Senior SEO Strategist — Growth & Technical

Communicate Finance; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Finance is seeking an experienced SEO specialist to drive organic growth across multiple digital assets. You will develop and implement comprehensive SEO strategies, perform technical audits, and collaborate with content, marketing, development, and UX teams to improve rankings and traffic.

The role requires 3–5+ years in SEO with proven results, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with tools like GA4, GSC, SEMrush, Ahrefs, and Screaming Frog.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in SEO, Digital Marketing, or Search Marketing.
• Proven ability to improve organic visibility, rankings and website performance.
• Experience with technical SEO, content optimization, and audits.
• Exposure to eCommerce, lead generation, or enterprise SEO is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute SEO strategies to drive organic growth.
• Conduct keyword research, competitor analysis and content gap assessments.
• Optimise on-page, off-page and technical SEO performance.
• Monitor rankings, organic traffic and conversion metrics.
• Collaborate with content, marketing, development and UX teams.
• Implement SEO best practices across websites and digital assets.
• Conduct website audits and resolve technical SEO issues.
• Report on SEO performance and provide actionable insights.
• Support content strategies aligned with search intent and user behaviour.
• Stay up to date with search engine trends and algorithm updates.

Skills

Technical SEO

On-page SEO

Off-page SEO

SEO analysis

Keyword research

Content strategy

Link building

Core Web Vitals

Data interpretation

Stakeholder mgmt

SEO reporting

Certifications advantage

Education

Diploma or Degree in Marketing/Digital Marketing/Business/Communications

Tools

Google Analytics 4

Google Search Console

SEMrush

Ahrefs

Screaming Frog

Job description

Communicate Finance is seeking an experienced SEO specialist to drive organic growth across multiple digital assets. You will develop and implement comprehensive SEO strategies, perform technical audits, and collaborate with content, marketing, development, and UX teams to improve rankings and traffic.

The role requires 3–5+ years in SEO with proven results, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with tools like GA4, GSC, SEMrush, Ahrefs, and Screaming Frog.