Remote SEO Specialist for Education (Contract)

Stride, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Performance updates

Contract role via Randstad/Workspend

Job summary

Stride, Inc. is seeking an experienced SEO Specialist contractor to support organic search across multiple K12-powered schools’ digital marketing efforts.

This SEO-first role focuses on execution: on-page optimization, content refreshes, and data-backed briefs to help families find and compare school options through both organic and AI-driven search. You will conduct keyword research, optimize title tags and meta descriptions, refresh priority pages, and apply local SEO to school location pages

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on SEO experience, in-house or agency, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong keyword research and search intent mapping skills.
• Proficiency with SEO tools such as SEMrush or Ahrefs, Google Search Console, and Google Analytics.
• Proven ranking and traffic improvements supported by specific examples.
• Working knowledge of on-page technical elements including indexation, canonicals, internal linking, and structured data.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to create SEO-optimized content.

Responsibilities

• Conducts keyword research and search intent analysis for assigned pages and topics.
• Performs on-page optimization including title tags, meta descriptions, headers, body content, and internal linking.
• Executes content refreshes on priority pages based on ranking and traffic data.
• Applies local SEO best practices to individual school location pages and geographic targeting.
• Flags technical issues such as indexation, canonicals, and crawl errors for the internal team to resolve.
• Builds data-backed content briefs with target keywords, intent, and structure.
• Reviews and optimizes content from writers before publication.
• Follows established SEO guidelines and templates across the subdomain network.
• Provides monthly performance updates on optimized and refreshed pages including rankings, traffic, and engagement.

Skills

Keyword research

Search intent mapping

On-page optimization

Content refreshes

Local SEO

Technical SEO basics

Content briefs

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Tools

SEMrush

Ahrefs

Google Search Console

Google Analytics

Job description

Stride, Inc. is seeking an experienced SEO Specialist contractor to support organic search across multiple K12-powered schools’ digital marketing efforts.

This SEO-first role focuses on execution: on-page optimization, content refreshes, and data-backed briefs to help families find and compare school options through both organic and AI-driven search. You will conduct keyword research, optimize title tags and meta descriptions, refresh priority pages, and apply local SEO to school location pages