Job Description
OuterBox is seeking a talented SEO Content Writer to create engaging, informative content that aligns with our SEO strategies and brand voice for clients across multiple industries. The SEO Content Writer will work closely with the SEO and marketing teams to produce content that drives traffic, engages our audience, and supports our overall marketing goals. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and join an award winning search marketing agency - this job is for you!
Cohesive Culture + Good Humor + Combined Skills = Awesome Results
At OuterBox, what we won’t stop doing is winning as a team for our clients, while at the same time winning for each other as both professionals and individuals. We know our awesome wins start with our incredible people, which is why for over 20 years we’ve created—and continuously refined—a team-centric work culture that is rooted in trust, respect, accountability, appreciation, fun, and collaboration. The Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com demonstrate this by having awarded OuterBox as a Top Workplace for three years running in 2022-2024!
At OuterBox, we’re here to thrive together—not simply survive. So if you’ve been searching for an agency that energizes, inspires, and directly helps you achieve the best for you, the person, and you, the professional, maybe it’s time to think outside the traditional agency box?
Job Responsibilities:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Write compelling, high-quality website content, including blog posts, articles, product descriptions, and other digital content that is optimized for search engines.
- Conduct thorough keyword research to identify and integrate high-value keywords and phrases into content, ensuring maximum visibility and ranking potential.
- Implement SEO best practices to enhance content visibility and search engine ranking. This includes optimizing titles, meta descriptions, headings, and ensuring keyword density. Utilize analytics tools to track content performance and make data-driven decisions for improvement.
- Ensure all content is factually accurate, grammatically correct, and in line with our brand voice and guidelines. Proofread and edit content as needed.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of client’s business priorities and how they translate into SEO strategies to deliver qualified leads and/or sales for your clients.
- Meet expectations of timelines, communication, results and meaningful deliverables to contribute to company and team retention goals.
- Work closely with the SEO and marketing teams to align content with overall marketing strategies and goals. Participate in content strategy meetings to understand and contribute to content planning.
- Regularly review and update existing content to ensure it remains relevant, accurate, and SEO-optimized.
- Grow your business acumen by exploring client industries, staying on top of trends, and using insights to drive more innovative strategies.
- Utilize appropriate SEO tools such as Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, Brightedge, Accuranker, or related tools to enhance, develop and evaluate optimization strategies & effectiveness.
- Stay passionate about staying "in-the-know" on the latest digital marketing trends, including Google algorithm shifts and industry updates. Continuously enhance your knowledge independently and also through ongoing BSchool training to build credibility & business acumen with both teammates and clients and share your insights.
- Ability to work flexibly in a dynamic and changing environment.
- Excellent creativity and adaptability. Must be self-motivated and independent, well organized, able to do hands-on work with minimum supervision, and work well with all staff levels.
- Other duties, as assigned.
This is a remote work opportunity with limited travel obligations, which requires demonstrating a level of dedication and commitment to being self-driven and accountable.
Work Environment
Fast-paced, dynamic office environment and may be required to work outside of regular office hours to resolve issues or complete projects of the department.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Requirements:Required Experience
- 0-2 years experience preferred.
- Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills with a keen eye for detail.
- Strong understanding of SEO principles, keyword research, and search engine algorithms.
- Ability to research and write on a variety of topics in a clear and concise manner.
- Familiarity with content management systems and SEO tools.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Physical Demands
- Primarily involves sitting at a desk and using a computer for extended periods of time.
- Light physical activity is also required, such as carrying equipment or setting up for presentations.
- Requires a high level of mental focus and the ability to work under pressure.
- Good manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination and the ability to use a computer for extended periods are required.
Work Authorization/Requirements
We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Travel
Limited travel may be required to our headquarters or to client offices. Less than 10%
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement
Our company is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status.