SEO Manager

The year was 1999, and our founder Nick Swinmurn was walking around a mall in San Francisco looking for a pair of shoes. One store had the right style, but not the right color. Another store had the right color, but not the right size. Nick spent the next hour in the mall, walking from store to store, and finally went home empty-handed and frustrated.

Zappos is looking for an experienced SEO Manager that can optimize the Zappos family websites to maximize their true SEO potential. Also, this person would manage, mentor and hire talented SEO individuals that would help to contribute to the success of SEO. We are looking for a hands-on professional with excellent problem solving skills that has knowledge of various SEO reporting & analytical platforms.

* Developing the long-term SEO strategy for Zappos & 6pm including the Mobile SEO strategy. * Manage, mentor & hire SEO team to plan, execute and successfully track ROI positive SEO initiatives. * Manage day-to-day SEO tasks & projects * Ensure a careful balance of on/off page optimization including content generation and link building (internal/external). * Clear understanding of search algorithms and proper leverage these components in the SEO strategy. * Measurement and reporting of all organic traffic and sales across all properties and page types. * Work with Product managers to build SEO roadmap and properly execute against it. * Provide training to content and development teams * Serve as a liaison with software engineers to create new tools. * Stay up to date with industry trends and inform other stake holders on required changes.

* 4 years of SEO experience * BA/BS in Marketing with a strong understanding of technical SEO or BA/BS in Engineering or similar technical discipline. * Preference for experience in E-commerce SEO and managing multiple websites. * Understanding of HTML, CSS, javascript, and other scripting languages including Perl. * Experience with link building and proper usage while representing the brand in the best possible light. * Proficient using SEO tools such as; seoClarity, Brightedge, Conductor, MOZ and Rio SEO * Proficient in Google Webmaster tools & Bing Webmaster tools * Proficient in Web Analytics tools such as; Google Analytics, Omniture or Coremetrics * Good understanding of web development and design as it pertains to search engine algorithms * Strong prioritization skills * Excellent project management skills and ability to align efforts across multiple departments * Very strong organization, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. * Proficient in Microsoft Excel & Word