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Richard Klein

Richard Klein

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Associate Director of SEO and GEO/AEO with 10+ years of experience leading organic and AI-search strategy for Fortune 500 and enterprise brands across CPG, media, retail, and technology.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Director, SEO & GEO

WORK & CO (ACCENTURE)
Brooklyn, NY
01.2024 - Current
  • Lead SEO, AEO, and GEO strategy for enterprise and high-growth brands.
  • Advise on AI-powered search, answer engines, and generative discovery.
  • Develop frameworks for entity authority, structured content, and AI readiness.
  • Guide technical strategy across architecture, international SEO, and migrations.
  • Build measurement models for organic and AI visibility.
  • Establish internal SEO and GEO standards.
  • Partner with product, engineering, and analytics teams.

SEO Senior Manager

ACKNOWLEDGE DIGITAL
Brooklyn, NY
08.2022 - 01.2024
  • Led SEO strategy across enterprise and mid-market accounts.
  • Managed and mentored SEO strategists.
  • Owned client roadmaps and prioritization.
  • Delivered advanced technical SEO recommendations.
  • Led global site migrations and platform transitions.
  • Developed custom reporting frameworks.

SEO Manager

ACKNOWLEDGE DIGITAL (Acquired by Work&Co 2020)
Brooklyn, NY
02.2020 - 08.2022
  • Executed SEO strategies to drive organic growth.
  • Led keyword research and topical planning.
  • Conducted technical audits and on-page optimization.
  • Partnered with design and development teams.

Senior SEO Strategist

ACKNOWLEDGE DIGITAL
Brooklyn, NY
08.2018 - 02.2020
  • Built and executed SEO strategies to improve organic search visibility.
  • Led keyword research, competitor analysis, and optimization planning.
  • Implemented technical and on-site enhancements and reported performance insights.

Education

Journalism

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT

Skills

  • SEO (Content, Technical & International)
  • GEO / AEO
  • Entity Authority & Knowledge Graph Strategy
  • Site Architecture, URL Governance & Migrations
  • Structured Data & Schema (JSON-LD)
  • Editorial & Topical Authority
  • Google Search Console, GA4
  • Screaming Frog
  • SEMrush, Profound
  • Excel & Google Sheets

Timeline

Associate Director, SEO & GEO

WORK & CO (ACCENTURE)
01.2024 - Current

SEO Senior Manager

ACKNOWLEDGE DIGITAL
08.2022 - 01.2024

SEO Manager

ACKNOWLEDGE DIGITAL (Acquired by Work&Co 2020)
02.2020 - 08.2022

Senior SEO Strategist

ACKNOWLEDGE DIGITAL
08.2018 - 02.2020

Journalism

Western Connecticut State University
Richard Klein