Performance Marketing Manager - SEO/AEO

Summary

Noble Studios is a creative digital performance marketing agency specializing in digital marketing, web development, SEO, paid media, creative and content development, and social media. The Performance Marketing Manager will execute and optimize SEO and Answer Engine Optimization strategies, collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients, conduct content and technical audits, and use performance data to develop actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to SEO and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) strategies for assigned clients by translating client goals, audience behavior, search intent and performance data into practical recommendations
• Own day-to-day SEO/AEO deliverables with rigor, polish and clear rationale, including audits, content briefs, analysis, reporting inputs and optimization recommendations that help the team move work forward
• Collaborate with content, development, analytics, paid media, account and strategy teams to ensure SEO/AEO recommendations are actionable, integrated and tied to broader marketing plans
• Conduct keyword, topic, intent, SERP, competitor and AI research to identify content gaps, entity and authority opportunities and visibility risks across traditional search and AI platforms
• Understand how AI models understand, summarize, cite and recommend brands and translate analysis into identified patterns, source/citation gaps and recommended actions
• Support offsite integration strategies by researching social media, citations, digital PR, partnership, other cross-channel signals that influence organic visibility and AI visibility
• Audit technical SEO issues including crawlability, indexation, internal linking, URL structure, redirects, canonicalization, XML sitemaps, robots directives, page speed/Core Web Vitals, mobile usability, JavaScript rendering and schema markup
• Analyze and translate technical findings into prioritized roadmaps that balance business impact, user value, level of effort, development dependencies and performance risk
• Identify and implement structured data, metadata, internal linking and content enhancements that improve search engine and answer engine understanding, eligibility for rich results and alignment with user intent
• Monitor organic performance using platforms such as GA4, Google Search Console, Data Studio, and rank/visibility tools to surface signals early and clearly explain what changed, why it matters and what to do next

Skills

• * Operates with consistency, curiosity and care, taking pride in well-constructed and high-quality work
• * Brings a detail-driven mindset to every deliverable, showing rigor, polish and a clear understanding of how the work ladders up to client goals and the larger strategy
• * Spots patterns, red flags, performance shifts and hidden opportunities early, asking sharp questions to help the team make better decisions
• * Connects the why to the now by translating technical depth and precision into clear, actionable recommendations that build trust with clients and internal teams
• * Stays prepared, engaged and accountable while managing multiple priorities and contributing to a stronger quality baseline for the team
• * 3+years of digital marketing experience with a primary focus on SEO; agency or multi-client experience preferred
• * Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience considered
• * Hands-on understanding of SEO fundamentals across technical SEO, content strategy, internal linking, structured data, information architecture and offsite authority
• * Working knowledge of AEO concepts, including entity signals, source/citation analysis, conversational query behavior and how content may be interpreted by AI models and answer engines
• * Ability to audit technical SEO issues and explain their impact in plain language to cross-functional teams and clients
• * Demonstrated ability to prioritize recommendations using impact/effort, business goals, dependencies and performance data
• * Strong analytical, research, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to turn data and observations into clear next steps
• * Comfort using GA4, Google Search Console, Excel/Google Sheets, Looker Studio, crawling tools such as Screaming Frog, and SEO research/ranking platforms and CMS platforms
• * Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript rendering considerations, and schema markup
• * Detail-driven, consistent, curious and prepared; someone who takes pride in accurate work, surfaces risks early and helps the team produce stronger outcomes
• * Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines while staying organized, collaborative and accountable
• * You must be able to work full-time, primarily during Noble's core business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday
• Agency or multi-client experience preferred
• We prefer Nevada-based applicants, but
• We may also consider those in California, Arizona, Washington & Oregon, assuming you are available to travel if needed

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Operates with consistency, curiosity and care, taking pride in well-constructed and high-quality work
• * Brings a detail-driven mindset to every deliverable, showing rigor, polish and a clear understanding of how the work ladders up to client goals and the larger strategy
• * Spots patterns, red flags, performance shifts and hidden opportunities early, asking sharp questions to help the team make better decisions
• * Connects the why to the now by translating technical depth and precision into clear, actionable recommendations that build trust with clients and internal teams
• * Stays prepared, engaged and accountable while managing multiple priorities and contributing to a stronger quality baseline for the team
• * 3+years of digital marketing experience with a primary focus on SEO; agency or multi-client experience preferred
• * Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience considered
• * Hands-on understanding of SEO fundamentals across technical SEO, content strategy, internal linking, structured data, information architecture and offsite authority
• * Working knowledge of AEO concepts, including entity signals, source/citation analysis, conversational query behavior and how content may be interpreted by AI models and answer engines
• * Ability to audit technical SEO issues and explain their impact in plain language to cross-functional teams and clients
• * Demonstrated ability to prioritize recommendations using impact/effort, business goals, dependencies and performance data
• * Strong analytical, research, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to turn data and observations into clear next steps
• * Comfort using GA4, Google Search Console, Excel/Google Sheets, Looker Studio, crawling tools such as Screaming Frog, and SEO research/ranking platforms and CMS platforms
• * Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript rendering considerations, and schema markup
• * Detail-driven, consistent, curious and prepared; someone who takes pride in accurate work, surfaces risks early and helps the team produce stronger outcomes
• * Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines while staying organized, collaborative and accountable
• * You must be able to work full-time, primarily during Noble's core business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday

Nice to Haves

• agency or multi-client experience preferred
• We prefer Nevada-based applicants, but
• We may also consider those in California, Arizona, Washington & Oregon, assuming you are available to travel if needed

Benefits

• Two fully paid companywide weeks off annually (July & December)
• Start with 10 vacation days + 5 paid sick & safe days + all company holidays
• Regular guest speakers, seminars, and team roundtables
• Support for your continued professional development