The Account Director leads a team of SEO Managers, ensuring quality across client accounts, conducting audits, and providing strategic input in client interactions. This role involves mentoring and supporting professional development while maintaining standards for SEO excellence.
The Account Director is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing a team of SEO Managers (Account Strategists) and ensuring the quality, consistency, and strategic integrity of work delivered across client accounts. This is not a purely hands-off management role, you will conduct regular audits of your team's work, step into client calls when senior strategic input is needed, and serve as the standard-setter for SEO excellence at MeanPug.
You will not manage every account day-to-day, but you will know what good looks like and hold your team to it.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Quality Control
- Oversee a team of SEO Managers, providing direction, mentorship, and accountability
- Conduct regular audits of account work to ensure strategic quality and consistency across the team
- Identify gaps in execution or strategy and coach managers to correct course
- Establish and maintain internal standards for SEO deliverables, reporting, and client communication
- Run structured performance check-ins and support the professional development of your team
Client Strategy & Senior Support
- Step into client calls to provide senior strategic perspective on complex accounts or escalations
- Serve as a strategic resource when account managers need support navigating difficult client conversations
- Partner with firm leadership on high-value accounts to communicate performance, strategy, and growth opportunities
- Review and approve strategic recommendations before they reach clients when stakes are high
SEO Oversight
- Stay current on Local SEO and Technical SEO best practices to effectively evaluate your team's work
- Review technical audits, content strategies, and keyword frameworks produced by your managers
- Troubleshoot complex SEO challenges that fall outside a manager's scope
- Ensure Google Business Profile optimization, citation management, and local link building strategies are executed at a high level across accounts
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with development, content, and analytics teams to ensure seamless execution across disciplines
- Contribute to agency-level strategy conversations and help shape how MeanPug delivers SEO at scale
- Collaborate on process improvements, tooling, and workflow optimization for the SEO team
Requirements
- Proven background in SEO with strong fluency in both Local SEO and Technical SEO
- Experience managing or leading a team of SEO professionals
- Strong client communication skills with the ability to present confidently to firm leadership
- Ability to audit work critically and provide clear, actionable feedback
- Comfortable operating at the intersection of strategy and oversight — not purely one or the other
- Legal industry experience is a plus, but not required
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with company matching
- Flexible work schedule
- Professional development opportunities
- Dog-friendly office environment
- Team building events and activities
- Technology stipend for equipment setup
- Pet adoption reimbursement (up to $500)
Top Skills
Google Business Profile
Seo
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