SEO & Content Operations Contractor (Part-Time)

<h1><strong>SEO & Content Operations Contractor (Part-Time)<br></strong></h1> <h2><strong>About Compose.ly:</strong></h2> <p>We are an industry-leading marketing agency that delivers measurable results through strategic SEO/AI Search, paid media, and content creation.</p> <p>Founded in 2017, Compose.ly was born from a team of entrepreneurs and content marketing experts with a proven track record of building successful businesses. Compose.ly is a rare thing — a growing, profitable startup that has yet to take any outside investors. We’ve built this business through grit, hard work, and smart decision-making. We're organized, experienced, and in growth mode, and we are looking for collaborative, execution-minded contractors to support our growing client work.</p> <h2><strong>Description:</strong></h2> <p>Compose.ly is seeking a part-time SEO & Content Operations Contractor to support ongoing client delivery across SEO, content strategy, reporting, and workflow coordination initiatives.</p> <p>This role is ideal for someone who enjoys the executional side of content marketing and SEO — managing moving pieces, supporting recurring deliverables, and helping teams stay organized and on track. You should be comfortable balancing operational coordination with hands-on marketing support, including keyword research, content brief creation, reporting, refresh planning, and QA.</p> <p>The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented, with experience supporting agency workflows and collaborating across account management, SEO, editorial, and contractor teams. This role will primarily support recurring client work and internal operational processes across multiple accounts.</p> <h2><strong>Essential Job Functions:</strong></h2> <ul><li>Support recurring SEO and content marketing deliverables across multiple client accounts</li><li>Assist with keyword research, topic ideation, and content brief creation</li><li>Identify and prioritize content refresh and optimization opportunities</li><li>Support monthly reporting and performance tracking initiatives</li><li>Coordinate workflow across account managers, SEO specialists, writers, editors, and contractors</li><li>Review deliverables for alignment, completeness, and quality assurance</li><li>Help manage project tracking, handoffs, and operational documentation</li><li>Assist with light technical SEO coordination and audit follow-up tasks</li><li>Communicate proactively about timelines, blockers, and project updates</li></ul> <h2><strong>You are:</strong></h2> <ul><li>Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple concurrent projects</li><li>Detail-oriented and process-minded</li><li>Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced agency environment</li><li>Familiar with SEO and content marketing fundamentals</li><li>A strong written communicator who can clearly document processes and feedback</li><li>Collaborative, proactive, and solutions-oriented</li><li>Curious about AI and evolving search/content workflows</li><li>Comfortable balancing recurring operational work with tactical marketing execution</li></ul> <h2><strong>Requirements:</strong></h2> <ul><li>3+ years of experience in SEO, content marketing, digital marketing operations, or agency coordination roles</li><li>Experience with keyword research, content briefs, reporting, and SEO/content workflows</li><li>Familiarity with platforms such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, SEMrush/Ahrefs, HubSpot, and AI tools</li><li>Strong project management and organizational skills</li><li>Experience working cross-functionally within agency or marketing teams</li><li>Comfortable working approximately 30–40 hours per month on an ongoing contractor basis</li></ul> <p></p>

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