Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

OuterBox is looking for a Web Project SEO Specialist to join our Team! In this critical role, you will ensure that new websites and redesigns are fully optimized for search engine visibility at launch. We seek a detail-oriented and technically proficient SEO expert who thrives in cross-functional environments.

As our Web Project SEO Specialist, you will collaborate closely with developers, designers, strategists, and project managers to implement best-practice SEO strategies across site builds and migrations. You will also play a key role in building and evolving scalable processes that keep OuterBox ahead of search trends, ensuring every site launches with a strong organic foundation.

Job Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Serve as the SEO lead on all assigned web build and redesign projects, ensuring technical and on-page SEO elements are implemented correctly before launch.
• Create and manage SEO QA checklists and sign-off protocols for pre-launch workflows, including metadata, heading structures, URL conventions, schema, indexing rules, canonical strategies, and more.
• Collaborate with development and design teams to ensure that SEO best practices are considered throughout the design and build process.
• Audit staging sites and prototypes to identify SEO gaps and risks before go-live; provide clear, prioritized recommendations and validate corrections.
• Partner with project managers to align SEO timelines and dependencies within broader project schedules.
• Lead technical SEO setup for new domains and migrations, including redirects, canonical logic, hreflang, robots.txt, XML sitemaps, and GSC/Bing setup.
• Work directly with clients and internal teams to educate on SEO launch-readiness principles and gain buy-in on recommendations.
• Develop documentation, process guides, and internal training to improve future execution of SEO in web builds and to reduce errors or missed opportunities.
• Stay up-to-date with search engine algorithm changes and evolving SEO standards, with a focus on how they impact web development and architecture.
• Actively participate in process innovation and tooling improvements that drive repeatability and efficiency in our launch SEO services.
• Maintain visibility into project milestones and anticipate when SEO reviews are required; ensure nothing launches without final SEO approval.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at every stage of the build process to advocate for SEO needs without disrupting timelines.
• Support site launches by validating post-launch SEO performance and addressing any indexing or ranking issues quickly.
• Contribute to broader SEO team knowledge sharing by highlighting learnings and edge cases from web projects.

Other duties, as assigned.

Work Environment

Fast-paced, dynamic office environment and may be required to work outside of regular office hours to resolve issues or complete projects of the department.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Experience

• 3+ years of experience in a hands-on technical SEO role, preferably with a focus on site launches, migrations, or redesigns.
• Strong understanding of technical SEO principles including crawlability, indexation, site speed, mobile performance, structured data, and canonicalization.
• Working knowledge of CMS platforms (e.g., Shopify, WordPress, BigCommerce, Magento) and how SEO implementation varies across them.
• Experience using tools such as Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, SEMrush, Google Search Console, and site performance testing tools.
• Familiarity with web development workflows and terminology; must be comfortable communicating with developers.
• Strong project management and communication skills; capable of juggling multiple builds and ensuring SEO is prioritized throughout.
• A process-oriented mindset with a desire to document, improve, and standardize SEO best practices for the Web division.
• Ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Basic to intermediate HTML and CSS knowledge.
• Experience with staging site QA processes and pre-launch SEO audits.

Physical Demands

• Primarily involves sitting at a desk and using a computer for extended periods of time.
• Light physical activity is also required, such as carrying equipment or setting up for presentations.
• Requires a high level of mental focus and the ability to work under pressure.
• Good manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination and the ability to use a computer for extended periods are required.

Work Authorization/Requirements

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Travel

Limited travel may be required to our headquarters or to client offices. Less than 10%

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

Our company is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status.

Why You’ll love working at OuterBox:

• High-character, fun, and cohesive work culture
• Competitive base salary
• PTO that is genuinely encouraged
• Affordable, low-deductible health insurance plans
• Supplemental benefits, including employer-paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance
• 401k with company match
• Remote work flexibility
• Supportive, transparent, and accessible leadership that welcomes ideas, insights & feedback
• Professional/individual development stipend

Cohesive Culture + Good Humor + Combined Skills = Awesome Results

At OuterBox, what we won’t stop doing is winning as a team for our clients, while at the same time winning for each other as both professionals and individuals. We know our awesome wins start with our incredible people, which is why for over 20 years we’ve created—and continuously refined—a team-centric work culture that is rooted in trust, respect, accountability, appreciation, fun, and collaboration. The Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com demonstrate this by having awarded OuterBox as a Top Workplace for three years running in 2022-2024!

At OuterBox, we’re here to thrive together—not simply survive. So if you’ve been searching for an agency that energizes, inspires, and directly helps you achieve the best for you, the person, and you, the professional, maybe it’s time to think outside the traditional agency box?

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