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Keyword Research and Topic Map

Manager · SEO Specialist · Hybrid · Lexington

$68–$84/ hour About $460–$1,060 in total. 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
Lending platform · 5,000+ employeesCL-64025 · based in Lexington
Where
Hybrid · Lexington
Format
One-off task
Time needed
about 10 h in total
Start
Starts within 2 weeks
Level
Manager · 7-12 years
When you work
Flexible hours, async

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.

7 professionals have asked about this task385 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This lending platform (5,000+ employees) is looking for a manager SEO Specialist for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Keywords grouped by intent and mapped to pages.

The company has a deadline, no one free to own it, and wants a person who has done the same job before. It operates in regulated payments and lending, so a written trail for every decision matters.

The team sits in Lexington. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call.

What you deliver

  • Build a keyword map of 300 terms grouped into 25 topics with a target page for each.
  • A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope
  • A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer
  • The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed

How the work runs

  • Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared
  • Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback
  • Last day: final version and handover note

Duration: 2 to 3 weeks. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price.

Tools

AhrefsSemrushSheets

Who fits

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

Nice to have

  • A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late
  • Has worked with a distributed team across time zones

Not included

  • On-call availability outside the agreed window
  • Managing other contractors or employees
  • Travel or work at a fixed location

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, Semrush, Sheets
Offers
10 hours in total, weekday evenings
Rate
$76 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $76 an hour, is above the median manager SEO Specialist rate in Kentucky ($75). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All SEO Specialist jobs in United States · SEO Specialist rates in Kentucky · 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-64025 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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