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SEO / SEM Specialist

Evlo AI
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/15/2026
About The Role

The SEO / SEM Specialist owns organic search and paid search performance across high-intent journeys, improving visibility, qualified traffic, and conversion for a growing technology business. The role combines technical SEO, content optimization, search advertising, and performance analysis.

Based remotely in Washington, DC, the specialist partners with content, product marketing, web, and demand-generation teams to turn search insights into measurable growth. Success means stronger rankings, more efficient paid acquisition, and a clear connection between search activity and pipeline or revenue.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute SEO strategies covering technical audits, site architecture, internal linking, schema markup, Core Web Vitals, and indexation
  • Manage Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising campaigns, including keyword research, account structure, ad copy, bidding, budgets, and landing-page alignment
  • Use Google Search Console, GA4, Ahrefs or Semrush, and Looker Studio to identify opportunities and report on rankings, traffic, conversions, CAC, and pipeline contribution
  • Conduct keyword and competitor research to guide content briefs, landing pages, metadata, and on-page optimization across priority markets
  • Partner with writers, designers, web developers, and product marketers to publish and optimize search-focused content and conversion paths
  • Run structured experiments across ad creative, landing pages, targeting, and calls to action; document results and scale winning approaches
  • Maintain search performance roadmaps, dashboards, and documentation while communicating priorities, risks, and results to marketing leadership

What We Are Looking For

  • 3-6 years of hands-on SEO and SEM experience, preferably in a B2B or B2C technology environment
  • Demonstrated success improving organic rankings, qualified traffic, paid search efficiency, and conversion performance
  • Advanced working knowledge of Google Ads, Google Search Console, GA4, keyword research platforms, and SEO auditing tools such as Ahrefs, Semrush, or Screaming Frog
  • Understanding of technical SEO concepts including crawlability, canonicalization, redirects, structured data, JavaScript rendering, and Core Web Vitals
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to connect channel metrics to funnel conversion, customer acquisition cost, and revenue impact
  • Excellent project management and communication skills, with experience coordinating work across content, web, analytics, and demand-generation teams
  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, analytics, or a related field; Bonus: experience with SQL, HubSpot or Salesforce reporting, programmatic SEO, international SEO, or enterprise paid-search accounts

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