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Risepoint is hiring a Search Engine Optimization Specialist. This role involves playing a critical part in growing brand awareness, increasing organic traffic, and boosting new student enrollments for university partners. The specialist will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify strategic opportunities, optimize websites, and manage SEO initiatives that contribute to achieving key business objectives.

Highlights

Manage SEO initiatives to improve organic traffic for university websites.
Monitor website performance and search results to identify opportunities.
Experience needed with Microsoft Office, Google Analytics, and SEO tools like SEMrush and AHREFS.
Compensation includes 18 days of PTO, a retirement plan with company match, and more.
Requires 2+ years in digital marketing, and strong communication skills.
Offers benefits like medical, dental, vision, and paid parental leave.
Provides professional development programs and tuition reimbursement.
Proficiency in analytics tools and collaboration with developers to enhance webpage performance is essential.

Search Engine Optimization Specialist Full Description

Search Engine Optimization Specialist

US - Remote

Full time

Risepoint assists primarily regional universities in increasing their access and impact by making their academic programs available to students online. Founded in 2007, Risepoint's mission is to expand access to high-quality, affordable, and workforce-relevant education, especially for working and adult students. Risepoint brings single-minded dedication to student success, an integrated set of services, and data-driven performance to our collaboration with university partners.

Job Summary:

We're looking for an experienced SEO Specialist to join our SEO Strategy team and play a pivotal role in helping Risepoint grow brand awareness, organic traffic, and new student enrollments for our University partners. As an SEO Specialist, you understand the importance of EEAT, on-page SEO, content marketing and technical SEO and have successfully demonstrated your ability to execute website optimizations that improve rankings.

You’ll work alongside other SEO Specialists on the SEO Strategy team to identify strategic opportunities to grow organic traffic, monitor search results and website performance, and advocate for the most impactful projects to meet key business objectives for your assigned university partners. You'll work collaboratively with a marketing team that consists of product marketing managers, copywriters and UX specialists, as well as multiple technology, product, and design teams.

If you're looking for the opportunity to help universities and students reach new heights, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do:

Monitor search results and organic performance for 15+ higher education websites, identifying opportunities with the highest potential to improve KPIs by completing comprehensive reporting, data analysis and website optimizations.
Lead SEO initiatives that resonate with prospective online students in meaningful ways and successfully lead to more organic traffic and conversions utilizing a mix of content marketing, outreach and technical SEO.
Stay current on digital marketing trends and champion innovation to help inform our SEO strategies and tactics.
Perform keyword research to inform content development and ideate on topics for content marketing.
Collaborate with cross functional teams and deliver insights that help prioritize projects, A/B tests, and website enhancements.
Interface with developers and engineers to improve page speed, page experience and core web vitals.
Complete SEO Audits, create reports and investigate issues when algorithm updates roll out.
Consult with university partners about improvement to their websites and share recommendations that may mutually benefit both parties.
Maintain communication with marketing leadership by sharing updates about SEO initiatives and reporting on performance.

Job Requirements:

2+ years of experience in a digital marketing role; experience in growth marketing or SEO preferred.
Expertise with Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint.
Proven ability to think creatively and outside the box.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to inform, persuade, and hold attention.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage several projects at once.
Experience with discovering insights using a variety of analytics tools including Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Looker Studio, and Tableau.
Experience working with popular SEO tools (SEMrush, AHREFS, Screaming Frog, etc.) or a willingness to learn these tools.

Nice to Haves:

Experience working in higher education
Passion for Risepoint’s mission, services and community
Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Interest in data analytics (Python/SQL) or data visualization
Familiarity with WordPress or other content management systems

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Risepoint is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Risepoint offers the following comprehensive benefits:

18 days PTO + Winter Shutdown
12 designated holidays + 1 floating holiday
Medical – four options
Dental
Vision
Life & Disability (company paid)
Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
Retirement plan with company match
Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave (company paid)
Volunteer Time Off

Supplemental Benefits:

Wellness program
Alternative medicine options
Pet discounts
Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity

Personal and Professional Development:

Continuous Professional and Leadership Development Programs
Tuition Reimbursement for employees and their dependents
Rewards & Recognition programs

Risepoint is an equal-opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Original Job Description

Search Engine Optimization Specialist

US - Remote

Full time

Job Summary:

Monitor search results and organic performance for 15+ higher education websites, identifying opportunities with the highest potential to improve KPIs by completing comprehensive reporting, data analysis and website optimizations.
Lead SEO initiatives that resonate with prospective online students in meaningful ways and successfully lead to more organic traffic and conversions utilizing a mix of content marketing, outreach and technical SEO.
Stay current on digital marketing trends and champion innovation to help inform our SEO strategies and tactics.
Perform keyword research to inform content development and ideate on topics for content marketing.
Collaborate with cross functional teams and deliver insights that help prioritize projects, A/B tests, and website enhancements.
Interface with developers and engineers to improve page speed, page experience and core web vitals.
Complete SEO Audits, create reports and investigate issues when algorithm updates roll out.
Consult with university partners about improvement to their websites and share recommendations that may mutually benefit both parties.
Maintain communication with marketing leadership by sharing updates about SEO initiatives and reporting on performance.

Job Requirements:

2+ years of experience in a digital marketing role; experience in growth marketing or SEO preferred.
Expertise with Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint.
Proven ability to think creatively and outside the box.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to inform, persuade, and hold attention.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage several projects at once.
Experience with discovering insights using a variety of analytics tools including Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Looker Studio, and Tableau.
Experience working with popular SEO tools (SEMrush, AHREFS, Screaming Frog, etc.) or a willingness to learn these tools.

Nice to Haves:

Experience working in higher education
Passion for Risepoint’s mission, services and community
Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Interest in data analytics (Python/SQL) or data visualization
Familiarity with WordPress or other content management systems

#LI-AD1

Risepoint is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Risepoint offers the following comprehensive benefits:

18 days PTO + Winter Shutdown
12 designated holidays + 1 floating holiday
Medical – four options
Dental
Vision
Life & Disability (company paid)
Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
Retirement plan with company match
Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave (company paid)
Volunteer Time Off

Supplemental Benefits:

Wellness program
Alternative medicine options
Pet discounts
Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity

Personal and Professional Development:

Continuous Professional and Leadership Development Programs
Tuition Reimbursement for employees and their dependents
Rewards & Recognition programs

Risepoint is an equal-opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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