Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager, Homes.com

CoStar Group; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

401(k) retirement plan with matching

Tuition reimbursement

On-site fitness center

Job summary

CoStar Group is looking for an experienced Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager for our Homes.com site in Irvine, CA. The ideal candidate will oversee SEO strategies to enhance our site's visibility and drive organic traffic.

Responsibilities include auditing site performance, collaborating with various teams, and tracking key SEO metrics. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and over 7 years of SEO experience. Our benefits package is comprehensive, including health coverage, retirement plans, and generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Search Engine Optimization roles.
• Solid understanding of Google’s content guidelines.
• Ability to develop strategies and manage projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage SEO growth strategies.
• Track and report on SEO performance indicators.
• Work with cross-functional teams for traffic initiatives.

Skills

SEO best practices

Google Analytics

Project management

Data analysis

Cross-functional team collaboration

Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

AI integration in SEO

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university

Tools

SEMrush

Google Search Console

BrightEdge

Ahrefs

Job description

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager, Homes.com

Location: Irvine, CA. This position is in office Monday through Friday.

What We Are Looking For:

Homes.com is currently looking for an experienced SEO professional to join our growing team and to help manage SEO strategies for our residential real estate website, Homes.com, the industry’s fastest growing search site.

Responsible for supporting efforts to increase the site’s visibility on search engine results page or in AI platforms through optimization – whether on‑page, off‑page or technically focused.

Responsibilities

• Serve as one of our in‑house, enterprise‑level, product‑led SEO experts.
• Develop SEO growth strategies, evangelize the importance of SEO and adhere to SEO best practices within the organization. Provide recommendations for improvement of the site (including site architecture, URL structures, on‑page factors, image, video and news optimization, etc.) and oversee the implementation of those recommendations.
• Continually audit site and performance for SEO related improvements.
• Track and report against a variety of key performance indicators that demonstrate the effectiveness of the organization’s SEO efforts.
• Work closely with product management, developers, marketing and our content team to assist in traffic generating initiatives across the organization.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, not‑for‑profit, in‑person university or college.
• 7+ years of experience in Search Engine Optimization roles.
• Advanced understanding and knowledge of SEO best practices and the latest search engine algorithm updates, including vertical search services such as image search, video search, and news search.
• Solid understanding of Google’s content and quality guidelines, including E‑E‑A‑T and structured content best practices.
• Familiarity with AEO and its relationship to modern SEO, including structuring content for AI‑generated answers and enhanced search visibility.
• Proven ability to develop strategies and manage projects that drive organic search traffic to the site; proven track record in managing SEO projects from inception to completion.
• Able to work cross‑functionally with Product, Development, Design and other teams to streamline execution of projects.
• Must be data driven, with the ability to identify actionable insights from large datasets, create reports to track and analyze SEO performance.
• Experience with Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and SEO tools such as SEMrush, Conductor, BrightEdge and Ahrefs.
• Ability to keep ahead of the latest search industry trends and algorithm changes and align current and future projects with those developments.
• Familiarity with web development platforms and languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Proven track record of taking ownership, moving quickly to implement ideas, and delivering results in a fast‑paced online environment.
• A track record of commitment to prior employers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing SEO for large‑scale, consumer‑facing marketplace websites (10–25 million pages indexed), with a focus on driving scalable organic traffic growth.
• Product management, project management, software development and/or analytics experience a plus.
• Experience with log analysis tools such as Botify or DeepCrawl.
• Experience with AI tools and integrating AI processes into SEO program.

Benefits

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance‑based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, and tuition reimbursement.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: medical, vision, dental and prescription drug.
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance.
• Virtual and in‑person mental health counseling services for individuals and family.
• Commuter and parking benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching contributions.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• On‑site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Peloton, personal training and group exercise classes.
• Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups.
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks.

This position offers an annual base salary range of $99,000 – $168,000 based on relevant skills and experience and includes a generous benefits plan.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.