Freelance Technical SEO Specialist

Freelance Technical SEO Specialist

Posted 1 day ago by Ponderosa Agency

£300 Per day
Undetermined
Hybrid
Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Freelance Technical SEO Specialist role at Ponderosa involves supporting technical SEO projects for various clients on a freelance basis. The position requires a minimum of two days per week onsite in Leeds and focuses on auditing, optimizing, and enhancing client websites to improve performance and visibility. The specialist will collaborate with the Head of SEO and the Digital team to implement best practices and recommendations. This is a contract position lasting 2 to 3 months.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct detailed technical SEO audits and identify opportunities for optimisation
  • Support the implementation of recommendations to improve site speed, crawlability and search performance
  • Advise on technical aspects of site migrations, redirects and structural changes
  • Collaborate with developers, content teams and account managers to ensure SEO best practice is applied
  • Use tools such as Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, SEMrush and Google Search Console to monitor and report on performance

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience in a technical SEO role, ideally within an agency environment
  • Strong understanding of site architecture, Core Web Vitals, schema, crawling and indexing
  • Ability to translate complex technical recommendations into clear, actionable steps
  • Confident using leading SEO tools and interpreting data
  • Organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple client projects

Salary (Rate): £300 daily

City: Leeds

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Freelance Technical SEO Specialist Leeds, hybrid working, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO 2 days per week onsite in our Leeds office 2 to 3 month contract • 3 days per week • £250 to £300 per day We’re looking for an experienced Technical SEO specialist to join Ponderosa on a freelance basis to support the delivery of technical SEO projects across a range of clients. You’ll work closely with our Head of SEO and the wider Digital team to audit, optimise and enhance client websites, helping to improve site performance, indexability and organic visibility.

What you’ll do

  • Conduct detailed technical SEO audits and identify opportunities for optimisation
  • Support the implementation of recommendations to improve site speed, crawlability and search performance
  • Advise on technical aspects of site migrations, redirects and structural changes
  • Collaborate with developers, content teams and account managers to ensure SEO best practice is applied
  • Use tools such as Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, SEMrush and Google Search Console to monitor and report on performance

What we’re looking for

  • Proven experience in a technical SEO role, ideally within an agency environment
  • Strong understanding of site architecture, Core Web Vitals, schema, crawling and indexing
  • Ability to translate complex technical recommendations into clear, actionable steps
  • Confident using leading SEO tools and interpreting data
  • Organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple client projects