PBJ Marketing
Employment Opportunities
We’re always looking for talented people to join the team. If you consider yourself a digital guru
(and you like free beer) then get in touch!
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Note: this position will accept either Account Executive our Supervisor level candidates.
Summary and Scope
The AE/AS assumes responsibility for an account portfolio, senior/executive client relationships and contributes as an agency leader. This person will make key business decisions, considering the impact on respective accounts and the broader agency.
The ideal candidate for this role has experience in managing a team of experts of various backgrounds and skill sets, and has a working knowledge of brand strategy and creative, digital marketing, social marketing, performance media, and analytics – specifically Paid Search, SEO, Display, and Attribution.
The candidate must be comfortable under pressure and in fast paced working conditions, and thrive in an environment where performance is paramount. Beyond managing and organizing the respective client teams to drive superior results, theAE/AS must act as trusted advisor to the client, offering an experienced point of view regarding strategy, planning, and agency engagement supported by data. The AE/AS should not be afraid of rolling up her/his sleeves while staying attuned to their role within the team and delivering as an advisor to their client and leadership teams.
Responsibilities
- Actively drives business through “trusted advisor” relationships, organic growth opportunities, & participation in new business.
- Governs the financial stewardship of the account portfolio.
- Represents & fosters company culture as well as the goals & values of executive management.
- Leads strategy development, manages critical business issues, maintains the state of the client relationship & is responsible for the profitability & success of an account portfolio.
- Champions & understands the clients’ businesses at the highest level.
- Represents viewpoints of executive management to motivate & align teams with corporate goals.
- Participates & owns key agency initiatives that contribute to culture, industry knowledge and the growth of PBJ Marketing.
Qualifications
- Masters the art of cross-functional team work in terms of collaboration, efficiency, morale and work-product delivery.
- Demonstrates the ability to run ALL aspects of a large, complex account with minimal oversight from agency executive management.
- Leads by setting the example of professionalism, work ethic, honesty & humility.
- Inspires, motivates & mentors employees across the company.
- Sets expectations and standards to which all are held equally accountable, with firmness, authority & encouragement.
Required Skills
- 5+ years of agency experience in a client and project management senior role
- Ability to demonstrate analytical skills, technical knowledge, and attention to detail
- Outgoing personality with amazing communication and writing skills
- Advanced Web skills, proficiency with Excel, search engine interfaces, and ad platforms
- Demonstrated experience developing, managing, and leading an account management team
- Strong knowledge of social media advertising platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Excellent
- Presentation and verbal communication skills
- Certification in and strong knowledge of Google Analytics (Google AdWords a plus)
Why PBJ Marketing
- Fast growing company with an expanding list of Fortune 500 clients
- Competitive Salary and unlimited vacation time
- Casual, Fun Work Environment (free beer! — and coffee and tea)
- Great Opportunities for Growth
- Equal Opportunity Employer
Does this sound like you, and THEN some? Send your resume to makeithappen@pbjmarketing.com
Summary and Scope
The ideal candidate already has a high-level foundation in SEO and is ready to take their skills to the next level. The SEO manager is a true team player who will be called upon to drive search engine optimization strategies, communicate directly with clients, and work internally to coordinate with members of our SEO, Paid Media, Content and Web Development teams. It is essential that this person has the desire to cultivate strong professional working relationships with colleagues at all levels within the company.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of SEO’s role in brand development, digital PR, and content marketing as part of PBJ’s integrated digital marketing approach.
- Apply a strong business acumen to establish and monitor appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure campaigns deliver results that positively impact our clients’ business objectives.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive and strategic roadmap for SEO designed to produce sustainable results that maximize search performance.
- Perform ongoing keyword discovery, expansion and optimization to execute on-page strategies that support a consistent content theme.
- Leverage a combination of tools and manual research to perform competitive research identifying opportunities for pursuing search engine optimization strategies based upon those factors that the search engines are valuing for target queries.
- Collaborate with Paid Media team to leverage complementary insights to ensure SEO strategy is consistent with paid search efforts.
- Collaborate with Content resources to identify opportunities to create, distribute, and promote web content appropriately among target communities.
- Contribute subject-matter expertise to internal and external thought leadership initiatives, including blog posts, lunch & learn sessions, and networking events.
To succeed in this position, you must have:
- 3+ years of demonstrated experience, and passion, in organic (SEO) search marketing both Onsite Technical SEO and Offsite Link-building SEO
- Experience working with WordPress or similar CMS.
- Familiarity with important Google Algorithm updates, including Mobile-First Index, Penguin, Panda, and RankBrain.
- A basic understanding of important on-page SEO factors that impact a site’s ranking potential, including quality content, keyword focus, URL structure, title tags, meta descriptions, [h] tags, image alt text and anchor text.
- A proven ability to combine and analyze data from multiple sources to interpret business performance and drive strategy.
- Familiarity with social media and its role in enhancing SEO initiatives, particularly through relationship-building and link curation.
- High-level knowledge of technical website elements that may inhibit search engine crawling and indexation, including information architecture, HTTP status codes and redirects, meta data, breadcrumb linking, canonical tagging, Robots.txt, crawl budget, site speed optimization, .htaccess, pagination and Schema markups.
- Proficiency in Google Analytics, social media marketing applications (ex. – Buffer, HootSuite, Tweetdeck) and leading content management systems (ex. – WordPress, Shopify).
- Exceptional working knowledge of Excel and other data analysis and business intelligence tools, as well as other MS Office and Google products.
- Familiarity with reporting and opportunity analysis tools such as Ahrefs, Moz, SEMRush, Buzzsumo, and Screaming Frog.
- Efficient analytical and organizational skills.
- A tireless work ethic and passion for digital marketing.
Why PBJ Marketing:
- Fast growing company with an expanding list of household name clients across a wide variety of industries.
- Competitive salary and unlimited vacation time.
- Employer contributions toward a competitive medical plan; the option to purchase additional benefits at reasonable rates such as dental and vision.
- Casual, Fun Work Environment (free beer! — and coffee and tea).
- Great opportunities for growth within a company in its early stages of fruition.
Does this sound like you, and THEN some? Send your resume to makeithappen@pbjmarketing.com
At this time, PBJ is not accepting intern applications but we do encourage you to chat back again soon as this may change.
Thank you for your interest!