Overview
Position : Marketing Specialist - SEO
Location : Remote (preferred : open)
Location note : Somewhere Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Working Hours : Monday to Friday; 9 : 00 AM to 5 : 00 PM US Eastern Time
Salary range : USD per month based on experience
Role Summary : The Marketing Specialist — SEO has broad digital marketing knowledge with a strong expertise in SEO. Their primary responsibility will be to support clients with on-page and off-page optimization, technical SEO enhancements, and keyword-targeted content recommendations to drive organic visibility and rankings. The right person will also have a broad understanding of digital marketing and the ability to perform basic cross-functional tasks within SEO and content marketing.
Responsibilities
- Conduct keyword research and mapping
- Optimize site structure, metadata, and content for search engines
- Implement technical SEO improvements (site speed, crawlability, schema, etc.)
- Monitor rankings, organic traffic, and performance metrics
- Execute competitor analysis and content gap analysis
- Manage and optimize Google Business Profiles
- Build and maintain a strong local SEO presence
- Recommend content opportunities to support SEO strategy
- Collaborate with the Content Specialist for SEO-friendly copy
- Make recommendations to the project manager and client for key optimization tactics
- Execute tasks accurately and on time
- Build reports and maintain client-facing dashboards and workbooks
- Stay up-to-date with the latest search engine trends and best practices
Skills & Experience
5+ years in SEO executionStrong understanding of Google Search Console, Google Analytics, SEMrush / Ahrefs, Screaming FrogProven track record of improving search visibility and rankingsComfortable in a client-facing roleExperience working with US-based small and mid-sized businessesExperience with SE Ranking software is a plusSenior / Employment Details
Seniority level : Mid-Senior levelEmployment type : Full-timeJob function : Marketing and SalesIndustries : Staffing and RecruitingNote : Referrals increase your chances of interviewing.
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