SEO & GEO Analyst 1

OVERVIEW

Discover the possibilities of our progressive, omnichannel approach to beauty retail. At Ulta Beauty, our E-commerce associates sit at the cutting edge of our efforts to reimagine the future of retail. Through a full suite of new and emerging technologies, this team is creating an enhanced buying experience for guests who crave simplicity, choice, personal insights and the joy of discovery. With greater interactivity. Inspired applications of big data, AI and UI/UX. And creative that persuades and delights. All of this, with the opportunity to experience smart ideas come to life.

At Ulta Beauty, we’re forever imagining. Forever striving. Forever investing in next-gen—with deep and rich opportunities for ongoing learning, growth and advancement. We encourage you to take control of your career and set your own ceiling. For curious and big-picture thinkers who can flex to the need and who want to stretch themselves through courage and conviction, Ulta Beauty provides an environment perfectly suited to your ambitions. Let’s build brilliant together.

 

THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE:

Ulta Beauty is looking for a collaborative team player who employs innovative thinking and enjoys a fast-paced ecommerce atmosphere. This candidate exhibits strong communication skills, is familiar with various analytic tools, and excels at problem solving.  The Content Optimization Analyst I is responsible for improving Ulta Beauty’s discoverability, visibility, and selection across traditional search engines, generative AI platforms, and intelligent shopping agents. This role evolves traditional SEO execution into SEO, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and Agentic Commerce Optimization (ACO), ensuring product content, structured data, and feed narratives are optimized for AI ingestion, citation, and agent-driven transaction.

 

The Content Optimization Analyst I is responsible for monitoring search performance, AI platforms performance, reporting and keyword research. This individual partners across Marketing, Merchandising, Feed Operations, external partners, and IT to align on-page content and product feed narratives to support both organic ranking and AI selection performance in an increasingly agent-driven commerce landscape. This person must be strong analytically and comfortable handling ambiguity. Ulta Beauty is looking for someone who is comfortable working with various stakeholders across the organization and has an ability to support the overall strategies set for the company.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Track & understand daily business performance.
• Analyze search data and report trends.
• Keyword research/ranking analysis.
• Perform competitive market analysis.
• Provide Keyword friendly copywriting.
• Collaborate and partner with site merchandisers and channel marketing teams to develop content that supports company goals & SEO performance.
• Refine processes with key stakeholders, like new item setup, that will improve page rankings and other important KPI’s.
• Manage store business listings and pages.
• Research beauty trends using Google Trends and other tools.
• Align content narratives across PDPs and structured product feeds to support agent interpretation and ranking.
• Partner with Feed Operations to enhance product attribute clarity, benefit articulation, and structured data consistency.
• Optimize product descriptions and claims to improve AI agent comprehension, ranking, and substitution logic.
  Ensure product narratives align across on-site content and feed-level structured data.
• Identify attribute gaps that may reduce agent confidence or generative citation inclusion.
• Support optimization of schema markup and product metadata for agent-ready commerce.
• Optimize product detail pages, category pages, and editorial content for both SEO and GEO performance.

THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Marketing or similar discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with Search Engine Optimization
• Detail oriented individual able to maintain a high level of organization
• Inquisitive engineering type mindset with strong problem-solving skills
• Analytical skills with key performance metrics with an understanding of Google Search Console, Adobe Analytics (or similar web analytics platform like GA360 or GA4) and Bing Webmaster Tools.
• Experience managing keyword lists and ranking data in SEO platform like Conductor, BrightEdge, SEM Rush or SEO Clarity.
• Comfortable working across multiple teams including creative, branding, merchandising, content & IT.
• Excellent communication skills; verbal and written
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously and stay focused and organized. Comfortable using job ticketing system like Jira or Asana or Monday.com.
• Background/interest in cosmetics/beauty/fashion industry
• Conversion rate optimization or UX experience
• Interest in working with a large dynamic product catalog
• Consistent learning to keep up with SEO industry change
  
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The pay range for this position is $57,300.00 - $75,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta

ABOUT

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

 

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

 

Salary : $57,300 - $75,000