SEO Strategist – Canada

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years or more of experience contributing to or managing SEO programs, preferably in an agency setting
• Evidence of success with previous SEO campaigns for medium to large brands, ideally including e-commerce companies
• Strong understanding of cross-channel marketing principles
• Compelling written and verbal communication skills, a positive attitude and the ability to thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment
• Advanced understanding of technical SEO concepts (crawling, indexing, rendering, AMP, site migrations, page speed optimization, core web vitals and more)
• Strong project management and organization skills, ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
• Advanced understanding and experienced user of Google Analytics and Google Search Console – Tag Manager and/or Publisher Center is also a plus
• Understand recent developments in SEO such as Core Web Vitals, Google Discover, E-A-T, new Rich Results and more
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of HTML, Javascript and CSS as they impact search performance
• Strong knowledge and experience using standard and enterprise search tools and platforms ( SEMRush, Sistrix, DeepCrawl, Screaming Frog, SEMRush, GTMetrix, etc.)
• The ability to meet scheduled and proposed deadlines.
• Comfort with and mastery of (or ability to quickly learn) spreadsheet formats (Google Sheets, Excel).
• Comfort and skill with formatting professional presentations and reports in MS PowerPoint and Google Slides.