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This is a high-bar role.

We are not looking for a traditional SEO manager who focuses on rankings, audits, or reactive execution.

We are looking for an AI-native operator who can own a portfolio of accounts, drive revenue growth, and proactively lead clients through the next era of organic visibility across SEO, AEO, Reddit, LLM-driven discovery, and emerging search surfaces.

Your job is to retain and grow a portfolio of 4 to 6 client accounts totaling roughly $120K to $180K in monthly value while helping us improve how we execute across the team.

If your experience is primarily:

• Executing SEO tasks without tying them to pipeline or revenue

• Reacting to client requests instead of leading strategy

• Managing deliverables instead of owning outcomes

• Avoiding AI or only using it at a basic level

This role is likely not the right fit.

Strong candidates for this role:

• Have owned or led a portfolio of client accounts

• Can connect organic visibility to pipeline, revenue, and business outcomes

• Are early adopters of AI and actively use it to increase leverage

• Operate proactively and take full ownership of results

• Can work across SEO, AEO, Reddit, and LLM visibility, not just traditional search

Our Portfolio Includes

Single Grain Agency

Enterprise digital marketing services including:

• SEO

• Paid media

• Creative

• CRO

• AI-driven growth strategy

Our clients include companies looking for serious, scalable growth, not basic marketing support.

ClickFlow

Our AI-powered content optimization platform. ClickFlow helps companies unlock hidden growth from their existing content by identifying high-impact SEO opportunities and improving rankings with AI insights.

Karrot

A LinkedIn advertising and landing page platform built specifically for B2B companies running demand generation programs. Karrot helps companies scale LinkedIn campaigns with better targeting and conversion infrastructure.

We are actively evolving into a tech-enabled services company where software, automation, and services combine to create leverage. Our CEO, Eric Siu, hosts the Leveling Up podcast and co-hosts Marketing School with Neil Patel, reaching millions of marketers and founders every month. This brand ecosystem gives us reach most agencies do not have.

What You’ll Do

As Senior SEO / AEO Manager, you operate as the strategic owner of your accounts.

You are responsible for retention, expansion, and execution across 4 to 6 client accounts.

Core responsibilities:

• Own and grow a portfolio of 4 to 6 client accounts worth approximately $120K to $180K in monthly revenue

• Drive 20 to 30 percent growth within owned accounts through expansion

• Maintain Net Revenue Retention of 115 to 120 percent across owned accounts

• Deliver zero unforced churn through proactive client leadership

• Identify risks and opportunities early and act before issues arise

• Build proactive account strategies with clear forward-looking roadmaps

• Execute strategies across SEO, AEO, LLM visibility, Reddit, and emerging discovery platforms

• Improve visibility in AI-generated answers and answer engines

• Develop repeatable Reddit and community search strategies

• Partner with leadership on upsell and expansion opportunities

• Build 1 to 3 AI workflows or tools that improve speed, quality, and execution

• Surface account-level insights that improve broader team strategy

• Mentor analysts and help raise execution quality across the pod

Outcomes You’ll Be Responsible For

Primary KPI

• Net Revenue Retention of 115% – 120% across owned accounts

Guardrails

• Logo churn = 0

• Client CSAT ≥ 8/10

6-Month Expectations

• Fully own 4 to 6 client accounts

• Deliver zero unforced churn

• Establish proactive account management across all owned accounts

• Identify and mitigate risks at least 30 days before escalation

• Drive clear expansion opportunities tied to performance

• Launch and improve strategies across Google, AI answer engines, Reddit, and other discovery surfaces

• Build 1 to 3 AI workflows or tools that improve execution quality and speed

• Improve client confidence and trust

• Contribute meaningful insights on AEO performance, LLM visibility, and pipeline-driving content strategy

12 to 18 Month Expectations

• Maintain 115% – 120% NRR across owned accounts

• Grow account revenue through consistent performance-driven expansion

• Improve client visibility across search, AI answers, and community-driven platforms

• Build repeatable approaches for Reddit, AEO, and LLM visibility execution

• Improve team efficiency and quality through AI leverage

• Raise analyst performance and communication standards

• Contribute insights that shape how the broader team operates

What We’re Looking For

Strategic Thinking

• You go beyond surface-level SEO and identify real business problems. You connect organic visibility directly to pipeline, revenue, and growth.

Influence

• You build trust with clients and internal stakeholders and help expand accounts through insight, not just execution.

Ownership

• You anticipate problems before they happen and take full accountability for outcomes.

EQ & Communication

• You create confidence with clients, handle pressure well, and communicate clearly and directly.

Talent Development

• You elevate the people around you and improve output without becoming a bottleneck.

Domain Expertise

You are an AI-native organic visibility operator with strong experience across:

• SEO

• AEO

• Reddit and community-driven discovery

• LLM visibility and AI search

You actively use AI to:

• Increase speed and efficiency

• Improve output quality

• Drive measurable business results

Apply

Submit your application at https://careers.singlegrain.com/ by completing our Beat Claude Challenge.

Select the seo-strategy-003 assessment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance after your first month of employment

• 401k with 100% match up to 4% of your salary

• $50K life insurance policy, paid 100% by the company

• 12 weeks of paid family leave, effective after the first year of employment

• Flexible Unlimited Paid Time Off

• $100 utilities stipend paid out as an extra $50 per paycheck

• $60 UberEats credit each month

• A Macbook, keyboard plus mouse

• $500 WFH Office Reimbursement