smartdept. is searching for a Digital Marketing Contractor for a global direct selling industry client located in Ada MI. The ideal candidate will come with 5 years of experience. This is a project-based onsite six-month contract opportunity with the possibility of an extension. Compensation for this position is expected to be competitive and will depend on experience level and fit.
The Digital Marketing Contractor will support global SEO operations and partner with market teams to enhance visibility discoverability and performance across digital properties. This role ensures continuity in SEO execution and performance monitoring allowing the team to focus on broader strategic initiatives.
What Youll Do:
- Conduct keyword research to support market-level needs and content planning
- Perform technical SEO audits using tools like Ahrefs and Google Search Console
- Support content optimization including metadata on-page structure and internal linking
- Compile and deliver monthly SEO performance reports using Ahrefs Heap and GSC
- Troubleshoot SEO issues and provide actionable solutions
- Leverage AI tools for content optimization keyword discovery link-building and landing page refinement
- Integrate AI-enabled tools to automate SEO tasks and improve efficiency
- Assist with SEO onboarding sessions and office hours for market teams
- Maintain and update SEO playbooks and documentation on SharePoint
- Create or revise modular self-serve resources for market teams
- Support the creation and management of a centralized SharePoint hub for training
- Monitor organic search sentiment and reputation
- Extract insights from dashboards to identify trends and risks
- Assist in evaluating SEO impact for product launches and post-launch reviews
- Apply AI-powered tools to surface deeper insights from large-scale data
- Collaborate with content analytics and technical teams to integrate SEO best practices
- Participate in global team meetings to ensure SEO is included in planning
- Escalate technical SEO issues or strategic risks to the Global SEO Lead
- Assist with user access management licensing and onboarding for SEO tools
- Support evaluations of SEO tool usage and effectiveness
- Coordinate with vendors to troubleshoot issues or implement improvements
What Youll Need:
Education/Experience:
- 5 years of experience in digital marketing and hands-on SEO in global or multi-market settings
- Proficiency with SEO tools like Heap Ahrefs Google Search Console and Lumar (or equivalent)
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn performance data into actionable insights
- Excellent writing and editing skills with an understanding of search-optimized content
- Demonstrated experience creating or reviewing metadata headers and on-page copy for SEO
- Familiarity with CMS platforms and technical SEO concepts (indexing crawling Core Web Vitals)
- Strong understanding of how AI can be applied to SEO (prompt engineering content summarization automated content audits keyword clustering)
- Experience working with cross-functional teams across content marketing and tech
- Ability to work independently manage multiple priorities and adapt in a fast-paced environment
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience with global or multi-market SEO operations
- Knowledge of SharePoint for documentation and training resources
- Familiarity with AI-powered SEO tools and automation