Position: SEO Manager, News Content
Position Type: Full Time
Location: Detroit, MI - Remote Acceptable
High Level:
Benzinga News is seeking a talented Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager to join our SEO/Audience team. In this role, you will take SEO ownership of our stock market news property, and be responsible for developing, implementing, and continually optimizing SEO strategies, in order to improve organic search performance.
The SEO Manager will help analyze data from both SEO, as well as web analytics tools to find valuable insights on our current organic performance, while also looking for future opportunities to grow. This SEO Manager has an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with our news desk to develop content strategies that drive traffic.
All applicable candidates must have experience in analytics and reporting, content strategy, technical SEO, and a passion for stock market and learning.

Work Schedule:
Full Time

What you'll be doing:
Support both the content strategy of Benzinga News
Perform keyword research to identify new content opportunities.
Identify existing content for updates to grow organic audience.
Monitor, identify, and communicate technical optimization opportunities, including but not limited to redirects, canonical tags, metadata, page speed, core web vitals, schema, and more.
Write SEO requirements, QA and review all aspects of site code releases to ensure there are no negative SEO implications or impacts.
Lead comprehensive SEO site/CRO audits that address UX, navigation, optimizations, mobile functionality that drive business metrics in a meaningful way to impact conversion and revenue.
Track organic performance using various tools, including Google Analytics, Ahrefs, Moz, and more.
Lead internal training of search optimization best practices to increase overall search knowledge across the organization.
Monitor competitive performance for opportunities, and potential threats.
Work cross-functionally to support Editorial, Marketing, Business Intelligence, and Audience Analytics as needed.
Keep abreast of SEO trends, best practices and search news, particularly regarding algorithm changes that impact organic search results.

Stuff you need to get this gig:
An understanding and love for the markets and the news that covers them
Minimum 6 years of experience in SEO, preferably in-house.
Experience optimizing financial publishing websites to build organic traffic and drive revenue.
Experience utilizing a wide variety of SEO tools such as Moz, Ahrefs, Google Search Console and others to perform analyses.
Experience with site crawlers and log file analysis.
Proficient and experienced with technical SEO (ex: XML sitemaps, canonicalization, hreflangs, robots.txt, URL redirects, etc).
Strong written & verbal communication skills.
Experience working cross functionally with other teams, and how SEO fits into the overarching business objectives.
Highly motivated, strategic, curious and innovative but also willing to roll up your sleeves and get in the weeds of the tactical execution that drives progress for search audience growth.

How to Apply:
Email cooljobs@benzinga.com with the title of this position, your resume and any relevant work that shows you are the top dog for this job!

About Benzinga:
Benzinga is a premier financial media platform which helps millions of people improve their trading and investing each month. By providing superior information, data, and tools, Benzinga gives individuals the edge needed to profit in financial markets. Our team is devoted to the ambitious mission of making financial information easier to consume.

Benzinga is growing rapidly and we are seeking mind-blowingly talented and detail-oriented professionals with knowledge of web technology, finance, and writing. The search for the driven, dedicated, and self-starting individuals who will help propel Benzinga into its next stage of growth is on!

Are you looking for a "leave your ego at the door", teamwork-oriented environment? Do you
love the idea of a role where every single day offers new challenges? Then Benzinga is the place
to be.