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eBay has 2 in-house SEO Jobs Open in San Jose/San Francisco, CA

This is a great opportunity for 2 people to join eBay as an in-house SEO.

I'm doing some consulting work for them on-site and have the inside scoop on how great the team is.  You'll love your new boss and the team as a whole. It's very cultural, it's like the united nations here with a team from around the globe. If your dream is to live abroad, it sounds like it's a possibility for a superstar employee.

These 2 seo jobs are extremely tempting for me to apply, but I'm loving consulting.

Location: Both positions reside in San Jose (telecommuting is not an option)

Title: SEO Manager

Responsible for: International versions of the eBay site(s), one position handles a few European countries, another handles a few Asian countries

The eBay Campus: Very nice. Reminds me of my days at Yahoo

You can Live in San Francisco: There are shuttles equipped with wi-fi from San Francisco if you want to live there and commute to San Jose.

Core Responsibilities:

• Review and develop eBay natural search strategy
• Develop & execute, with the support of cross-functional teams, natural search initiatives
• Support introduction of global natural search initiatives
• Communicate progress and performance across departments & global teams
• Drive deep understanding within eBay of natural search and related industry developments
• Advise & consult other eBay departments on impact of product changes on natural search traffic

 

Qualifications:

• You need proven white-hat SEO successes They're looking for great SEO leaders, and be prepared to be vetted on your SEO skills.
• HTML as a must with Programming in LAMP & SQL (a plus)
• Deep understanding of Natural Search, including:
  • Search Engine Optimization techniques
  • Proven track record of site optimization
  • Deep familiarity with global  search market and emerging trends/technologies
  • Advanced Excel & Access skills required
    • Must be extremely comfortable with use of functions and formulae
    • Structured and disciplined in manipulating large datasets
    • Knowledge of macros highly useful

Ability to legally work in the US required.

Interviews are already happening. If interested:
Send your resume to jessicabowman [at] gmail dot com

SEM/SEO Job: VP of Search Marketing (Los Angeles, CA)

This title doesn't come around a lot: VP of Search Marketing

Experian Interactive Media needs someone to manage their SEO and PPC programs, obviously they see the value in search marketing by creating a VP role.

Big properties: Lowermybills.com, classesUSA.com, InstantApprovals.com and ExpertsOnCredit.com

It's based in Santa Monica, CA. I lived there, it's great, right on the beach and definitely a more mellow part of LA.


Here is the Official job description:

SEM/SEO Job: Hilton Hotels (Los Angeles, CA)

Here's a really nice big brand for your resume:  Hilton Hotels

Hilton is hiring an in-house SEM/SEO for their office in Beverly Hills. An amazing location - near great eateries, shops and boutiques.  I drove by it all the time when I loved in LA - it really is a great spot.

It's a great opportunity to propel your career with a really big brand if you have 1-2 years of experience -- something like this doesn't come around often. The only catch, you need to be local to LA (no relocation assistance).

Within the organization the position sits in interactive marketing, and you'll have the opportunity to move up within the company if SEO isn't what you want to do forever.

The best part -- Free hotel stays!  Great for the passionate vacationer, they have a Hilton Employee Travel Program where you can stay for free at any Hilton owned and managed hotel.  And, you get a discount on any franchised property.  (based on availability, of course)

They also claim a nice 401k matching program -- not all companies match the 401k.

Some lucky SEO is going to have an uber-cool job.

Here is the Official Job Description:

SEO Job: In-house SEO Needed, Car Market, Moving Quickly

To fill the gap as I figure out what's next after leaving Yahoo!, I'm consulting with a company to build their in-house SEO program. One of the first steps is hiring an in-house SEO team, it's a great opportunity, and they want to move very quickly... as in  let's set up interviews in the next couple of days!

What you'll love about the job:

• The domain has been around for 10 years, TheCarConnection.com
• You will NOT have the typical challenges faced by an in-house SEO. The team seems very open to advice, they just need someone to give them direction
• It's a great group of people, very wise. You'll learn a lot from them about business in general -- especially now while it's small and the big-brains are very accessible.
   
• SEO is such a high priority, you'll probably be talking to the CEO every day in the beginning (I am) and he's really sharp, and not a stereotypical CEO. He sold a startup a few years ago, then took a few years off traveling and enjoying the good life. I'd want to learn from someone like that.
   
• The website is 10 years old, and was purchased by a startup, The Car Advisory Network. The company is ventured backed.
• It's so new, I haven't seen more than 20 people in the office and if you know anything about startups, it means you'll get equity.
• Much of the beginning SEO dirty work is will be done by the time you get in (lucky me!), you'll get to come in, review the proposed strategy, expand with your ideas and start executing.

Here are the details:

• Car industry experience a plus
• Location: Palo Alto, CA (seems like a nice college town, I'm working on-site and scoping the neighborhood because I like it here) If you want to live in San Francisco or San Jose, no problem - just take the train and walk to the office, that's what I do.
• Yes, relocation is available.

Ready to move? Contact me

SEO Job: Demand Media (Santa Monica, CA)

Title: Sr. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager, Media Properties

Demand Media is looking for a smart, driven, hands-on Senior SEO Manager of Media Properties to join our Search Engine Optimization team in Santa Monica.

Highlights:  Part of an existing SEO team, very large scale

Properties: Answerbag.com, ehow.com, cracked.com and more

SEM Job: Top Notch PPC Person needed for Big Brand

My blog is usually about SEO, but a good friend at a really big brand is looking for an in-house PPC person with experience managing multi-million dollar campaigns.

For various reasons, they're quietly looking, so I'm posting it as an "anonymous big brand (fortune 100) that would look awesome on any resume."

Basic requirements:

• Experience with very large enterprise-level campaign management.
• Excellent at managing people, especially internal cients
• Experience working with multiple clients, as you'll be working with several different business units.
• Experience managing multi-million dollar campaigns (as in don't apply if you don't have this one)

If you're interested, drop me a line and I will forward it along. Jessica Bowman's Contact Information

If you know of someone who might be a good fit, pass it along. Trust me, they will be indebted to you for passing along the lead - it's that good, and if they get the job they'll be indebted to you for life.

I'd apply for this since I'm now job hunting, but I only want to do SEO.

In-house SEO Jobs by Email

I've been hearing about a lot of in-house SEO jobs and thought I would send them out by email, along with other news and updates relevant to an in-house SEO.

I have two jobs that i'll be sending out this week, so if you're interested in knowing what's out there, sign up. Over time i'll disguise it with other useful articles and such so management won't have a clue that you're really interested in the job alerts!  :)

To get information relevant to in-house SEO, sign up for In-house E-mail Alerts

I'm for hire! And am going to kick out some cool stuff for In-house SEOs

As you know by now, life at Yahoo! wasn't pleasant this week and I'm happy to report that that their in-house SEO program is now so good, that I was laid off!

I knew that my job would be done when an in-house evangelist wasn't needed anymore. On the way out I got hugs from engineers… it was a job well done. 

I am now entertaining offers for in-house SEO positions.

In the meantime, I'm quite excited about what's coming next. While I now have a great notch on the belt, I'm going take a few weeks to act on the projects that I've been wanting to do for the in-house community for a while.

What's in store for the in-house SEO community:

• Everyone says I need to hang my own shingle, and I turn down a lot of consulting requests, so now is your chance to work with me, check out the in-house SEO training & consulting services.

• There are a few unfilled in-house training needs that I'm going to address. Expect me to be pinging you guys for thoughts.

•  SEOinhouse.com will be coming in March/April. I have a few an ideas for the domain's phase one, but was wondering what the community thought would make the site a must-use resource for in-house SEOs.  Let me know your thoughts at:  seoinhouse at gmail dot com

•  Now that I'm publicly looking for an in-house SEO job, I'm going to invite you to an up-close-and-personal view of what's out there and what it takes to get the really great gigs. Stay tuned!

•  And if time permits… I'm going to get off typepad, ditch this ugly red blog template and get a proper looking blog. :)

I want to thank ALL my industry friends who have checked in, responded so quickly despite busy schedules, and sent job leads and sent oodles of encouragement. Even Rand Fishkin answered my call in the midst of his Oprah limo excitement – he had just taped his Oprah debut. Now that's a good friend!! I can never thank you all enough!

Webinar: SEO Career Planning

SEMPO is offering an interesting webinar on SEO Career Planning & the salary survey we took a while back.

Sounds like they have in-housers commenting on the data, and you'll get a few details useful when looking for your next in-house SEO job.

Register for the Webinar

Who's looking for an in-house SEO job right now?

I came in this morning with a voice-mail that makes me green with envy because some lucky SEO is gonna get a super cool gig. The call was from a recruiter looking to hire an in-house SEO to build an in-house SEO program. I'm discreet, so I won't say who the company is, but it's uber-cool and if I weren't happily employed by Yahoo!, I'd be applying.

So, my question is, who is looking for an in-house SEO job right now?  Lots of recruiters call me, but most of my contacts have just signed on for new 'gigs. 

If you're interested in me sending you info on jobs I think you might be a good fit for, let me know by sending an email and resume to: jessica bowman at gmail dot com, with the subject "I'm looking for an in-house SEO Job".  If you're comfortable, the salary range you're after would be nice, because when recruiters call the ranges are all over the board.

And, as always, MUM'S THE WORD, AND IT'S TOTALLY CONFIDENTIAL.