Senior SEO Technical Specialist (Remote)
Gent, Belgium
If you’re passionate about enhancing a website’s performance and visibility through advanced technical SEO strategies, at Metricool, you’ll have the opportunity to impact marketing initiatives with creativity and strategic freedom. As a fast-growing, international company, we’re looking for team members who thrive on analyzing, building, and collaborating with a focus on improving the experience for social media managers and users alike.
You’ll work 100% remotely in a team where innovation, teamwork, and a data-driven approach are highly valued.
Your mission is to improve and maintain the technical SEO performance, equipping the team with insights and solutions to refine Metricool's overall SEO strategy.
In this position, you will be able to have a remarkable contribution and impact in different areas:
As SEO Development
Indexability and Crawling Optimization: Ensure all pages are easily accessible to search engines by optimizing robots.txt, sitemaps, and controlling indexation.
WPO (Web Performance Optimization): Implement measures to improve page speed, including image optimization, CSS and JS minification, and efficient caching strategies.
WordPress SEO: Oversee WordPress SEO implementations, including schema markup, tag optimization, and plugin management.
Technical SEO for Web Design and Development: Collaborate closely with developers to ensure SEO best practices in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
International SEO: Develop strategies to improve visibility and traffic from multiple regions, adapting technical structures for localized markets.
Technical Audits & On-Page SEO
On-Page Optimization: Perform on-page SEO audits and optimize tags, headers, and meta descriptions for target keywords.
Web Page Structure and Layout (Web Design): Ensure layout, schema, and internal link structure enhance both user experience and search engine visibility.
Programming Knowledge: Leverage knowledge in PHP, CSS, and JavaScript to troubleshoot technical SEO issues directly, improving the site’s architecture and functionality.
Data Analysis & Strategy Recommendations
SEO Tools and Analytics: Utilize tools such as Google Search Console, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Server Log Analyzer, and Semrush to analyze website performance and identify SEO opportunities.
Competitor and Keyword Research: Conduct regular competitor analysis and keyword research to stay ahead in search trends.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with content and marketing teams to guide on-page SEO and share insights that align with Metricool’s strategic goals.
As a Team Member:
Collaborative Problem-Solving: Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure SEO improvements are effectively implemented and sustained.
Autonomous Strategy Development: Drive new SEO strategies with minimal oversight, proactively identifying and addressing areas for improvement.
Long story short: What will your first days in Metricool look like?
First month: For the first few weeks, we will ensure you understand your impact on the team and the business and learn about the team, the industry, and processes. You will meet every contributor on your team and understand their areas of expertise.
First Quarter: Within the first three months, you will understand your team better, work autonomously, and begin sharing new ideas and creating a bigger impact.
To the moon: You will become an active team member after this process. You will also understand how to reach objectives and set your strategies based on the company's goals.
Job requirements. You’ll be successful in your mission if:
5+ years of experience in technical SEO, ideally within marketing or social media industries, with expertise in both on-page and off-page SEO practices.
Technical Knowledge: Proficiency with Google Search Console, Ahrefs, Semrush, Screaming Frog, and keyword research tools.
Web Development Skills: Advanced knowledge in WordPress, HTML, PHP, CSS, and JavaScript, with experience in web design and layout optimization.
Experience in International SEO: Understanding and implementing strategies that improve global reach and localized search performance.
Problem-Solving and Autonomy: Strong analytical skills, proactivity, and the ability to identify opportunities and drive results with minimal supervision.
Communication Excellence: Ability to articulate strategies and insights effectively across departments, ensuring alignment on SEO initiatives.
Fluent in English; Spanish proficiency is a plus.
What we offer:
Remote Company means that team members can work from wherever they want. It also means that all processes must be thought of as if we had no office and everyone was working remotely. No one will feel like an outsider since all conversations must happen on Slack or Zoom/hangouts.
Opportunity for professional growth. With a constantly growing market, we focus on training and supporting our team.
Flexible time. We believe in results rather than how many hours you work or how you distribute your time.
Competitive salary. We are working to align our budgets with the market, and our salary packages are intensely competitive, and for this position we estimate between 30.000€ and 45.000€, depending on the experience
Job Profile
Benefits/Perks100% remote work Competitive salary Creative freedom Fully remote Impactful contributions
Tasks- Collaborate with content and marketing teams
- Collaborate with developers
- Conduct competitor and keyword research
- Conduct technical audits
- Implement web performance measures
- Improve technical SEO performance
- Optimize website accessibility
- Oversee WordPress SEO
- Perform on-page SEO optimization
- Utilize SEO tools for analysis
Ahrefs Collaboration Competitor Analysis CSS Data analysis English Google Search Console HTML Javascript Keyword Research PHP Problem-solving Screaming Frog SEMRush SEO Server Log Analyzer Spanish Technical SEO Web Performance Optimization WordPress WordPress SEO
Experience5 years
Timezones