Technical SEO Specialist

Job Title: Technical SEO Specialist
Location: Remote (EST Time Zone)
Salary Range: up to 2500 USD

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST)

NOTE: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR POSITION

Company Overview:

Sagan is an exclusive membership community for top executives, founders, and CEOs seeking to hire and maximize the impact of international talent. We bridge the gap between global talent and US-based businesses, connecting candidates from vibrant regions like Latin America, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Africa with leading American companies. Sagan provides a high-performance remote work environment, ensuring access to world-class opportunities for top-tier professionals.

About the Company:

Sagan represents a fast-growing digital marketing agency that delivers high-impact SEO solutions for clients in competitive industries. The team values technical excellence, data-driven execution, and proactive problem-solving. You'll be joining a collaborative and performance-oriented environment where tangible results matter more than flashy presentations.

Position Overview:

We're looking for a Technical SEO Specialist to join our team and take ownership of auditing, diagnosing, and resolving technical SEO issues across a variety of client websites. You'll work closely with our SEO strategists and web developers to ensure high-performing, indexable, and technically sound websites. This is a hands-on role where you'll be expected to implement solutions, not just recommend them.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct technical SEO audits using tools like Screaming Frog and Google Search Console.
• Identify and fix indexing, crawlability, and page performance issues.
• Collaborate with the dev and SEO teams to implement changes directly.
• Analyze site structure, sitemaps, robots.txt, and canonicalization.
• Monitor and improve Core Web Vitals using tools like PageSpeed Insights.
• Ensure mobile usability, proper schema markup, and structured data compliance.
• Generate clear internal documentation and communicate progress.
• Leverage onboarding support from the current Search Marketing team, including 1:1 guidance, training videos, and access to an internal knowledge base.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of hands-on technical SEO experience.
• Proficiency with:
  >> Google Search Console.
  >> Screaming Frog SEO Spider (or equivalent).
  >> Google Analytics 4 (GA4).
  >> Ahrefs (or SEMrush; candidates may be trained on Ahrefs if other tools are strong).
• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS and SEO fundamentals (e.g., metadata, canonical tags, sitemaps).
• Strong written English for documentation and collaboration.
• A proactive mindset and the ability to prioritize issues by SEO impact.
• Access to a reliable computer and a fast internet connection.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with WordPress and plugins like RankMath, Yoast, or SEOPress.
• Background in travel, hospitality, or vacation rental websites.
• Familiarity with schema markup and JSON-LD.
• Use of tools like GTmetrix, WebPageTest, or log file analyzers.
• Experience with Google Tag Manager as it relates to SEO.
• Familiarity with Agency Analytics for dashboards and reporting.
• Previous experience in remote environments and use of tools like Basecamp.
• Comfortable presenting findings over video calls.

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Important: For timely processing, both your resume and introductory video must be submitted in English.