SEO Editor (Project-Based) - United States

About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like HuffPost to come.

Business Area: Content
Job Category: Editorial
Hourly: USD $30.00-$45.00 per hour
Union Status: Non-Union 

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed Media is looking for a contract SEO Editor to support multiple BuzzFeed verticals and brands including BuzzFeed, Tasty, and HuffPost. This person will be responsible for maintaining the success of our library of evergreen content, as well as identifying new opportunities and areas to grow organic search traffic. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with a range of SEO and keyword research tools, as well as using data to drive decision-making—without sacrificing editorial quality and style.

As a SEO Editor, you’ll report to the SEO lead and be an essential part of the SEO team. In collaboration with the SEO lead, you’ll oversee a staff SEO writer responsible for optimizing and maintaining BuzzFeed’s high-value evergreen content. This is a remote position with the opportunity to commute to either the NYC or LA office if desired.

You Will

• Use SEO tools (Semrush, Ahfrefs, Google Search Console) and Looker dashboards to monitor the performance of high-value evergreen content across BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed Shopping, Tasty, and HuffPost, and assign updates as needed
• Edit updated posts to ensure they meet SEO best practices while also following BuzzFeed style guidelines
• Simultaneously manage multiple update calendars involving both staff and freelance writers across various teams/publications
• Assist BuzzFeed writers and editors with SEO packaging for new posts
• Perform content gap analysis and keyword research to identify new evergreen content opportunities 
• Oversee internal linking campaigns across BuzzFeed, Tasty, and HuffPost to ensure SEO best practices are being followed
• Assist in creating training SEO guides for writers across BuzzFeed Inc to ensure SEO best practices are being followed

You Have

• The ability to line-edit quickly and cleanly across a wide variety of topics, especially pop culture and internet trends
• A copy editor’s eye for formatting errors and grammatical mistakes 
• Experience overseeing and editing staff or freelance writers at a digital publication
• A solid understanding of editorial SEO best practices, alongside a willingness to experiment and try new strategies or angles 
• Familiarity with SEO tools such as Semrush, Ahrefs, and Google Search Console (Looker is a plus!)
• A track record of consistently meeting deadlines
• A good sense of how to adjust an existing workflow to improve efficiency

"If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at applicationhelp@buzzfeed.com. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response."

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are  proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more