SEO Specialist (1+ month contract)

Job Description:

SEO Specialist (1+ month contract)

Skyword is looking for a contract SEO specialist with on-page, off-page, technical, and local SEO experience to join our team.
On-page SEO experience is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Analysis of data coming in through various platforms (SEMrush, Adobe Analytics, BrandLight)
• Analyze various parts of the client's website from a technical on page and off page perspective, run technical audits, and prioritize and offer recommendations on next steps with the client
• Assist with monthly reporting for the client
• Expertise in local business listing management, including experience with Yext is required
• Assist with google business listings
• Research SEO keywords to use throughout the company's website and marketing materials

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 5+ years of experience in successfully developing and executing SEO campaigns
• Understanding of search engine algorithms and ranking methods
• Experience with SEO industry programs, such as Google Analytics or Adobe Analytics
• Knowledge of keyword research and data mining tools
• Able to complete competitive analysis of other companies within the industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (email, phone, etc.)
• Comfortable analyzing high volumes of data on a daily basis

About Skyword

Founded in 2010, Skyword empowers today’s top brands to create unique content experiences that deliver customer value and drive business success. With its SaaS+ model, Skyword offers: a SaaS-based enterprise-level content marketing platform, industry-leading services, and a global community of storytellers. Today’s leading brands have created and published more than one million original stories as articles, videos, images, infographics, podcasts, and animations on Skyword360. These stories have earned Skyword customers more than two billion visits organically, and Skyword has paid its freelance creatives more than $30 million on behalf of its customers. Skyword is a fully remote, privately held company. Current investors include Rho Acceleration, Cox Media Group, Allen & Company, Progress Ventures, and American Public Media Group.
Skyword is proud to be endorsed by both the analyst community and our customers year after year. Most recently, we were named the 2020 Gartner Peer Insights "Customer's Choice", ranked as a leader in Gartner's 2021 Magic Quadrant, and rated by customers as a leader or high performer across 8 categories (including content creation, distribution, experience, and freelance platform) in G2's Spring 2021 Grid® Reports.

We're on a mission to make it easy for brands to tell authentic stories that establish trust and build lasting relationships. We believe that both you and your audience win when you meet their needs with original, expert content. And we’ve got the results to prove it.