SEO Specialist (PH) - 29041673797
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Location: Remote (Latam and PH) Contract: Independent Contractor Job Type: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, EST
ââââââ About the Role: We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced SEO Specialist with a strong focus on link-building strategy, execution, and backlink monitoring. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in improving our website’s authority, organic rankings, and overall SEO performance through high-quality link acquisition. You’ll be responsible for building and maintaining a diverse, high-quality backlink profile, monitoring for toxic backlinks, and reporting on link-building efforts.
- Key Responsibilities:
- Link Building Strategy & Execution
- Develop and execute scalable link-building campaigns that drive authority and organic traffic growth.
- Identify and engage in white-hat link acquisition opportunities, such as guest posting, resource link building, broken link building, and digital PR.
- Conduct prospect outreach to acquire high-quality backlinks from relevant and authoritative sources.
- Collaborate with the content team to create link-worthy assets and optimize content for natural backlink attraction.
- Manage relationships with bloggers, journalists, webmasters, and industry influencers for link-building partnerships.
- Leverage competitor backlink analysis to identify opportunities for high-value links.
- Backlink Monitoring & Management
- Regularly audit the backlink profile using tools like Ahrefs, Moz, SEMrush, or Google Search Console.
- Monitor for and analyze toxic/spammy backlinks, identifying and disavowing harmful links when necessary.
- Track and report on link-building performance, including domain authority improvements and referral traffic trends.
- Reporting & Performance Tracking
- Develop and maintain link-building reports, tracking KPIs such as domain authority, referral traffic, and link acquisition success rate.
- Present insights and recommendations to the SEO Team Lead based on data-driven analysis.
- Stay updated on the latest SEO and link-building trends, Google algorithm updates, and industry best practices.
- Requirements & Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in link building & SEO (agency or in-house experience preferred).
- Strong knowledge of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines and white-hat link-building techniques.
- Experience with SEO tools like Ahrefs, Moz, SE Ranking, Buzzstream, and Google Search Console.
- Proven track record of successful link-building campaigns that have improved organic rankings.
- Ability to analyze backlink data and take action to mitigate risks from toxic links.
- Excellent outreach and negotiation skills to secure link placements.
- Familiarity with content marketing and PR strategies to attract high-quality backlinks.
- Basic HTML knowledge and experience working with CMS platforms like WordPress (a plus).
- Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.
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