Search Engine Optimization Specialist

About us: At Near, we help top talent in Latin America find remote roles with US companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders. Overview: One of our fast-growing US clients is looking for an SEO Specialist with a strong track record and superior critical-thinking skills to help execute and refine our SEO strategy and drive measurable growth. This role is a mid-level individual contributor position with room to grow. You’ll support our efforts to rank higher in both Google and large language models (LLMs), and support high-impact marketing projects like landing page creation, CRO, and other activities to support marketing efforts. Responsibilities: Execute and help improve SEO strategy to increase rankings, visibility, and conversions. Conduct keyword research, on-page optimization, technical SEO improvements, and SEO experiments. Draw intelligent conclusions from keyword research, competitive analysis, and content gap analysis to map actions that improve SEO performance. Maintain a world-class technical SEO: site architecture, Core Web Vitals, crawl optimization, schema markup, etc. Execute SEO roadmap to improve SEO signals, including: link-building strategy, topical authority development, and content consolidation and pruning strategy. Report weekly on SEO performance, insights, and actions, tying results directly to business KPIs like MQLS, meetings booked, and revenue. Stay ahead of Google algorithm changes and new AI/LLM-based SEO innovations. Write high-converting copy for landing pages, CRO experiments, and other growth initiatives. Support other marketing efforts as required. Must-Haves: 3+ years of marketing experience, with at least 2 years in B2B. Can take strategic input from senior leadership and translate it into clear, actionable specs for developers and content teams. Hands-on experience with SEO tools such as SEMrush or Ahrefs. Comfortable pulling and reasoning over GA4, GSC, ScreamingFrog, and SEMrush exports. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. Strong copywriting and ability to write compelling, conversion-focused copy. A go-getter. You know where to focus, plan effectively, and execute with high ownership. Nice-to-Haves: Startup experience. AI tool fluency, comfortable using AI tools (Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, etc.) Benefits: 100% remote role. World-class compensation in USD Time off: 14 vacation days, US working holidays + 4 local floating holidays, Birthday off. Health insurance stipend.