SEO Content Editor – Remote (Higher Education)

About the role

We are a performance‑marketing agency that partners with universities and nonprofit organisations. We are looking for an SEO Content Editor to improve the quality and search performance of long‑form SEO articles and program pages, with a focus on AI‑driven search visibility. This is a fully remote position paid in USD.

Key responsibilities

• Edit and refine long‑form SEO content and program pages (1,000–3,000+ words) to ensure clarity, accuracy and strong structure.
• Optimize content for on‑page SEO, keyword targeting, header hierarchy and internal linking.
• Apply entity‑based SEO, semantic search and E‑E‑A‑T principles to boost AI‑search features such as featured snippets, People Also Ask and generative overviews.
• Quality‑control AirOps‑generated drafts, treating AI output as a starting point that requires human editorial judgment.
• Refresh legacy content to recover ranking loss.
• Use SEO tools (Ahrefs, SEMrush, Clearscope/Surfer, Google Search Console, GA4) to guide edits and measure impact.
• Collaborate with SEO strategists, writers and account teams to keep content moving through the workflow.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in SEO editing, content optimisation or digital editorial roles.
• Proven track record of improving rankings, organic traffic or engagement.
• Deep understanding of on‑page SEO, search intent and internal linking.
• Experience optimizing content for AI‑driven search environments.
• Familiarity with entity‑based SEO, semantic search and E‑E‑A‑T.

Required skills

• Ahrefs
• SEMrush
• Clearscope or Surfer
• Google Search Console
• Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
• AirOps