Search Engine Optimization Specialist

About Mountain Air Marketing

Mountain Air Marketing is a digital marketing agency in Colorado Springs that helps local businesses get found online. We’re looking for someone with SEO experience to join our team, a group of people who care about their clients, back each other up and like what they do.

Position Overview

The SEO Specialist is responsible for developing, executing and optimizing SEO strategies that support our clients’ organic growth goals. This role calls for an analytical, detail-oriented person who is strong in keyword research, on-page and technical optimization, local SEO, content strategy and performance analysis across a variety of industries.

You’ll manage a book of client accounts from onboarding through monthly reporting, and you’ll work closely with those clients along the way. Being comfortable on calls and explaining SEO in a way business owners can follow is a big part of the job.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Execution

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• Develop and manage SEO strategies for multiple clients
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• Perform keyword research, site audits, GEO audits and keyword mapping
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• Write and optimize title tags, meta descriptions, headings, service pages, location pages and FAQs
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• Conduct competitor research to find gaps and opportunities
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Local SEO

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• Manage Google Business Profiles, including posts, review responses, photos and listing cleanup
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• Build and maintain citations and backlinks
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• Keep business information accurate and consistent across listings
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Technical SEO

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• Identify and resolve technical issues such as crawlability, indexing, site speed and mobile usability
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• Implement schema markup, internal linking and redirects in WordPress, Wix and Shopify
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• Work with client developers on fixes that need their access
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• Make sure tracking, goals and events are set up correctly in analytics platforms
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Performance & Reporting

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• Monitor keyword rankings, organic traffic, CTR and conversions
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• Use SE Ranking, Google Analytics, Google Search Console and similar tools
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• Create clear monthly reports and the client emails that explain them
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• Lead client calls to review results and next steps
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• Make data-driven recommendations to improve ROI and hit growth goals
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Content & Collaboration

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• Write and optimize blogs, landing pages and site copy that sound like the client
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• Align SEO strategy with our paid media and social teams on shared clients
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• Keep tasks and deadlines current in Monday.com
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Non-Negotiables

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• 2+ years of proven experience managing SEO accounts and driving organic growth, ideally for local service businesses
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• A portfolio or case studies showing SEO results, such as before and after rankings, traffic growth or a Google Business Profile turned into a lead source
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• Hands-on experience with major SEO tools such as Google Search Console, Google Analytics, SE Ranking, Semrush or Ahrefs
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• Experience working in WordPress, Wix and Shopify sites
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• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data and KPIs
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• Excellent communication and client-facing skills
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• Solid project management and the ability to juggle 10+ clients at once
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Skills and Competencies

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• Ability to analyze and interpret performance metrics
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• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
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• Proficiency in Google Analytics and tracking setup
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• Ability to use AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT to support content, creativity and data analysis
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• Clear writing for web content, client emails and reports
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• Creative and strategic thinking
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Nice to Have

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• Experience with GEO and AI search visibility (Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity)
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• Schema markup written by hand in JSON-LD
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• Familiarity with Local Services Ads or Google Ads
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• Experience with Monday.com
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• Experience running SEO for clients across different industries and locations, from single-location shops to multi-location businesses
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Pay: $60,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

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Benefits:

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• 401(k)
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• Health insurance
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• Paid time off
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• Retirement plan
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