SEO Analyst

Do you want to learn more about what works in SEO and what doesn’t?

Would you like to work with B2B customers who value your insights?

Are you aiming to build a career in consulting?

If so, SearchPilot may have the right opportunity for you!

Two important notes: 

• We can only consider applications from Washington State residents.
• All applications must come through our job ad, as this allows us to run a blind screening process

SearchPilot is looking for a smart, motivated and passionate analyst to join our Professional Services team in the US. This role will be worked remotely, but with the expectation of working in person with other team members occasionally in Seattle. The SearchPilot platform enables our customers to run SEO A/B tests, make agile changes to their websites, and discover the true SEO and CRO impact of those changes. Before spinning out as an independent company, SearchPilot was developed by Distilled and was known as the Distilled Optimisation Delivery Network (ODN). We power the websites of some of the largest global brands and Fortune 500 companies.
 

Working at SearchPilot

We want our people to be happy and healthy, at work and outside of work. We generally work 35 hours a week, with the opportunity to take advantage of ‘summer hours’ from June to August. This means you can work an extra hour on Monday to Thursday and take Friday afternoon off, provided you’re up to date with your work. You’ll get a choice of working equipment and an annual $850 Happiness Budget to buy stuff to make you happier at work, such as a new flashy monitor, AI tool subscriptions or training. In addition to a fair starting salary, a diverse team, career progression and a high-trust culture, we also offer:

• 25 days paid vacation plus 8 flexible public holidays
• Excellent health insurance, including dental and vision
• Life cover and short and long-term disability cover
• 5% 401(k) matching
• Access to company-funded therapy
• Enhanced parental leave and pay for new moms and dads - 12 weeks at full pay
• Kindle with pre-loaded books

The Role

As an SEO analyst, you will work alongside our growing Professional Services (PS) team. Day-to-day, this involves supporting PS team members as they:

• Manage the customer relationship, including onboarding of new customers
• Keep customers updated on test planning and results
• Come up with SEO test hypotheses, and work with customers to prioritise them
• Use the SearchPilot testing platform to implement changes to customers’ websites and set up tests
• Monitor and analyse split test outcomes
• Communicate the results of tests via regular customer meetings and written reports

You will also have opportunities to build your personal brand by sharing insights from split testing to SearchPilot’s audience and the larger SEO community via public case studies and blog posts. We have a strong culture of learning and knowledge sharing within SearchPilot, and you will have opportunities to learn from and teach your colleagues, as well as grow your visibility in the wider industry.

Running SearchPilot customer accounts is an exceptional way to learn more about what works and what doesn’t in SEO - there are very few other ways to get access to the range of scientific SEO tests that we get to run and see across a wide range of sites in different industries.

The nature of our product means that our customers value the work we do and can prove its value to their bosses and organisation. This role is likely to suit someone who wants to work in SEO and/or consulting. It is expected that this position will ultimately lead to a promotion to consultant, where you would be responsible for running your own accounts.

Skills/Experience

We're looking for passionate, driven individuals with strong technical aptitude and a basic understanding of SEO. While formal qualifications aren't a prerequisite, your enthusiasm and potential for growth are key. We'd be particularly interested in candidates with any of the following skills:

• Professional experience working in SEO, especially technical SEO
• Familiarity with web analytics tools such as Google Analytics or Adobe Analytics
• Ability to work with data
• Understanding of HTML/CSS
• Comfortable with Python or pivot tables and VLOOKUP formulas in Excel / Google Sheets
• Consulting experience
• Experience with programming languages, especially JavaScript
• Knowledge of regular expressions
• Any web development experience, like building your own website or blog

We would expect all analysts to demonstrate:

• Technical aptitude - you are comfortable working with data, and you have a good understanding of how web pages work
• Project management skills - including being able to set and achieve deadlines
• Communication skills - you can explain complicated concepts in an understandable way
• Ability to work in a team - including delegating tasks and being delegated to
• Self-motivation & ownership - you can plan your own time and stay on top of your priorities
• Attention to detail
   

Please note - we can only accept applications from candidates based in Washington State.