# SEO & WordPress Specialist

**Company:** [VirtueStaff](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/wdzSMJCk1SxKxqjB8aXwBe.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Contract
**Department:** Internal

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## Description

VirtueStaff is seeking a results-driven Technical SEO & WordPress Specialist to manage, optimize, and grow our client's web presence. In this role, you will take full ownership of on-page technical SEO, content updates, and blog publishing while ensuring our WordPress site runs smoothly. Utilizing industry-standard auditing and research platforms like Screaming Frog and SEMrush or Ahrefs, you will perform site audits, identify technical issues, optimize on-page elements, and execute content strategies that boost search engine rankings and site health.

### Responsibilities

-   Perform regular site crawls using Screaming Frog to identify and resolve technical issues, including crawl errors, broken links, canonicalization, indexing issues, and site speed optimizations
-   Optimize meta tags, heading structures, internal linking, image alt texts, and URL structures across existing pages and new content
-   Perform routine content updates, layout adjustments, and blog publishing directly within the WordPress backend
-   Conduct keyword research and content gap analyses using SEMrush or Ahrefs to update, refresh, and expand existing site content and blogs for improved search rankings

## Requirements

-   Hands-on experience building, editing, and updating content inside WordPress.
-   Proficient in running audits and interpreting log/crawl data using Screaming Frog.
-   Strong proficiency with SEMrush, Ahrefs, or equivalent enterprise SEO research and tracking platforms.
-   Proven track record in SEO execution and WordPress website development/management.
-   Deep knowledge of on-page and technical SEO best practices, structured data, content optimization, and WordPress backend operations

## Benefits

-   Work From Home
-   Performance Bonus