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Content Brief Writing for SEO

Manager · SEO Specialist · Remote · California only

$79–$98/ hour About $710–$1,060 a month. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so nothing comes out of your rate.
Company
Health charity in food security · 501–1,000 employeesCL-33372 · based in San Mateo
Where
Remote · California only
Format
Task bundle
Time needed
8–12 h a month
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Manager · 7-12 years
When you work
Evenings or weekends2 h a week overlap with PT

The company is already looking at 4 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides.

8 professionals have asked about this task803 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This health charity in food security (501–1,000 employees) is looking for a manager SEO Specialist for a monthly bundle of recurring tasks, 8–12 h a month. Briefs that tell writers what a page must cover to rank.

A named list of recurring items keeps the month predictable for both sides. It is a nonprofit, so budgets are tight and grant reporting dates are fixed.

The work is fully remote, but the company can only contract people who live in California, so this one is for residents there. Evenings or weekends are fine, as long as the agreed weekly output is there. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (PT).

What you deliver

  • Write 15 SEO briefs with search intent, outline, entities and internal links.
  • A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost
  • A running log of open questions, reviewed at the start of each week
  • A month-end summary with hours used against the cap

What a month looks like

  • Week 1: intake call and a list of what is due this month
  • Weeks 2 and 3: items completed in short sessions
  • Week 4: month-end summary and the list for next month

Duration: 12 weeks, with a monthly hours cap. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail.

Tools

AhrefsGoogle Docs

Who fits

  • 7-12 years of hands-on work as an SEO Specialist, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Comfortable working in Ahrefs and Google Docs
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

  • Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader
  • Has worked with a distributed team across time zones

Not included

  • Travel or work at a fixed location
  • Managing other contractors or employees
  • Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately

How you get paid

  • The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
  • Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
  • You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
  • You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

What happens after you say you're interested

  1. Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
AlexManager SEO Specialist
Experience
7-12 years in marketing & content
Tools
Ahrefs, Google Docs
Offers
10 hours a month, weekday evenings
Rate
$88 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $88 an hour, is below the median manager SEO Specialist rate in California ($120). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All SEO Specialist jobs in United States · SEO Specialist rates in California · Marketing & Content jobs

Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-33372 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

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