I am an experienced SEO Director with a proven track record of scaling high-performance SEO teams and delivering measurable SEO success across diverse client verticals. I specialize in integrating AI and automation into SEO workflows to enhance keyword research, content optimization, and performance analysis. I thrive on aligning SEO initiatives with business objectives to drive organic visibility and revenue growth. Throughout my career, I have successfully led strategic SEO projects including large-scale website migrations, resulting in significant increases in clicks and impressions. My passion lies in building effective SEO departments from the ground up, advising startups and growth-stage clients, and leveraging targeted content creation to boost online presence in competitive sectors.

Bradley McHargue

I am an experienced SEO Director with a proven track record of scaling high-performance SEO teams and delivering measurable SEO success across diverse client verticals. I specialize in integrating AI and automation into SEO workflows to enhance keyword research, content optimization, and performance analysis. I thrive on aligning SEO initiatives with business objectives to drive organic visibility and revenue growth. Throughout my career, I have successfully led strategic SEO projects including large-scale website migrations, resulting in significant increases in clicks and impressions. My passion lies in building effective SEO departments from the ground up, advising startups and growth-stage clients, and leveraging targeted content creation to boost online presence in competitive sectors.

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I am an experienced SEO Director with a proven track record of scaling high-performance SEO teams and delivering measurable SEO success across diverse client verticals. I specialize in integrating AI and automation into SEO workflows to enhance keyword research, content optimization, and performance analysis. I thrive on aligning SEO initiatives with business objectives to drive organic visibility and revenue growth.

Throughout my career, I have successfully led strategic SEO projects including large-scale website migrations, resulting in significant increases in clicks and impressions. My passion lies in building effective SEO departments from the ground up, advising startups and growth-stage clients, and leveraging targeted content creation to boost online presence in competitive sectors.

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Director of SEO at Session Interactive
September 1, 2022 - Present
Built the SEO department from a small group of contractors to a full-time high-performing team delivering measurable SEO success across multiple client verticals. Served as a strategic advisor to startup and growth-stage clients, improving organic visibility, qualified traffic, and revenue. Integrated generative AI and automation into SEO workflow, enhancing keyword research, content optimization, and performance analysis. Led SEO for a large e-commerce website migration resulting in a 255% increase in clicks and 147% increase in impressions over three months. Drove increases of 17.6M impressions and 149K clicks in 12 months for a seasonal e-commerce client through targeted content creation.
Customer Success Director at Conductor
September 1, 2022 - August 26, 2025
Orchestrated alignment of SEO, content, and web teams for a growing portfolio of customers to maximize benefit and adoption of the Conductor software platform.
Senior SEO Strategist at Portent, Inc
October 1, 2021 - August 26, 2025
Organic Performance Manager at Essence
July 1, 2019 - August 26, 2025
SEO Account Manager at Clicks and Clients
October 1, 2018 - August 26, 2025
Director of Content Optimization at Big Footprint
November 1, 2017 - August 26, 2025

Education

MA at Florida State University
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2008
BA at Florida State University
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004

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Education, Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other