Employment Opportunities

We believe that a job is more than a paycheck and that search marketing is an exciting career.

We’re a company that strives to be a team. Our company culture reflects our passion for doing great work and supporting each other while doing it.

Bruce Clay employees value teamwork.

Note from Bruce

Bruce Clay Inc is an expert search marketing agency. Our SEO and PPC analysts have an average well above 10+ years of experience and our services are not for the timid. We focus on SEO and PPC deep dives to increase search traffic for small to large clients in competitive industries.

Our business is growing and we seek analysts all of the time. This is for people loving agency work, want to expand their expertise, and love solving a variety of puzzles. Sort of becoming a doctor by working in an ER room… you see it all.

We seek 10+ year SEO experts, PPC experts, and a hard hybrid role – SEO aware content creator across many disciplines. In all cases we provide our training on our methods so we move as a team, and it is a very rewarding experience. If you are great at what you do but are not with a leader and want to expand your career, contact us.

BUT we are also looking for an SEO content guru to work on internal websites. We have several and we would like to revisit every page. Time to refresh and expand, clarify and educate, and rise further above the others. These folks are not usually going to be involved in agency efforts (although we do sometimes need everyone involved), but rather they are mostly our in-house staff. Subtle to be sure.

These positions are all WORK-FROM-HOME, but candidates must reside in the USA. All positions are to be employees (not contractors). These are full-time positions with frequent communication needs, some is ad-hoc, so we do not allow side projects, second jobs or other activities that will interfere with our work. Nice benefits and 401(k) … read on.

Contractors: if you are able to provide reasonably dedicated time, do not live in California, but are within the USA then feel free to reach out to discuss options. Much of the description material still applies but you would not be an employee.

If any of these roles are of interest please contact us at bc-personnel@bruceclay.com. And, while these are fully work-from-home roles, we do require that you live in the United States to comply with our PEO.

Thank you!

NOTES: We are entirely a “hire-at-will” employer. Nothing here will at all be interpreted as a formal contract or in anyway limit the company from altering the descriptions or restricting at-will rights or conditions for itself or the employee. As is customary, we do not offer employment contracts or promises of employment, compensation or benefits. All positions will also require a comprehensive background check as allowed by law.

The salary range for our jobs varies by job of course, but lowest to highest is $44,000 to $144,000 (see the descriptions below). Each position will have their ranges specified, although the law permits fluctuation by geography (i.e., state), education, specific experience, competency, seniority, company needs, and some other skill factors. The wages paid are at the discretion of the company. Basically we pay a competitive wage within our means and strive to hire the best.

Seniority

Each position has five levels of seniority, each appropriate to the needs of the business and roles. Not all positions have all levels of seniority. In general they are:

Base level such as Analyst – 1+ years commonly
Senior Level – 10+ years commonly
Staff level – 15+ years commonly
Consultant – 20+ years commonly

Other titles are sometimes used such as Producer or Editor.

NOTE: We do occasionally hire Consultants-to-Employee staff (start as a consultant until deciding if we are right for each other) based upon project needs. If you are interested in trying us out and working on exciting projects please let us know.

Each position can have any grades and the grades are not automatic nor impact compensation. Compensation is based upon contribution. And we can have a Senior with 15 years in some roles. Fear not, we are fair and reward if earned.

Active Openings

We are currently not hiring. When we do it is in the USA as work-from-home employees:

Staff or Consulting SEO Analyst: This position requires 10+ years of experience. Work with true expert colleagues. Very client facing, this role runs our client projects. Hiring constantly.(See details)

SEO Analyst: This position requires 5+ years of experience. Not client facing, this is a setup, data analyst, investigator, diagnostics analyst, and SEO technical expertise role. Hiring constantly.(See details)

Senior Content Writer: We need creative and detail-oriented copywriters and editors with experience writing amazing webpage content. Hiring constantly. (See details)

Full Charge Bookkeeper: This position absolutely requires 10+ years of very strong Bookkeeper experience. (See details)

Fractional Manager of Human Resources / Senior HR Specialist & ADP Administration Liaison: This position absolutely requires 5+ years of very strong HR experience. Salary depends on experience. (See details)

Why Join Bruce Clay

When you love your work and the people you work with, you’ll enjoy spending each day doing more than just a job.

