Digital Media Specialist (SEO)

Forthea Open · verified Aug 21, 2026

Houston Mid-level SEO

Mid-level SEO role at Forthea. Houston.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Research and prioritize keywords around each client’s SEO needs
Review site structure, document SEO fixes, and follow through on updates
Track search performance, report findings, and recommend ongoing optimizations
Improve landing pages for stronger conversion and page performance
Coordinate with SEO vendor-tool contacts while managing client projects

What you bring

Bring one to three years of hands-on SEO experience
Write and present clearly, with strong verbal communication
Connect performance data to client business goals using solid analysis
Manage competing projects with organization, prioritization, and follow-through
Know technical SEO, SEO content, or promotions and linking

Who this fits

This role suits an energetic, entrepreneurial SEO practitioner who is effective, humble, and highly competitive. You’ll work with senior planners and account managers while supporting client service and company growth. The position is listed in Houston.

From the employer

Company Description

Forthea is an award-winning digital marketing agency that improves lead generation for clients by focusing on superior data analytics and creative executions that produce measurable results. Forthea’s rock-solid commitment to core values and sustained business excellence has led to successful partnerships with a variety of B2B and B2C clients around the world. Forthea was founded in 2006 in Houston, where it maintains its U.S. corporate headquarters.

Forthea has been recognized as one of the best places to work in Houston, one of the fastest-growing companies in Houston, and one of the largest Houston-area advertising agencies. Forthea President Christopher Pappas has been recognized as one of Houston’s top young business leaders.

Job Description

These roles are responsible for planning, optimizing, implementing and analyzing natural search engine marketing activities. This position is key to future growth and will be responsible for the top-to-bottom management of our clients’ SEO & digital marketing activities.

You will be working closely with senior planners and account management across the company and serve as an integral part of the service organization and the company’s overall growth. Success at Forthea comes from someone who is naturally energetic, entrepreneurial, effective, humble and who simply hates to lose.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Conduct keyword research and selection for SEO projects based on client needs
Analyze website architecture and document changes required for SEO
Monitor, on an on-going basis, clients’ SEO results and manage projects to ensure continued high rankings
Provide ongoing support of all SEO initiatives including reporting, analysis and optimization recommendations
Monitor campaign results, analyze key metrics, and optimize click-through and conversion rates
Optimize landing pages for conversion and performance improvement
Serve as liaison with SEO Vendor Tool contacts

Qualifications

1-3 years SEO experience
Good writing and verbal communication skills (including presentation skills)
Strong analytic skills and ability to relate results to client business objectives
Proficient at managing projects and able to multi-task, organize, prioritize and structure workload
Proficient with Search engine interfaces, tracking tools (analytics) and procedures (both search and online)
A thorough grounding in at least one of the following: technical SEO, SEO Content and/or Promotions/Linking.