Full-Time

Search Engine Optimization Account Manager

WITHIN

WITHIN

201-500 employees

Unified performance branding and media optimization

No salary listed

Long Island City, Queens, NY, USA

Hybrid

Bachelor's

Category
Sales & Account Management
Growth & Marketing
Required Skills
SEO
Excel/Numbers/Sheets

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Requirements
  • Three or more years of hands-on search engine optimization experience, with paid search and/or social experience considered a plus
  • Proven track record of successful search engine optimization strategy and implementation with clients of differing sizes and industries
  • Solid educational background in critical thinking, quantitative analysis
  • Ability to drive initiatives forward with limited supervision
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with all levels of employees
  • Conversant with all terminology used in search engine optimization
  • Extensive working knowledge of search engine optimization research tools
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills - pivot tables, chart building, macros, etc.
  • Positive, can-do attitude; must be experienced at effective communication and fostering teamwork
  • Comfortable working in dynamic, time-sensitive environment with numerous competing priorities
  • Develop positive relationships focused on retaining clients and employees
  • Ability to analyze complex issues to develop relevant and realistic plans and recommendations to solve client challenges
Responsibilities
  • Quickly gain an understanding of the client’s product market, goals, and growth opportunities
  • Develop, manage and execute implementation of search engine optimization strategy to achieve client goals
  • Communicate strategy, timeline and results with end client
  • Perform keyword research to optimize existing content and unlock new opportunities
  • Recommend and execute strategies for content development to achieve client goals
  • Develop and execute link-building strategies and campaigns
  • Implement and administer search engine programs (XML sitemaps, shopping feeds, webmaster tools) where applicable
  • Evaluate and report on performance of search engine optimization campaigns
  • Join sales meetings and lead SEO-specific business development efforts
  • Teach team members on SEO basics and how to communicate strategy/benefits to end clients
  • Collaborate with marketing team to develop SEO-specific case studies and marketing materials
  • Anticipate client needs and questions with the ability to quickly address concerns and assist other team members in developing client responses
  • Attend client and agency meetings to present long-term results, campaign strategies, and incremental tactics
  • Stay current with industry trends and best practices, focusing on how these changes can be leveraged to drive material account improvements

Within is a performance branding agency that blends brand-building with performance marketing to improve clients’ business outcomes. It creates unified marketing strategies that cover the entire customer journey, from awareness to purchase, and deliberately collapses the traditional marketing funnel to optimize media investments and deliver measurable financial results. Working with a diverse roster of established brands, it acts as an extension of clients’ marketing teams, forming strategic partnerships to drive continuous optimization and scalable growth. Its main goal is to maximize marketing ROI and deliver long-term value by aligning brand and performance across channels and touchpoints.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$150K

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • TikTok badge status in March 2026 expands WITHIN's access to high-growth retail demand.
  • Foot Locker, The North Face, and Ben & Jerry's signal durable brand credibility.
  • eTail Palm Springs in February 2026 positions WITHIN for retail and ecommerce pipeline growth.

What critics are saying

  • Omnicom-IPG consolidation in 2025 raises buyer pressure on independents like WITHIN.
  • Brands keep in-housing media and creative; Ebiquity and WFA flagged deeper integration demands in 2026.
  • Losing Foot Locker or another anchor client would cripple utilization and trigger a death-spiral.

What makes WITHIN unique

  • WITHIN combines media buying, creative, and measurement under one performance-branding operating model.
  • March 2026 TikTok badging validates channel execution across creator, Shop, and media workflows.
  • March 2024 Foot Locker named WITHIN North American media AOR after a competitive RFP.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Phone/Internet Stipend

401(k) Company Match

Hybrid Work Options

Professional Development Program

Company Social Events

Company News

First Page Sage
Aug 7th, 2025
Executive Interview Series: Q&A with Joe Yakuel on Building Brands Through SEO and Performance Branding

Known as a leading digital marketing agency for retail and consumer brands, WITHIN has partnered with companies like Foot Locker, The North Face and Timberland to rethink how they grow by uniting brand storytelling with performance marketing.

Business Wire
Mar 13th, 2024
Performance Branding Firm Within Named As Media Agency Of Record For Foot Locker, Inc. North America

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WITHIN, the world’s only Performance Branding firm, announced today that it has taken on the role as the North American media agency of record for Foot Locker, Inc., a leading omni-channel footwear and apparel retailer that unlocks the “inner sneakerhead" in all of us. This exciting partnership follows the earlier unveiling of Foot Locker’s groundbreaking “Lace Up” plan, announced in March 2023 to strategically invigorate growth across the diverse portfolio of brands under Foot Locker, Inc. The plan focuses on four key imperatives: expanding sneaker culture; powering up the Foot Locker, Inc. portfolio; deepening relationships with Foot Locker, Inc. customers across all brands; and delivering a best-in-class omni experience. “Following a competitive RFP process, we’re excited to award the North American media business to WITHIN,” said Katarina Brown, Vice President of Digital Marketing Media at Foot Locker