About the Role
As our Director of Marketing, AEO Operations, you'll partner with executives to own Online Reputation Management (ORM) — monitoring, influencing, and shaping how our brands are perceived across search, social, and AI platforms (AEO/GEO) by ensuring accurate, helpful content is what people (and AI systems) find. If you thrive in complexity, entrepreneurial problem-solving, and believe in scaling through tech and AI, this is your PLACE.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end ORM strategy and execution across 30+ real estate agent-facing and consumer-facing brands
- Hold ultimate accountability for program outcomes — sentiment, visibility, and content accuracy across brands
- Build and manage a content creation engine spanning multiple channels per brand — social (including Meta and Reddit), owned & partner web properties, video, and more
- Optimize brand visibility across search and AI answer engines (AEO)
- Partner with marketing teams across brands to align content and messaging strategy
- Manage execution through scalable processes, virtual assistants, and contractors
- Define and track AEO-specific KPIs, including AI citation frequency, sentiment accuracy in AI-generated summaries, and brand representation across Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity
- Work with our data team to build scalable reporting that tracks sentiment, visibility, and content performance at scale (AEO reporting experience a plus)
- Design and implement scalable processes and workflows so the program can grow without linear headcount increases
- Monitor, assess, and respond to active negative narratives across search, social, and AI platforms — knowing when to engage, how to seed authentic counter-narratives, and when to let content run
- Develop and maintain editorial standards for externally branded content, with particular attention to earning trust in community-driven channels like Reddit and social without feeling like traditional advertising
Requirements
- 5+ years in marketing management roles, with a demonstrated track record of success
- Experience managing brand content at portfolio scale — either multi-brand in-house or agency-side across multiple clients simultaneously
- Working knowledge of how large language models synthesize brand content and what drives AI-generated responses — including entity optimization, structured data, and citation-quality content formats
- Strong editorial judgment, with specific experience calibrating tone for community-driven platforms
- Proven ability to define and track AEO-specific metrics and build reporting frameworks in a space where industry-standard tools are still emerging
- Experience with SEO and/or AEO
- A track record of building processes and SOPs that keep teams accountable, projects on track, and KPIs growing
- Experience managing execution across many simultaneous tasks — through technology, contractors, VAs, or distributed teams
- An appetite for testing new tactics and solving ambiguous, complex problems
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate impact directly to executive leadership
- Comfort serving as the internal subject matter expert on AEO — educating stakeholders, setting standards, and building the case for investment
- Real estate industry experience a plus
Skills
- Online Reputation Management (ORM)
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- AI Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
- Content Strategy
- Brand Management
- Social Media Marketing
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Entity Optimization
- Structured Data
- Editorial Judgment
- Process Building
- KPI Tracking
- Reporting Frameworks
- Cross-functional Influence
- Stakeholder Education
Experience Level
- 5+ years in marketing management
Salary/Compensations
- $125,000-$150,000/year
Benefits
- PTO as needed
- Comprehensive insurance coverage
- 401(k) match
- Stock option grants
- Stock purchase plan
About the Company
- PLACE is building a category-defining company at the intersection of real estate, technology, business services, and the consumer.
- We are a profitable, hypergrowth startup, on the path to an IPO.
- Every team member is an owner, building the 'PLACE' they are proud to call 'my company.'