At Bruce Clay Inc., we’ve been a leader in the digital marketing industry since 1996. We know that our success has been built on hiring excellent staff who provide excellent service — and taking care of them well! For that reason, work-life balance is a foundational value, which is part of the reason that many of our staff have stayed with the company for 5, 10 or even 20 years.

Work from Home position with Great Benefits

Most positions are work from home positions, so you have the flexibility to work from wherever you live within the USA. A monthly expense reimbursement helps cover the cost of working from home. Our benefits include:

Health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
401(k) with employer match
Birthday off with pay
Perhaps one floating day off with pay per quarter just because
Health and Wellness balance allowance available to reimburse up to $900 (2024) per year of education, recreation or wellness expenses (e.g., gym membership, class registrations, etc.)
Pet Health Fund available to reimburse up to $200 per year in medical expenses for your pets
Paid vacation starting with 2 accrued weeks per year, increasing to 3 weeks after completion of 5 years, 4 weeks after completion of 10 years
Sick time (up to 52 hours per year) which includes kin and pets
Seven paid holidays per year, maybe more :)

People who are team oriented, caring, energetic and enjoy solving challenges will find themselves at home at Bruce Clay Inc. Look around and find where you fit in our team.

Send resumes with cover letters to bc-personnel@bruceclay.com.

Think Tank with a Thought Leader

Those who get the most personal satisfaction at BCI are the deep-divers who are driven to learn and grow. Our company founder and president is Bruce Clay, a lifetime achievement award recipient who takes an active part in passing on his 27+ years of SEO wisdom to staff. Everyone here finds a path to professional growth.

Compensation

In some states it is illegal to post a “remote” or work-from-home position without stating a salary range. In many cases the salary range will be based upon what is considered competitive, but that shifts rapidly with the economy. We have reviewed salary ranges and have generally set ours from the low average to the maximum for each position. To make that a bit easier we commonly hire senior staff and we select an appropriate salary based upon many factors including most notably the experience of the candidate, the match to our needs, the urgency of our needs, the broad and deep skills for a specific project, occasionally the time zone or location of the candidate, and within all of that then to a comperable compensation to existing employees in your area. Our salary ranges are usually accepted. We feel that a rare skillset can create exceptions. Please understand that exceptional talent is desired. We can hire above or below these ranges as long as these were the intent when posted and exceptions are justified so please feel free to apply if you wish to work with us. Your mileage may vary.

Note, that the roles listed here are the posted positions. And that the ranges and availability of these positions are subject to change as business conditions fluctuate. No other compensation ranges on any other website are under our control and thus please refer to this page exclusively for current ranges, postings and benefits. There is no guarantee that positions will remain open so contact the company for details.

Explore Our Open Positions

Bruce Clay Inc. is growing. Grow with us! From search engine optimization jobs to creatives and communicators, there’s a range of roles and talents we rely on to keep moving forward. We are accepting resumes for the following positions.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Analyst (Staff or Consulting)

Within this description the role will be Staff or Consulting SEO Analyst, DOE.

The SEO analyst job titles are appropriate for an analyst who has a minimum of 10+ years’ experience working in the search engine optimization industry. This SEO analyst must have agency experience and demonstrated advanced project expertise suitable to handling large client account projects. Technical deep-dive deliverables with extraordinary mentoring and client communication skills required.

The SEO analysts are often assigned to projects that require a higher level of strategic work and will be required to perform technical reviews of projects and client documents. These SEO analysts are at all times viewed as an expert and leader within the SEO industry.

These SEO analysts must be able to provide creative solutions in a highly competitive and constantly changing technical discipline, as well as demonstrate accurate and appropriate judgment in the determination of our business response to client situations. He or she must have the ability to work with varied website technologies and competitive situations. Plus, these SEO analysts should understand research data to recognize trends and shifting conditions and be able to notify colleagues and management about discovered shifts in the industry or methodologies. In the course of daily work, the SEO analyst will make independent decisions relating to their assigned projects.

