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SalaryGOBankingRates™ is unique in the digital marketing and media industry - we combine marketing, digital, content and fintech. Our performance based approach increases brand awareness and generates targeted audience engagement on our internal web properties and partner sites.
Learn More About What We Do
What's interesting about this role?
We are seeking a SEO specialist to help grow organic search traffic and site authority for GOBankingRates.com. This role will focus on a wide range of SEO efforts, including keyword and title research, internal link optimization, technical improvements, link acquisition, and developing reporting & insights to maximize opportunity and impact. You will assist with running new tests and help report on results. The ideal candidate has a demonstrated history of results, is well-versed across all facets of SEO, and is an all-in team player who is a driven and passionate SEO expert.
How Will You Make an Impact?
- Executing monthly keyword research, competitive analysis, content audits, and other content planning and organizational efforts.
- Assist with building and optimizing the internal linking strategy to maximize rankings.
- Implement on-page optimizations in line with SEO best practices and keyword strategy.
- Support Technical SEO/ Site Health Initiatives.
- Monitor and build reporting for SEO traffic and keyword ranking performance.
- Support Outreach and Link Building tasks to build authoritative links to GOBankingRates.com
- Assist the team with other SEO-related efforts and projects on the roadmap.
- Creating Standard Operating Procedures to document current and new processes.
- Support ad-hoc optimization projects to improve rankings and visibility in SERPs.
- Research innovative SEO practices and stay up-to-date on all things SEO to help the team prepare for upcoming changes to technology and search.
What Do You Bring to Us?
- 2-3 years of prior SEO experience with proven results
- You have a well-rounded background in SEO, including keyword research, on-page optimization, off-site, and technical SEO.
- You have a strong grasp of SEO metrics and tools (SEMrush, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Ahrefs, Screamingfrog, chatGPT, etc.).
- You are a data-driven decision-maker. You have excellent analytical capabilities and can translate data into action.
- Strong problem-solving, investigative research, critical thinking skills, and attention to detail.
- Passionate about SEO and proactive in staying up-to-date on all the latest trends and best practices.
- You are a structured thinker with a strong intuition on priorities & trade-offs. You can generate and rank-order multiple potential solutions.
- Ability to excel both independently and as part of a team.
- Some knowledge of (or interest in learning about) personal finance.
- Experience with Wordpress.
- Experience with basic HTML.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
The salary range for this role is $65,000 - $75,000. Pay offered may vary within the posted range based on a number of factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with excellent growth opportunity; we pride ourselves in having a team that exudes leadership, high initiative, creativity and passion.
- Awesome medical, dental and vision plans with heavy employer contribution
- Paid maternity leave and paternity leave programs
- Paid vacation, sick days and holidays
- Company funding for outside classes and conferences to help you improve your skills
- Contribution to student loan debt payments after the first year of employment 401(k)
- - employees can start contributing immediately. After the first year, GOBankingRates matches your contribution up to 4% of your salary
A note about our new norm: The world has changed and we know it's important to adapt and to do our part to do what's best for our team. Our number one priority is to have our team feel safe, balanced and connected. We're committed to providing our teams with the best resources and tools to navigate this new virtual world that we're living in. We've also reinvented the ways in which we recognize, celebrate, and engage with each other to keep our culture strong!
Here's a peek into our world at GOBankingRates -
- Our teams are working remotely 100% for the foreseeable future. We're in the digital media space, so we're mobile and flexible!
- Option to work from an office (if you need to get away!)
- Tools & resources are available to keep our team connected across North America. (JIRA, Trello, Slack, Zoom and so much more!)
- To keep our community engaged and connected, virtual team building events are held weekly and monthly.
- For wellness and balance, weekly virtual fitness classes such as yoga are available.
- To care for the local communities that we're a part of across the U.S our team members host socially distanced philanthropic events every quarter.
- And most importantly, we've committed to consistent and transparent communication to help us all stay informed, engaged and to keep us on our path to success and #greatness.
We are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
