Junior Search Engine Optimization and Digital Marketing Manager

Grow Your Career While Helping Mission-Driven Businesses Thrive

At Nexus Marketing, we empower mission-driven businesses to amplify their impact. By leveraging organic marketing strategies—like content creation, branding, SEO, AI visibility, and more—we help our clients reach their audiences, tell their stories, and drive meaningful growth.

Why join Nexus Marketing?

• Mission-Driven Work: Be part of a team that supports businesses advancing causes like social justice, healthcare, education, and environmental sustainability.

• Organic Marketing Expertise: Work on impactful campaigns that prioritize long-term value through strategic content, SEO, AI visibility, and other organic channels.

• Purpose with Growth: Expand your skills and advance your career in a role that blends innovation with meaningful work.

• Collaborative Team Culture: Join a passionate group of marketers who value creativity, teamwork, and learning.

• Work That Matters: Your efforts will directly contribute to helping organizations achieve their goals and make a positive difference in the world.

If you’re passionate about using organic marketing to support organizations that make an impact, Nexus Marketing is the place to build your career.

Want to learn more? 

• View a video we put together about Nexus culture 

• Listen to this nonprofit industry podcast about our agency's founding and mission

Overview

We're looking to hire 1-2 team members based in or relocating to Atlanta to join our team as a Junior SEO and Digital Marketing Account Manager.

This is a perfect role for someone who is early in their career and has an interest in the mission-driven sector, SEO, and has a love of presenting / client engagement.

You’ll be responsible for managing multiple client accounts at our business, analyzing marketing data and providing insights, leading the account team, and growing our existing relationships with our clients through value add consulting.

Your role will be focused on being the key point of contact for our clients in their relationship with our marketing agency.

The typical day in this role could involve:

• Jumping on the phone with a client's CEO or CMO to walk them through the latest month's marketing and lead data

• Providing a 6 month strategy for content development on a client's website, getting buy-in from the client, then presenting that information to the internal account team

• Working with the client to troubleshoot an SEO issue you've never seen before / need to critically evaluate how to solve

• Proposing a way to help the client move faster through an increased engagement size

Perfect candidates for this role will be excited about the idea of being the go-to person for our clients, creating a high impact at work everyday, and also want to learn a ton about digital marketing / SEO.

Typical clients include software and service providers that power mission-driven industries such as the nonprofit, association, healthcare, and education sectors.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing multiple client accounts with quick answers to marketing questions

• Leading monthly check-ins with clients and walk them through what's occurring with their marketing strategy and how we continue to improve progress.

• Leveraging multiple tools to provide results for clients including Google Analytics, Google Search Console, SEMRush, Google Data Studio, and Lighthouse Tool.

• Ability / willingness to troubleshoot situations you've never seen but know you can figure out a solution to through external research and working with your peers.

• Desire to partner with clients through a consulting relationship to identify opportunities to deeper the agency's relationship with the client.

• Presenting to stakeholders at the CEO, CMO, Director, and Manager level.

• Leading the internal client team to deliver high quality results, on time and in sync with client expectations.

• Identify and fix technical SEO issues related to the client's website.

What makes you a good fit (Qualifications):

• Superior academic performance with an overall 3.8 GPA minimum and test scores in the 90th percentile or above.

• You went to one of the top educational institutions in the country or Southeast, similar to UGA, Emory, Georgia Tech, Auburn, UT, Elon, UofSC, UF, UA, UVA, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Wake Forest, Davidson, Furman, Agnes Scott, Duke, UNC, Vanderbilt, Tulane, or William and Mary.

• Have excellent written & verbal communication skills.

• Great presentation skills.

• Have a demonstrated ability to learn new things quickly and think on your feet.

• Can work through obstacles and challenges.

• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, top-notch time management skills, and the ability to prioritize work.

• Excellent computer skills and an aptitude for learning how to use new software and programs.

• Comfortable managing a high volume of emails, publishing relationships, and tasks.

Core Values:

• Support a culture and environment where high performers feel challenged, are empowered, and want to work.

• Indecision is the only wrong decision. If you've got a reasonable shot at making the right call, take action.

• Demonstrate best-in-class responsiveness with quick, proactive, and thoughtful responses to clients, partners, prospects, and team members.

• Give back to your community and the causes you care about.

• Stay open to new ideas & advocate for them, but commit 100% once a decision is made.

• Treat clients, partners, prospects, and team members fairly & exceed their expectations.

• The status quo is unacceptable. Strive to learn and grow professionally while pursuing the best ways to drive impact at the company.

Benefits

Compensation & Benefits Overview

Base Salary

• Starting base salary of $70,000

Salary Growth Path (after 6 months)
After completing onboarding and operating independently while owning your own accounts, you become eligible for base salary increases based on utilization:

• $75,000 at 40% utilization

• $80,000 at 60% utilization

Bonus Opportunities

Annual Performance Bonus

• Based on personal, client, and/or company performance

• Range: $0 – $8,000 per year

• Target: $4,000

Client Account Growth Bonus

• Eligible after your first 6 months

• Range: $0 – $8,000 per quarter

• Up to $32,000 annually

Team Performance Bonus

• Annual bonus tied to overall team success

• Range: $0 – $4,000 per year

Additional Benefits

• Health Insurance Stipend: $100/month if you opt out of the company healthcare plan

• Optional Leave Cash-Out: Up to $3,150 annually if you choose to cash out unused leave

Total Compensation

• Expected Year 1 total compensation: $86,000+

  • Strong upside with utilization, performance, and client growth

  • Compensation increases in future years as responsibility and impact grow

Time Off:

We believe in working hard and striving for your best throughout the year but also that individuals should have an abundance of flexibility to take time off to see family, friends, or pursue their passions. All team members have:

• 20 vacation days per year

• 5 sick days per year

• 7 company holidays per year

• 15 life leave days per year. These days may be used during the year, rolled over into next year, or redeemed for their cash value 1x per year.

Other Benefits:

• Healthcare benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Long-term Disability Insurance)

• 401k with a 4% company match

• Matching gift program

• Volunteer grant program

• Fundraising sponsorship for run / walk / rides

• Board service grants

• Team volunteer grants