SEO Content Specialist and Virtual Assistant

Job Title: Remote SEO Content Specialist – Virtual Assistant (Philippines)

Location: Remote (Philippines)

Hours: Full-Time (starting at 30 hours per week, potentially increasing to 40 hours weekly)

Schedule: Weekdays, 8 AM to 4 PM Manila Time

Salary: $4 USD per hour

Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated SEO Content Specialist based in the Philippines to join our team as a Virtual Assistant. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting keyword research, optimizing existing content, and creating high-quality, engaging new content that aligns with our SEO strategy. You will help us create 3 new “rank and rent” websites every month for local markets in the US.

Key Responsibilities:
– Conduct thorough keyword research to identify opportunities for content optimization and new content creation.
– Write original, high-quality, and engaging content tailored to local audiences, incorporating targeted keywords naturally.
– Optimize existing content for SEO, including updating title tags, meta descriptions, headers, and internal links.
– Perform competitor analysis to understand content strategies and identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
– Use SEO tools like Google Analytics and Ahrefs to monitor content performance and make data-driven decisions.
– Ensure all content is plagiarism-free by using tools like CopyScape.
– Periodically assist with web design using Duda website builder (strongly preferred but not required).

Qualifications:
– Strong English writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce content that reads as if written by a native speaker.
– Proven experience in SEO and content creation.
– Proficiency with SEO tools such as Google Analytics and Ahrefs.
– Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
– Excellent communication and organizational skills.
– Willingness to learn new topics and create original content.
– Strong ability to write original, engaging content yourself (not AI-generated).

Note: We encourage the use of ChatGPT (or similar AI assistants) for research and information gathering. However, you must create original content yourself, ensuring it passes plagiarism checks such as CopyScape.

Preferred Skills:
– Experience or certification with Duda website builder is a strong plus but not required.

Special Instructions:
To ensure you’ve read the job posting carefully, please include the phrase “Rank and Rent Expert” at the beginning of your cover letter.

Pre-Screening Test:
Candidates will be required to complete a pre-screening test to assess English writing skills without copying and pasting from AI tools like ChatGPT. This will help us evaluate your ability to produce high-quality content independently.

How to Apply:
Please submit your application, responding to the pre-screening questions below, and detail your relevant experience and why you are the ideal candidate for this position.

Application Deadline: Thursday, June 6, 2024

We look forward to your application!

Here’s what to cover in your application
1. Provide a brief explanation of your favorite SEO strategy and why you think it is effective.
2. Share 3-5 samples of your best content that you personally wrote for a website to improve the SEO of that website. This must be original content that you wrote (human-authored, not ChatGPT authored).
3. What software and other tools do you use to produce high quality, original content for websites?
4. How many years of experience do you have in content writing? And in SEO?
5. Describe your recent experience with similar projects