Junior SEO Specialist

Job Description
ENTRY LEVEL. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. WE TRAIN YOU. We are a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) agency based in the US, looking to add an entry level SEO Specialist to our team.

We’re searching for someone who is positive, eager to learn (continually), a problem solver, self-starter, and who loves to teach others. The Junior SEO Specialist will analyze, review, and implement changes on customer websites to maximize traffic and conversions by improving page rankings and visibility within major search engines.

If you love the idea of working at an agency with a start-up mentality (fun, exciting, fast-moving, fast-growing, and full of opportunity), we want to meet you!

This is a junior position. No experience is necessary. You will be trained. If you have a strong interest in learning technology and marketing, this is a great opportunity.

Requirements
- Detail oriented with an exceptional understanding of quantitative analytics
- Strong project management skills
- Able to communicate SEO clearly to non-technical people (i.e. customers)
- Work independently and proactively with minimal direction and / or supervision
- Strong written and verbal communication in English

The responsibilities described below do not represent a comprehensive list for this position. Additional tasks may be assigned periodically as necessitated by business demands.

Responsibilities:
- Perform competitive analysis and keyword research to build actionable SEO strategies
- Perform audits to identify issues and ensure sites are properly optimized
- Manage client campaigns, ensure work is completed correctly (to best practices) and on time
- Prepare monthly reports
- Communicate with clients to ensure strategy is correct, complete, and to maintain a 5-star customer experience
- Deploy effective local and long-tail search strategy
- Outline content strategy using SEO best practices
- On-page optimizations (title tags, meta descriptions, page formatting, internal linking, etc.)
- Off-page optimizations (external linking, obtain high authority backlinks, Google Business profiles, citations, etc.)
- Optimize pages (blog, location, service, etc
- Forecast trends and determine how they will impact future traffic

To be considered:
Step #1) Record an audio file with the following information:

Hi, my name is [your name].
I am available [number of hours] hours each week.
My SEO expertise is at the [beginner | intermediate | advanced] level.
My website design and development expertise is at the [beginner | intermediate | advanced] level.
My project management expertise is at the [beginner | intermediate | advanced] level.

And then in one sentence, tell me why you should be considered for this opportunity.

Step #2) Send me an email with the subject: "My favorite color is [tell me your favorite color]"
Step #3) Inside the email, send me a link to the audio file you recorded from Step #1.

Thank you!
Brent