Vice President, SEO

Vice President, SEO

CoStar Group (NASDAQ : CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world's real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We've continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

Apartments.com is the nation's #1 rental marketplace for owners, property managers and consumers. Apartments.com is the network that millions of renters every year rely on to find their new place, is continuing to grow our industry-leading sales force. We provide apartment Property Managers and Owners with a platform to market their property listings and the industry's most comprehensive virtual tools to attract the most and highest-quality renters. The Apartments.com Network includes Apartments.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentFinder.com, and eight other leading rental sites. Our suite of services includes digital advertising, social and reputation management, and market analytic solutions which delivers innovative tools for our customers.

The Apartments.com team is seeking a high-performing results-driven Vice President, SEO to define the vision and produce outcomes for the leading multifamily rental platform. You will lead the SEO strategies and be a hands-on leader who gets in the trenches to drive work forward. Your SEO knowledge and leadership skills will help you motivate the team to analyze large datasets, uncover trends and insights, then turn those findings into actionable recommendations. As a valued member of the Product team reporting directly to the Vice President of Apartments Product, you'll be part of a dynamic, motivated team that strives to continuously demonstrate why Apartments.com is the leading multifamily marketplace.

This position is full time in office and located in Atlanta, GA.

Responsibilities :

• Oversee financial planning and budget management for the SEO function.
• Drive innovation and change management across SEO and related product functions.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Product, Research, Engineering, and Marketing to integrate SEO into product development lifecycle.
• Develop and execute long-term SEO strategy aligned with Apartments.com product vision and corporate objectives.
• Evangelize the importance of SEO and adhering to SEO best practices within the organization, provide recommendations for improvement of the site (including site architecture, URL structures, on-page ranking factors, image, video and news optimization, etc.) and oversee the implementation of those recommendations.
• Lead and manage a talented team of SEO and content professionals to drive traffic and improve the user experience of the sites in the Apartments.com Network of sites by performing activities such as competitive analysis, technical audits, keyword research, and other techniques
• Track and report on a number of SEO related metrics, providing a clear picture of the effectiveness of SEO efforts.
• Work with outside vendors, agencies and consultants as necessary to bolster the capacity and skills of our team.
• Guide the team to prioritize work and projects, drive meaningful change, and achieve results while working in a fast-paced environment and thrive under pressure.
• Direct analysis of organic search performance by keep close track of rankings, traffic, and conversion data to identify trends, then translate those findings into actionable insights
• Leverage your excellent communication skills to share insights and recommendations to a variety of colleagues, stakeholders, and business leaders with both technical and non-technical backgrounds

Basic Qualifications :

Preferred Skills and Qualifications :

What's in it for you? When you join CoStar Group, you'll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed. We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to) :

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.