rewards creativity, smart problem solving and most of all, putting their company mantra into action: Client – Company – Self.

If you feel that you posses the skills that they are looking for, please contact: hr @ toprankmarketing.com with “Online Marketing Manager” in the Subject line.

Salary range: Unknown
Closing date: Unknown
More info from: TopRank Marketing Careers
Contact: Send resumes to hr[at]toprankmarketing.com

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Job Title: Virtual Marketing Internships
Job Reference #: Unknown
Position Type: part time, unpaid with benefits
Name of employer: Reinventing Life  Enterprises
Location: virtual
Date Posted: 9 September 2011
Position description:

Two Part-Time Virtual Marketing Internships Available – Applicants can live anywhere and will work with the Reinventing Life Enterprises international virtual team from your home office.

Reinventing Life Enterprises has two part-time marketing internships open.

RL Enterprises is a small women owned and operated international firm offering all employees personal life flexibility within an upbeat virtual office environment.  Work together with them from the comforts of your own home office. 

The two successful applicants will work together and with the rest of the international virtual team to continue ongoing social media and article marketing while designing and implementing new marketing strategies. 

This is a great way to build your CV or resume with real experience, and their previous intern (reference available) found work as a result of the real work skills developed with them. Work hours are flexible and communication, tracking outputs, are primarily at the time of the candidates choosing.

While this is an unpaid position at this time, it is offered with the intention that for the right applicant it will mature into part-time employment.

Tasks and Responsibilities include:

• Social network marketing for three websites.
• Spinning content, and managing article marketing campaign.
• Building backlinks relationships with other sites.
• Participating in Search Engine -Optimization (SEO) research and decision making.
• Development of newsletter and video marketing strategies.
• Web research on a variety of topics to develop into web content.

Qualities Desired:

• Interest in/knowledge of marketing – especially internet marketing through the use of social media, article marketing, shared links and advertising etc.
• Interest in/knowledge of SEO, website analytics, web advertising etc.
• Proficient in Excel/word or Open office equivalents.
• Ability to (or interest in learning how to) analyze marketing data and present to the team in a simple clear way – along with presentation of suggestions for future action.
• Interest in involvement in building a web presence for innovative startup internet businesses.
• Flexible.
• Comfortable with web meetings/skyping and other forms of internet communication.
• Ability to work independently without constant supervision.
• Desire to work as part of an international team working toward growth of the organization.
• Attention to detail.
• Comfortable sharing ideas, suggestions and being a full contributing member of a team.

NOTE: While this is an unpaid position, all expenses are paid and active team members do accrue benefits such as availability for holiday home in Kinsale for no cost, etc.

The three websites you will be developing marketing strategies for are:
www.reinventinglife.org
www.futureofeducationproject.net
www.doctoralnet.com

Interested Applicants Should Email Their CV’s to: Dr. E. Alana James:    alana@ealanajames.com

Salary range: Unpaid to begin with.
Closing date: Unknown
Contact: Send resumes to: alana@ealanajames.com

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Hi all

For some years, I used to do SEO work for a large Australian-based hotel chain. They have recently approached me to see if I could take over search engine optimization duties again for three hotel sites. However, my cup runneth over right now and I’m not currently taking on any new clients.

The client has asked me to recommend some SEO experts – preferably Australian-based – who could possibly take on the task. If you have a minimum 5 years SEO experience and (ideally) have worked on sites in the hospitality industry, I’d like to hear from you. Please use the Ask Kalena button and send me your details and a link to your site/resume and I’ll put you in touch with the client.

Thanks!