SEO Specialist

Web Design Awards runs an editorially-curated awards program that indexes and scores the web's best design work, judged year-round by working designers against a published rubric. We're looking for an SEO Specialist to grow organic visibility for our own site — the index, award pages, and directory that designers, agencies, and buyers browse to find and hire studios.

What you'll do

• Own on-page and technical SEO across the site, including the award index, nominee pages, and studio directory
• Conduct keyword research to identify opportunities tied to design awards, agency discovery, and related search terms
• Monitor organic search performance, crawl health, indexation, and Core Web Vitals, and prioritize fixes
• Partner with content and product teams to optimize new and existing pages for search intent
• Build and maintain internal linking strategy across a large, growing index of award and nominee pages
• Report on organic traffic, rankings, and conversion trends to stakeholders on a regular cadence

What we're looking for

• 2+ years of hands-on SEO experience, ideally with large or content-heavy websites
• Proficiency with SEO tools such as Google Search Console, Ahrefs, SEMrush, or similar
• Solid understanding of technical SEO fundamentals: site architecture, crawlability, structured data, page speed
• Experience writing SEO-informed briefs or optimizing existing copy for search intent
• Comfort working with analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics) to tie SEO work to business outcomes
• Strong written communication and ability to explain SEO recommendations to non-specialists

Nice to have

• Experience with directory, marketplace, or listings-style websites
• Familiarity with schema markup for ratings, awards, or review-style content
• Background in SEO for B2B or creative/agency-adjacent audiences