Local SEO Strategist

Role Description

C2’s client, a Denver-based full-service marketing, public relations, and digital agency, seeks a Local SEO Strategist to audit and recommend solutions for a recently identified decline in local search performance across one or more client websites.

This is an opportunity for an experienced consultant who enjoys uncovering root causes, challenging assumptions with data, and delivering candid, actionable recommendations that help clients regain search visibility and confidence in their digital strategy.

• Conduct comprehensive local SEO audits across one or more client websites, evaluating technical, on-page, off-page, and local search factors.
• Investigate potential causes of declining search performance, including technical changes, budget shifts, and other contributing factors.
• Evaluate existing SEO strategies against current industry best practices.
• Develop clear, prioritized recommendations to improve local search visibility and business performance.
• Present findings and recommendations to client’s digital marketing team in a practical, actionable format.
• Answer questions, explain recommendations, and provide strategic guidance throughout the engagement.
• If requested, implement approved recommendations and measure ongoing performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of professional SEO experience, including deep expertise in local SEO strategy and optimization.
• Demonstrated success diagnosing and improving local search performance for client websites.
• Agency or client-facing consulting experience presenting recommendations directly to clients and stakeholders.
• Strong working knowledge of WordPress and Google’s search ecosystem, including Google Search Console, Google Business Profile, Google Analytics, and related SEO tools.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive technical and strategic SEO audits and translate findings into practical, prioritized recommendations.
• Comfortable evaluating existing work and delivering candid, constructive feedback supported by data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Curious, analytical, and professional, with the confidence to recommend a change in direction when the evidence supports it.
• Experience implementing SEO recommendations following a successful audit engagement.

Requirements

• Location: Remote, any U.S. time zone.
• Compensation: $40-$50/hr. as a W2 employee of C2.
• Technology: Talent must provide their own hardware and software.

Benefits

• C2 talent working 30+ hours/week for 30 consecutive business days are eligible for medical, dental, and optional vision insurance, life insurance, and PTO accrual.
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match available for enrollment after 90 days.