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Marketing & Content · Updated November 3, 2026

Part-time SEO Specialist jobs

Audits, keyword plans and on-page fixes that move organic traffic. 373 tasks are open now, sized for 3 to 10 hours a week.

$70/hrtypical US rate, senior level
$87/hrmedian published task rate
373open tasks
3-10 ha week for a typical task

Open SEO Specialist tasks

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Bundle

Content Brief Writing for SEO

Senior · SEO Specialist

Series B E-commerce platform for children's clothing · 51–200 employees

€39–€45 / hour

About €340–€500 a month

  • 8–12 h a month
  • Hybrid · Dortmund
  • Starts within 7 days
  • Top 25% for the role
  • English and German
One-off

Keyword Research and Topic Map · Agritech

Specialist · SEO Specialist

Agritech company in greenhouse growing · 51–200 employees

$83–$103 / hour

About $560–$1,300 in total

  • about 10 h in total
  • Hybrid · New York City
  • Starts next week
  • Top 25% for the role
Bundle

On-Page Optimisation Sprint · Consumer goods

Senior · SEO Specialist

Personal-care brand selling in 20 countries · 5,000+ employees

$84–$107 / hour

About $760–$1,530 a month

  • 8–16 h a month
  • Hybrid · Durham
  • Starts within 2 weeks
  • Top 25% for the role
One-off

Backlink Profile Review (Ahrefs)

Manager · SEO Specialist

Travel-technology company in short-term rentals · 201–500 employees

€50–€62 / hour

About €220–€450 in total

  • about 6 h in total
  • Hybrid · Munich
  • Starts within 2 weeks
  • Top 25% for the role
One-off

Local SEO Setup

Senior · SEO Specialist

Specialty retailer with 120 stores · 5,000+ employees

€45–€50 / hour

About €190–€380 in total

  • about 6 h in total
  • Remote · Germany
  • Starts within 7 days
  • Top 25% for the role
  • 3 interested
  • English and German
One-off

Site Migration SEO Plan

Manager · SEO Specialist

Property developer in commercial property · 201–500 employees

CA$81–CA$100 / hour

About CA$720–CA$1,630 in total

  • about 13 h in total
  • Remote · Canada
  • Starts within 7 days
  • Top 25% for the role
Regular

Monthly SEO Report

Manager · SEO Specialist

Series C online learning platform for professional exams · 201–500 employees

$81–$94 / hour

About $570 a month at 2 h a week

  • 1–2 h a week
  • Remote · California only
  • Starts within 7 days
    One-off

    Technical SEO Audit

    Senior · SEO Specialist

    Digital media company in sport · 201–500 employees

    €32–€37 / hour

    About €280–€550 in total

    • about 12 h in total
    • Hybrid · Lille
    • Starts next week
      Bundle

      Content Brief Writing for SEO

      Manager · SEO Specialist

      Digital media company · 5,000+ employees

      €47–€60 / hour

      About €430–€640 a month

      • 8–12 h a month
      • Hybrid · Cologne
      • Starts within 2 weeks
      • Top 25% for the role
      • English and German
      One-off

      Keyword Research and Topic Map (Ahrefs)

      Manager · SEO Specialist

      Food-delivery company in bakery products · 501–1,000 employees

      €55–€66 / hour

      About €360–€850 in total

      • about 10 h in total
      • Hybrid · Brussels
      • Starts next week
      • Top 25% for the role
      Bundle

      Content Brief Writing for SEO

      Specialist · SEO Specialist

      Lending platform for small businesses · 1,001–5,000 employees

      €35–€41 / hour

      About €300–€460 a month

      • 8–12 h a month
      • Remote · Germany
      • Starts within 2 weeks
      • Top 25% for the role
      • English and German
      One-off

      Keyword Research and Topic Map

      Senior · SEO Specialist

      Connectivity provider serving businesses · 51–200 employees

      €37–€45 / hour

      About €250–€570 in total

      • about 10 h in total
      • Remote · France
      • Starts within 7 days
      • Top 25% for the role
      • 3 interested

      Recently filled

      SEO Specialist tasks that found their professional in the last two weeks, with the rate agreed inside the published range.

      What an SEO Specialist earns by level

      Rates in the United States for the regular role format. Companies pay 15% on top of these figures; you keep all of it.

      Full US rate table · How rates are built

      LevelPer hour5 h a week, per month
      Specialist$60$1,300
      Senior$70$1,520
      Manager$85$1,840
      • Regular role$70
      • One-off task$80
      • Task bundle$70

      SEO Specialist rates by country

      Typical rate for a senior SEO Specialist in local currency, and the tasks open there now.

      CountryTypical rate / hourMarket median wageOpen tasks
      United States$70$48.2288
      France€30€20.1481
      United Kingdom£30£20.5945
      Netherlands€30€22.2933
      Germany€40€27.6727
      CanadaCA$65CA$43.6425
      Italy€24€16.8116
      Ireland€40€29.2213
      Sweden€25€17.377
      Spain€21€14.576
      Austria€30€20.795
      Finland€30€19.855
      Belgium€45€29.554
      Denmark€40€26.673
      Poland€16€11.283
      Bulgaria€12€8.471
      Croatia€17€11.701
      Cyprus€21€14.341
      Czechia€16€11.061
      Estonia€18€12.511
      Greece€14€9.611
      Hungary€15€10.511
      Latvia€16€11.281
      Luxembourg€40€27.821
      Romania€14€9.921
      Slovakia€13€8.691
      Slovenia€20€13.741
      Lithuania€18€12.640
      Malta€14€9.970
      Portugal€16€11.210

      Highest-paying states and regions

      Typical senior rate where the state, province or region has its own wage data.

      What the work looks like

      SEO Specialist tasks are small enough to fit around a full-time job. Typical examples:

      • Content Brief Writing for SEO: Briefs that tell writers what a page must cover to rank.
      • Technical SEO Audit: Crawl, indexing, speed and structure issues ranked by impact.
      • Keyword Research and Topic Map: Keywords grouped by intent and mapped to pages.
      • On-Page Optimisation Sprint: Updates titles, headings, internal links and copy on key pages.
      • Backlink Profile Review: Reviews links, risk and opportunities.
      • Monthly SEO Report: Traffic, rankings and actions with commentary.
      • Site Migration SEO Plan: Redirect map and checks for a domain or platform move.
      • Local SEO Setup: Business profiles, citations and local pages.
      At a glance
      Levels
      Specialist, Senior, Manager
      Formats
      Regular role, One-off task, Task bundle
      Usual tools
      Ahrefs, Semrush, Search Console, Screaming Frog
      Also searched as
      seo, seo audit, keyword research, technical seo

      Who does this work

      Professionals whose day jobs match this role.

      Web AnalystDigital Marketing ManagerContent ManagerSEO ManagerSEO SpecialistContent StrategistDigital Marketing Specialist

      Questions about SEO Specialist work

      How much does a part-time SEO Specialist earn?

      In the United States the typical Deftridge rate for a senior SEO Specialist is $70 an hour; the median published task rate in dollars is $87. At five hours a week that is about $1,520 a month.

      How many hours a week does it take?

      Typical load for this role is 3-10 hours a week, about one to two hours on a working day. The platform cap across all your tasks is 15 hours a week.

      Do I need a licence or a particular tool?

      Usual tools are Ahrefs, Semrush, Search Console and Screaming Frog. No licence is required.

      Which formats are offered?

      This role is offered as regular role, one-off task, task bundle. Pay for each format is shown below, and you choose what suits your week.

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