Headout - Growth Marketer - SEO

Why Headout?

Headout is evolving the way people discover the world by connecting them with exceptional experiences in their city at the push of a button. We are building a magical platform that gets everyone to head out and have fun in a matter of seconds; no matter where you are and what you want to do. We are combining a delightful product experience, data-driven decisions, sophisticated supply side logistics network and world-class operations to solve a huge basic human problem: how do we have a good time-

We- ve grown 15x in the last 9 months and are backed by some of the finest investors in Silicon Valley who are behind companies like Alibaba, Lyft, Snapchat, Snapdeal, Angellist, Instacart, Product Hunt, Postmates and others.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced SEO Manager to develop and implement Headout's organic search strategy. The ideal candidate will have a track record of SEO success across in-house or agency roles working on sites with millions of monthly visits from organic search traffic. They won't be afraid of digging into large sets of data to spot trends and opportunities. Beyond that, they'll be very strong at analyzing our sites and market from all aspects of SEO performance in order to discover, prioritize and execute on SEO improvements, both tactical and strategic. He or she will work closely with relevant teams including Marketing, PR and Product to serve as an advocate for SEO and to ensure alignment of goals across all channels.

Your Responsibilities

Work with Growth Marketing team and founders to develop and drive the business plan for organic search.

Launch new (& revise existing) on-site pages & features to broaden our search reach & improve our internal link graph

Expand linkbuilding efforts through partnerships, PR, & content marketing

Engage and closely collaborate with the product and engineering teams to drive initiatives for best user experience, site architecture and taxonomy and content, impacting rankings of category keywords in organic search results.

Create project goals and drive the deliverables with product teams to ensure timely delivery of changes and features and ensure proper implementation of the features.

Manage tactical execution of organic search strategies that include, performing regular site audits, comprehensive and complex keyword research, analysis and portfolio management to identify and drive growth opportunities; On-site content optimization; Ownership & reporting of key SEO performance metrics.

Partner with SEM teams to quantify impact and prioritize target keyword.

Manage and help plan support infrastructure, including any work with SEO agencies, consultants and contractors.

Manage and drive SEO reporting construct, develop and present weekly updates to demonstrate the impact of company's investment to senior management.

What we're looking for

7+ years of direct technical SEO experience.

Proven track record of optimizing large content sites for competitive terms and long tail keywords.

Experience developing and implementing engaging content.

Ability to demonstrate and articulate a strong philosophy around onsite optimization.

Outstanding written communication and verbal presentation skills are essential.

Deep knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript.

Ability to influence technical cross-functional teams, consisting of product and engineering staff.

Ability to prioritize tasks and manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Experience and comfort in working in a team environment and with technical teams.

Positive attitude and enthusiasm for getting results.

Direct experience with web analytics suites such as Google Analytics and deep knowledge of webmaster tools.

Bachelors in computer science, economics, mathematics or other quantitative disciplines.