Careers

SEO Specialist

Preferred Qualifications

• Some Agency experience or worked on multiple projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient with WordPress

We are seeking a full-time SEO Specialist to be responsible for optimization on client sites, creating content, keyword research, technical auditing, and backlinking,

The right candidate will multitask across diverse environments, communicate with clients and internal team members, and be dynamic enough to learn new technologies and processes.

Responsibilities include:

• Using our SEO management tool, you will run initial diagnostics on each account to determine what needs to be done to get the site ranking in the SERPs.
• Optimize copy and landing pages for search engine optimization
• Define and build keyword lists based on clients’ objectives and market opportunities, using a mix of proprietary tools and analytics data.
• Run keyword analysis from Google Analytics to determine common trends based on long-tail traffic. This analysis will allow the client to rank for additional keywords.
• Research and implement search engine optimization recommendations on the website to achieve organic visibility for our clients.
• Utilize Google Analytics, Search Console, Ahrefs, and other tools to produce actionable insights, such as determining any trends or issues that need to be addressed on each site – high bounce rate percentage, low traffic, spammy referral sites, etc.
• Research and analyze competitor content and links
• Coordinate regularly with our website development, SEM, design, and business development teams and senior management to ensure that clients are getting positive results.
• Create a backlinking strategy and link campaigns. Collaborate with content team to create, distribute, and promote web content.
• Recommend changes to website architecture, content, linking, and other factors to improve SEO positions for target keywords.
• Work with editorial and marketing teams to drive SEO in content strategy and creation
• Prepare a customized End of Month SEO Report that explains where the client is currently ranking, what we will be focusing on, and how we will adjust our strategy.

Minimum Requirements

• MUST be on the East Coast Time Zone. We prefer a North Carolina resident.
• Experience with search engine optimization best practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work within a team and independently
• Experience with website optimization tools
• Strong organizational, time management, and analytical skills
• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to show examples of work or verbally explain a project.

How to apply

Email your resume to jobsraleigh@gmail.com with the subject line SEO Specialist

To FAST TRACK your application, take our test. We will send you a website to review and provide a simple SEO audit. Please also include a few writing examples. (NOTE: This is NOT one of our clients but a random website.)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay based on skill sets.

Schedule: Flexible hours Monday to Friday but we need availability between 9 am to 5 pm EST

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Please, no agencies. No agency-referred candidates will be considered for this position.

Send your resume to jobsraleigh@gmail.com with the subject line SEO Specialist to be considered for the position.