SEO Content Editor – Remote | LATAM | Higher Education Marketing 📚🔎

Atomic HR • Montevideo, Latam

29d • Remote

About The Position

A performance marketing agency working with universities and nonprofit organizations is hiring an SEO Content Editor to help strengthen the quality and performance of long-form SEO content, program pages, and AI-search visibility. This role focuses on editing and optimizing long-form content (1,000–3,000+ words) and program pages to ensure it is clear, accurate, and aligned with SEO strategies that improve rankings, organic traffic, engagement, and visibility across traditional and AI-driven search (Google AI Overviews, featured snippets, People Also Ask, generative engines). You'll work within SEO-driven content workflows — including content produced through AirOps — collaborating with the SEO team, content writers, and account teams to ensure articles meet high editorial standards and support search performance goals. This is a remote role, working with a U.S.-based agency and paid in USD. The agency works exclusively with universities and nonprofit organizations, with a mission to 'Build a better agency for organizations building a better world.' The team combines strategy, creative thinking, and data-driven marketing to help partners achieve meaningful outcomes like enrollments, applications, inquiries, and awareness.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in SEO editing, content optimization, or digital editorial roles
• Experience editing long-form SEO content and program pages (1,000–3,000+ words)
• Demonstrated impact improving rankings, organic traffic, or engagement metrics
• Strong command of on-page SEO: search intent, header structure, keyword integration, internal linking
• Experience optimizing content for AI-driven search environments (AI Overviews, Featured Snippets)
• Understanding of entity-based SEO, semantic search, and E-E-A-T principles
• Proficiency with SEO tools (Ahrefs, SEMrush, Clearscope/Surfer, Google Search Console, GA4)
• 100% fluency in English (written and editorial quality)
• Experience working with U.S. companies or English-speaking teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with higher education content
• Experience editing content in highly regulated or research-heavy industries
• Experience with AirOps or similar AI content workflows

Responsibilities

• Improving the quality and performance of SEO-driven content.
• Edit and refine long-form SEO content and program pages (1,000–3,000+ words)
• Ensure content is clear, well-structured, factually accurate, and professionally written
• Optimize content to align with SEO strategy, keyword targeting, header structure, and internal linking
• Structure and format content for AI-driven search visibility (AI Overviews, featured snippets, People Also Ask, generative engines) using entity-based SEO, semantic search, and E-E-A-T principles
• Edit and quality-control AirOps-generated or AirOps-supported content, treating AI outputs as drafts requiring human editorial and SEO judgment
• Refresh and re-optimize legacy content to address ranking decay
• Use SEO tools (Ahrefs, SEMrush, Clearscope/Surfer, Google Search Console, GA4) to guide edits and recommendations
• Maintain high standards for grammar, clarity, and language quality
• Collaborate with the SEO team, writers, and account teams to keep content moving through the workflow

Benefits

• Competitive USD compensation based on experience/scope
• 100% remote role
• Work that directly impacts organic search performance
• Collaboration with a mission-driven marketing team
• Opportunity to work on content that supports universities and nonprofit organizations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed