SEO Specialist for Japanese Market

*Full-time role. Part-time applicants will not be considered.*

About Thinborne

Thinborne designs ultra-thin aramid fiber phone cases with a minimalist approach. Our products focus on essential protection without adding unnecessary bulk.

We are currently expanding our presence in Japan and are looking for an SEO Specialist to help grow the visibility of our Japanese website.

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Role Overview

We are hiring an SEO Specialist focused on backlink acquisition and technical SEO improvements for the Japanese market.

Your primary responsibility is to build high-quality backlinks from relevant Japanese websites while maintaining strong site health and on-page SEO performance.

This role requires someone who is hands-on with outreach, comfortable analyzing backlinks, and experienced with SEO tools like Ahrefs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Backlink Building (Primary Focus)

Acquire 10–20 high-quality backlinks per month from relevant Japanese websites.

Tasks include:
- Identify backlink opportunities from Japanese blogs, media sites, niche communities, and tech websites
- Perform competitor backlink analysis
- Conduct personalized outreach to webmasters and publishers
- Secure backlinks that generate real referral traffic from Japan
- Maintain a natural anchor text distribution
- Monitor link quality and avoid spam or risky placements

2. Technical & On-Page SEO

Conduct regular SEO audits and identify technical issues affecting rankings.

Areas include:

- Indexing and crawlability
- Internal linking structure
- Broken links and redirect issues
- Canonical tags and duplicate content
- Basic Core Web Vitals improvements

You will provide clear action items for the internal team to implement fixes.

3. Keyword Research & Content Support

Support content growth for the Japanese website.

Tasks include:

- Identify keyword opportunities and content gaps
- Find long-tail keywords with search potential
- Provide keyword lists and topic ideas
- Recommend internal linking strategies

4. Reporting

Provide regular reports including:

- Backlinks acquired (URL, DR, traffic potential, anchor text)
- Outreach volume and response rate
- Keyword opportunities discovered
- Ranking improvements and traffic impact


Requirements

Applicants should have:

- 2+ years experience in SEO (link building + technical SEO)
- Experience with Ahrefs, GSC, or similar SEO tools
- Strong understanding of white-hat backlink strategies
- Experience performing outreach campaigns
- Ability to evaluate link relevance and traffic quality
- Strong organization and reporting skills

Strong Plus/ Nice-to-Haves:

- Experience building links from Japanese websites
- Ability to read or communicate in Japanese
- Experience with international SEO or multilingual websites

Performance Expectations

- 10–20 high-quality backlinks per month
- Consistent outreach activity
- Steady growth in Japanese organic traffic and keyword rankings

How to Apply

Please include:

Your resume
Examples of links you successfully acquired
Tools you regularly use (Ahrefs, etc.)

Applications without proof of link-building work may not be reviewed.