These SEO analysts run and maintain multiple SEO projects in a fast-paced teamwork environment. The primary function of this job is to increase keyword rankings and search engine traffic and ultimately conversions for client websites within exceptionally competitive search engine results pages.

As a key player in our small business and a member of the team, the SEO Analyst must be willing to perform whatever tasks are assigned by management.

This position requires a self-starter analytical problem solver that can accurately define, strategize a plan, and implement that plan successfully. They must appropriately and successfully respond to opportunities, problems, situations and circumstances that are not always foreseen. In some circumstances the role may be called upon to participate in projects in various capacities supporting other staff or the business needs.

Compensation: Salary of $70,000 to $115,000 per year as an exempt employee DOE. Note that exempt employee thresholds often vary by state.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Analyst

Within this description the role will be Senior SEO Analyst, DOE.

The SEO Analyst has a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the search engine optimization industry. The SEO Analyst must demonstrate some SEO project expertise suitable to achieving task delivery schedules.

The SEO Analyst is commonly setting up new client projects and maintaining ongoing analysis and reporting. They are often assigned to projects that require varied levels of research and analysis and they will be required to perform technical reviews of projects and client documents.

The SEO Analyst works on multiple SEO projects in a fast-paced teamwork environment. The primary function of this job is to provide back-office documentation for client websites.

As a key player in our small business and a member of the team, the SEO Analyst must be willing to perform whatever tasks are assigned by management.

This position requires a self-starter problem solver that can accurately produce required results. In some circumstances the role may be called upon to participate in projects in various capacities supporting other staff or the business needs.

NOTE: This role is NOT client-facing in that they will not lead client project discussions. This role is strictly providing data analysis and reporting tasks as appropriate to service and support client projects.

Compensation: Salary of $24 to $40 per hour as a nonexempt employee DOE.

Content Writer (Base or Senior)

The content writer produces original content for the company and its clients. The content writer will write articles, blogs, press releases, reports, manuals, proposals, procedures, and web copy. Based upon the project, editing may be a significant part of the role. The content writer will also participate in coming up with ideas for additional content that may span mediums including graphics and video.

This role entails extensive research into the topics being written about, including conducting interviews with subject matter experts. This role requires a very strong skill set in writing, research and creative ideation. The content writer is ready and able to assist with various digital marketing tactics as they relate to content marketing and social media marketing.

No, we are not a ChatGPT or similar technology service. We expect the creative process to prevail regardless of the tools available. We do, however, use several tools to validate the content, grammar, uniqueness and human nature of our work. Tools are tools and we use them correctly, but humans are us.

As a key player in our small business and a member of the team, the Content Writer must be willing to perform whatever tasks are assigned by management.

Compensation: Salary of $22 to $36 per hour as a nonexempt employee DOE

Full-Charge Bookkeeper

The full-charge bookkeeper performs and manages a range of accounting and financial management duties to support the financial functions of the company. Performs various professional accounting duties including maintenance and analysis of accounting records, preparation of accounting schedules, reports and financial statements and senior level accounting duties. Ensures compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and organizational policies, procedures and contracts. This position is also responsible for processing the company’s semi-monthly payroll in an accurate and timely manner.

Compensation: Salary of $30 to $50 per hour as a non-exempt employee

HR Specialist & ADP Administration Liaison (Senior or Manager); Fractional

Administers company policies relating to all company human resources. This includes policies and procedures, employee relations, benefit administration, workers’ compensation, salary administration, payroll, safety, employee orientation, and regulatory compliance relative to personnel, pay and benefits, and payroll administration. Interacts regularly with senior management on company-wide personnel policies, issues and practices.

Administers ADP TotalSource as appropriate for HR and Payroll issues, onboards and terminates employees, manages compensation, maintains records, and more. Will assist in transition to paperless environment.

As a key player in our small business and a member of the team, the Senior HR Specialist – HR & ADP Administration Liaison must be willing to perform whatever tasks are assigned by management.