SEO Content Writer

Posted Aug 6

We are looking for a SEO Content Writer to join the Content Team at BOLD! This is your chance to use your carefully honed writing and journalism skills to create the kind of educational, inspirational and entertaining online content that will captivate both jobseekers and the people responsible for hiring them.

This position is 100% remote, work from home (within lawfully allowed States). In some areas of the US, you may utilize a co-work space (when you’d like). 

Lawfully allowed statesArizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington

ABOUT THIS TEAM

Reporting to the Senior Director, SEO the SEO Content Writer will work directly with our Content Strategist and Data Scientist. You’ll have the opportunity to transform big data and analytical insights into compelling narratives, to craft expertly researched stories around the future of the workplace, to source and interview movers and shakers in the career services industry, and to try your hand at creating light-hearted viral content. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Ideate & Pitch: Work with the content bureau to dream up article, infographic, eBook, etc. ideas based on established content calendars and newsworthy current events. Create formal pitches that can be used to convince third-party editors to accept and publish produced work.
  • Research: Find sources and conduct interviews as needed, analyze large sets of data to pull out important quantitative facts, investigate career services topics to establish contextual histories and backstories, etc.
  • Write: Craft compelling narratives, press releases, infographic scripts, and more from proprietary data; chronicle the work triumphs of extraordinary jobseekers in regular blog posts; write engaging, shareable viral content; and put together copy for social media posts, video scripts and more as needed.
  • Copyedit: Check freelance submissions for grammar, spelling, syntax errors as well as factual accuracy, SEO best practice, and readability.
  • End-to-End SEO Content Production: Conceptualize, execute, and activate online SEO content initiatives for some of the most widely used career services products in America, managing deadlines along the way.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • 2+ years using WordPress to author, publish, and edit content
  • 2+ years writing to acquire customers via Google Search
  • Experience using marketing tools including, Google Search Console, Google Analytics, AHREFS, Heatmapping tools, and JIRA
  • Expert writing, sub-editing, and copyediting skills, including the ability to craft blog, social media, and landing page copy
  • An online writing portfolio demonstrating exemplary writing and content creation skills
  • Excellent organization and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Self-starter with the ability to drive projects with limited direction
  • Proficient with keyword research, on-page SEO, and content marketing best practices
  • Competent with digital marketing KPIs and how the Content can influence them

WHAT’S GOOD TO HAVE

  • Managing a personal Blog is a huge plus
  • Certified Professional Resume Writer a huge plus – NCRW or CPRW

HERE’S A FEW OF OUR PERKS & BENEFITS

EXCELLENT COMPENSATION

  • Competitive Salary
  • Bi-annual Bonus
  • 401(k) Plan Equivalent (with company match)
  • Company Equity
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA for health and dependent care)

WE LIKE YOU HEALTHY

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (additional plans for your family)
  • Mental Health and Wellness perks (apps, additional support, etc.)
  • Sick Time
  • Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Wellness reimbursement (gym, health apps, etc.)

WE WANT YOU HAPPY

  • Flexible PTO (take what you need)
  • 11 paid holidays a year
  • Additional 1-week PTO over December holidays
  • Home Internet reimbursement
  • Home Office Equipment reimbursement

Under San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position.

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Individual pay is based on location, transferable skills, experience, and other relevant factors. This estimated range is based on the best available market data and factors, all of which are subject to change. This position may also be eligible for a bonus and medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability insurance, 401(k), paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays, all subject to applicable plan terms.

Starting Pay Range

$47,500—$71,250 USD

ABOUT BOLD

As an established global organization (17 years and counting), BOLD helps people find jobs. Our story is one of growth, success, and professional fulfillment.

We create digital products that have empowered over three million people in 180 countries to build stronger resumes, cover letters, and CVs. The result of our work helps people interview confidently, finding the right job in less time.

Our employees are experts, learners, contributors, and creatives.

BOLD VALUES OUR POSITION AS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

WE VALUE, CELEBRATE, AND PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.

We hired based on qualifications, merit, and our business needs.

We don't discriminate regarding race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law.