SEO Search Strategist

About the Role

Mod Op is looking for a Search Strategist to join our growing Search Experience Team, who is an experienced SEO professional who thrives at the intersection of data, creativity, and AIpowered innovation. Someone who is detailed oriented.

In this role, you’ll lead scalable SEO strategies across a broad portfolio of client websites, optimizing both today’s search engines and tomorrow’s LLMdriven ecosystems.

From Core Web Vitals to generative search readiness (Google SGE, Bing Copilot, and beyond), youll own highimpact initiatives that drive visibility, performance, and longterm discoverability. This is more than SEO, its redefining how search works in the AI era.

What You’ll Do

· Lead LLMready SEO strategies, bridging traditional and generative search

· Conduct keywordtopic research with entity optimization and semantic structure in mind

· Run technical audits (crawlability, indexing, CWV, structured data) with AIfirst frameworks

· Own local SEO execution: GMB optimization, citation building, NAP consistency

· Manage offpage SEO efforts: linkbuilding campaigns, backlink analysis, digital PR

· Collaborate with dev, UX, content, and analytics teams to implement SEO best practices.

· Analyze and create a search performance report.

· Leverage AI tools to automate tasks: new business initiatives, content prompting, schema generation, performance forecasting.

· Participate in CRO and AB testing to improve site experience and conversion.

· Stay ahead of search algorithm updates and evolving search experience platforms

Tools You’ll Use

· SEO & Analytics: GA4, Google Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, SurferSEO

· AI & Automation: ChatGPT Gemini (prompting), BrightEdge, Jasper, Looker Studio, Python (bonus)

· CRO, AB & UX: VWO, Hotjar, Crazy Egg, Lucky Orange

· Workflow & Tagging: Jira, Google Tag Manager, Bright Local, Airtable

Requirements

Requirements we’re Looking for:

· A true team player

· Fluent in English written and oral

· 5+ years of SEO & Search experience in agency or highgrowth digital environments

· Deep knowledge of technical SEO, content architecture, and local search

· Experience preparing sites for AIera search (SGE, Copilot, Perplexity, etc.)

· Understanding of structured data, conversational search, and entity optimization

· Comfortable with HTML, schema markup, and CMS platforms (WordPress, Shopify, etc.)

· Strong analytical mindset with fluency in interpreting data + presenting insights

· Excellent communication skills — clear, concise, and clientfacing

· Selfstarter who thrives in collaboration and ambiguity

· Bonus: Experience with international SEO or JavaScriptheavy environments

Why Mod Op?

We don’t just optimize search engines; we build frameworks for how people will search next. At Mod Op, you’ll help lead the evolution of search, applying real strategy to emerging platforms and AIdriven ecosystems.

If you’re a strategic thinker who sees SEO as more than rankings, and more like the future of discovery, we’d love to meet you.

Benefits

Benefits:

· Health and Life Insurance for employees and family, access to Vision benefits, Telemedicine services, Psychology support and others.

· On the job training and career growth opportunities.

· Access to LinkedIn courses.

· Fully remote job.

· Talented team environment, collaborative offices, fun company culture with a great balance of work and play.

· Vacations are granted by day or weeks according to employee approved request.

· Salary with yearly review and competitive benefits.

· Competitive compensation based on experience and skill set.

When asked what they love about working at Mod Op, we hear:

· “I feel I can be myself at work and it’s fun!” MV

· “The caliber of the clientsbrands we work with, knowing your work is seen by thousands of people, in many cases across the world.” JC

· “We actually create videogames!” AC

· “We have an allstar team, and it’s like playing in the probowl every day!” MW

· “Opportunities to always learn from and work with the best and the brightest.” HW

· “Mentors and opportunities for growth.” KB

Mod Op, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.