CoStar Group
Location
In-Office, irvine, California
Salary
99.000 - 168.000
Job Type
Full Time
Date Posted
October 22, 2026
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager, Homes.com
Join Homes.com, a leading real estate portal and part of CoStar Group, to drive SEO for our residential real estate website.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an in-house, enterprise-level, product-led SEO expert.
- Develop SEO growth strategies, evangelize the importance of SEO and adhere to best practices within the organization. Provide recommendations for improvement of the site (including site architecture, URL structures, on-page factors, image, video and news optimization, etc.) and oversee the implementation of those recommendations.
- Continually audit the site and performance for SEO related improvements.
- Track and report against a variety of key performance indicators that demonstrate the effectiveness of the organization’s SEO efforts.
- Work closely with product management, developers, marketing and our content team to assist in traffic generating initiatives across the organization.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person university or college.
- 7+ years of experience in Search Engine Optimization roles.
- Advanced understanding and knowledge of SEO best practices and the latest search engine algorithm updates. Includes vertical search services such as image search, video search, news search, etc.
- Solid understanding of Google’s content and quality guidelines, including E-E-A-T and structured content best practices, to ensure content meets search standards and performs in organic results.
- Familiarity with AI/EO and its relationship to modern SEO, including structuring content for AI-generated answers and enhanced search visibility.
- Proven ability to develop strategies and manage projects which will drive organic search traffic to the site; proven track record in managing SEO projects from inception to completion.
- Able to work cross-functionally with Product, Development, Design and other teams to streamline execution of projects.
- Must be data-driven, with the ability to identify actionable insights from large datasets, create reports to track and analyze SEO performance.
- Experience with Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and SEO tools such as SEMRush, Conductor, BrightEdge and Ahrefs.
- Ability to keep ahead of the latest search industry trends and algorithm changes and align current and future projects with those developments.
- Familiarity with web development platforms and languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Proven track record assuming ownership, moving quickly to implement ideas, and delivering results in a fast-paced online environment.
- Track record of commitment to prior employers.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing SEO for large-scale, consumer-facing marketplace websites (10–25 million pages indexed), with a focus on driving scalable organic traffic growth.
- Product management, project management, software development and/or analytics experience a plus.
- Experience with log analysis tools such as Botify or DeepCrawl.
- Experience with AI tools and integrating AI processes into SEO program.
Benefits
- Annual base salary range of $99,000 – $168,000 based on relevant skills and experience.
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical, Vision, Dental, Prescription Drug.
- Life, legal, and supplementary insurance.
- Virtual and in-person mental health counseling services for individuals and family.
- Commuter and parking benefits.
- 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Paid time off.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes.
- Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups.
- Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks.
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
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