CitizenShipper
SEO Specialist: Build the Rankings. Own the Revenue. Leave a Legacy
This isn’t your typical SEO job.
We’re not looking for someone to update meta tags and beg for backlinks.
We’re looking for a ranking-obsessed growth animal — someone who treats organic traffic like a high-stakes battlefield.
If you see search as the greatest compounding asset in growth… if you’ve dreamed of owning a category from SERP #1 down — this is your moment.
The Mission
We’re CitizenShipper, a remote-first, US-based two-sided marketplace reinventing how people move their most precious cargo: pets (and other hard-to-ship items). Imagine Uber + Airbnb — but for families who need to get their dogs, cats, and rescues across the country.
It’s emotional. It’s urgent. It’s logistically wild.
We connect desperate pet owners with a nationwide network of vetted drivers — and we do it better than anyone else.
We’re profitable. Lean. Growing fast. And SEO? It’s not a side channel. It’s a core engine. We already rank for thousands of high-intent terms… and that’s with almost no one at the wheel.
We’re ready to dominate the SERPs — we just need the right killer behind the controls.
The Role
We’re hiring an SEO Specialist who’s part strategist, part technician, and 100% growth junkie. You’ll own the entire organic acquisition machine — from technical audits and content roadmaps to link-building strategies and conversion experiments.
This is a founder-style role with full ownership of one of our highest-leverage growth levers. You’ll be expected to:
- Scale traffic from thousands to millions
- Out-rank, out-optimize, and outmaneuver every competitor
- Turn pages into pipelines — traffic into revenue, not just rankings
- Build content systems that compound over time
- Collaborate directly with engineering, content, and product to ship FAST
- Hunt for opportunities others miss. Exploit them before anyone notices.
- You’ll work directly with the CEO. No politics. No fluff. Just clear KPIs, big bets, and room to swing hard.
Responsibilities
- Own our entire SEO strategy — technical, on-page, off-page, content, all of it
- Conduct technical audits and partner with engineers to fix, improve, and scale
- Build a ruthless, high-velocity content roadmap with a focus on monetizable keywords
- Lead link acquisition strategies — high-quality, high-ROI only
- Develop systems to track performance, spot ranking swings, and respond fast
- Test, iterate, and repeat — always chasing the next level of growth
- Turn organic search into one of our most dominant growth channels
This isn’t about checking boxes. It’s about dominating organic in a way that drives the business, not just traffic.
Requirements
Who You Are
You’re a growth operator disguised as an SEO — someone who:
- Has 3–6+ years of hands-on SEO experience that actually moved the needle
- Knows how to prioritize for impact, not just check best practices
- Can code your way out of a crawl issue — or rally devs who can
- Writes like a strategist, not a robot — understands search intent, not just volume
- Loves chasing rankings, but cares more about revenue
- Has built or ranked something from 0 to 1 M+ monthly sessions — and knows how to do it again
- Thinks in systems, tests like a scientist, and scales like a madperson
You’ve probably built something on the side. You definitely have receipts. And you’re ready to go all-in on something big.
Compensation
Top-of-market salary.
You own this channel, you win with us. Period.
The Dare
This isn’t for tourists or clock-punchers. This is for the one who wants to own the SERPs and build something that lasts.
If you’ve been waiting for a mission worth your obsession, this is it.
Skip the generic application.
Send us a teardown. A plan. A site you ranked. A backlink hustle you’re proud of.
Show us you’re not just good, you’re dangerous.
Benefits
At CitizenShipper, we’re committed to supporting our team’s growth, well-being, and work-life balance. Here’s what you can expect as part of our remote-first culture.
- Book Club – Get reimbursed (up to $50/month) for professional development books of your choice.
- Professional Development – $2,000 annual budget + 3 paid days off to attend courses, conferences, or trainings.
- Flexible Paid Leave – Generous vacation time, 5 national holidays per calendar year, and 5 additional bereavement days.
- Light Work Week – Once per quarter, reduce your workload to 15-20 hours/week to recharge and prevent burnout.
- Parental Leave – Up to 14 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave with flexible options.
- Sick Leave – 7 days of paid sick leave annually, plus extended paid leave options in serious cases.
- Referral Bonus
Let’s build something legendary.
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