Remote SEO Lead — AI-Driven Growth for Higher Ed

Atomic HR; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agency experience

CRM platforms familiarity

AI tools experience

Job summary

Atomic HR is seeking an experienced SEO Lead to own strategy, execution, and optimization across partner accounts. You will guide cross-functional teams in Content, Web Development, Analytics, Paid Media, and Account Management to drive organic growth for higher education clients.

This fully remote role emphasizes technical SEO, AI-enabled workflows, and data-driven decision making, with opportunities to shape SEO services and best practices across the agency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in SEO, with at least 3 focused on technical SEO.
• Track record of uncovering high-impact issues and fixing them.
• Hands-on with Google Search Console, GA4, Screaming Frog, and Ahrefs/Semrush.
• Strong WordPress knowledge: themes, plugins, redirects, and schema.
• Experience building Claude AI-enabled workflows for clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute SEO, AEO, and GEO strategies across multiple higher education partner accounts
• Build SEO roadmaps aligned with enrollment goals and business objectives
• Conduct keyword, topic, competitor, entity, and search intent research
• Lead technical SEO initiatives including site audits, crawl analysis, indexing, Core Web Vitals, structured data, and internal linking
• Partner with Web Development teams to prioritize and implement technical SEO improvements
• Optimize website content, landing pages, and content hubs for search visibility, user experience, and AI discoverability
• Identify content gaps and opportunities to strengthen topical authority across the student journey
• Monitor rankings, organic traffic, conversions, and other SEO KPIs to deliver actionable insights
• Own monthly SEO reporting and communicate strategic recommendations to stakeholders
• Stay current on search algorithm updates, AI search advancements, and evolving SEO best practices
• Evaluate emerging search technologies and AI tools to improve workflows and search performance
• Contribute to SEO documentation, operational standards, and continuous process improvements

Skills

Technical SEO

SEO Strategy

Keyword Research

Content Optimization

Analytics

WordPress

Claude AI

Team Collaboration

Project Management

Tools

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs

Semrush

Google Search Console

GA4

Job description

Atomic HR is seeking an experienced SEO Lead to own strategy, execution, and optimization across partner accounts. You will guide cross-functional teams in Content, Web Development, Analytics, Paid Media, and Account Management to drive organic growth for higher education clients.

This fully remote role emphasizes technical SEO, AI-enabled workflows, and data-driven decision making, with opportunities to shape SEO services and best practices across the agency.