SEO Specialist (6+ Yrs Experience)

Hello! Nice to meet you!

We are a hip, cool branding and digital marketing firm that is growing and we are looking for an SEO Specialist team player! <Part-time = Contract work to start!>

You in a nutshell

• 6 years experience w/ SEO
• Loves Organic SEO
• You know what a yellow walkman is
• Excells when working with a great team
• Can connect with the client in meetings and nerd out on data solo
• Pretty organized in life and work schedule, showing up is easy

———-> + Please read this and if you think you are a good fit, reach out as per the instructions at the bottom of this description. <—

Position Responsibilities:
– Team meeting every Monday morning @ 8:45 PST.
– Client interfacing / Client meetings
– Create strategies for clients’ websites based on where they are currently
– Use Click-Up for keeping track of tasks and completed task
– Use slack for internal and client communications
– Loves being accountable for things and loves process

—-> If you are interested in this position, please read this directions on how to apply at the bottom of this description. <—–

• Based on your audit of client, create strategy and specific tasks
• Put said tasks in our tracking system for check off and completion
• Work with our web development team to ensure SEO best practices are properly implemented on newly developed code
• Prepare the business for Google’s Page Experience Update
• Implement site recommendations based on latest algorithms, and competitive analysis
• You stay up to date on current industry practices, news, and algorithm changes
• Daily monitoring of Google Search Console to report on and correct errors and warnings
• Reporting (data from analytics/Google Console)

Strong knowledge and passion for the following:

• JSON, Java script, HTML
• Google crawl health/crawl budget of websites
• Structured data
• Page speed
• XML sitemaps and robots.txt
• Reviewing and analyzing internal and client sites for areas that can be improved and optimized
• Preparing detailed strategy and audit reports
• Identifying powerful keywords to drive the most valuable traffic
• Developing link building strategies
• Analyzing keywords and SEO techniques used by competitors
• Keeping updated on both white hat and black hat SEO strategies to avoid and/or stay within search engine guidelines
• Compiling and presenting SEO guidelines
• Update content and website links for maximum optimization and search engine rankings

Experience:

• Demonstrable track record of business results through SEO
• An in-depth understanding of search engine behavior, what practices to avoid, and what site changes will have the most impact based on current algorithms
• A strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript, and/or other programming languages
• Advanced skill with Excel and or Access required. Exposure to SQL, HIVE, or other coding languages desired
• Understanding of responsive web design and SEO its implications
• Understanding of SEO best practices for ADA, site hierarchy, link building and content writing
• Understanding of Google’s core web vitals and expectations for crawlability and indexing

———-> + Interested? Here is what to do next: In your note to me, please provide me the following answers. <—

• In your Cover Letter, address the following items:
• When entering your Full Name, include “- Sandwiches” at the end
• What are your favorite SEO plugins?
• What are your favorite tools?
• What are your career goals, and what would make you happiest?
• What are your three most vital attributes?
• Why are you suited to this position precisely?
• What is your most significant success?
• How do you feel about SEMrush or do you like something else better?
• Describe yourself in one GIF

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $555.00 – $5,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call

Supplemental pay types:

• Commission pay

Application Question(s):

• What are your career goals, and what would make you happiest?
• How do you approach content / blogs?
• ———> + Can you please read the instructions on the job description and apply per the instructions at the bottom of this description. <—

Experience:

• SEO: 6 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote