Analyst, Commerce SEO

We’re seeking an analyst that will report to the Senior Manager, SEO and dotted line into the centralized Commerce team to leverage search in order to achieve affiliate revenue goals, with emphasis on Vox Media’s premier shopping site, The Strategist. The ideal candidate is curious and creative in their data analysis; has a strong understanding of the relationship between SEO and commerce and communicates their findings effectively; and can collaborate well with commerce and editorial partners.

WHO WE ARE

The Vox Media product team seeks to grow, engage, and retain our audience across our portfolio of brands and Concert publishers by creating and serving best-in-class, innovative, engaging products and experiences. The SEO team is part of a centralized Analytics team, situated in the Product organization and working across both Product and Editorial. We own the company's POV and strategy for both Content and Technical SEO.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Maintain and monitor regular automated SEO reports in support of Vox Media’s commerce goals on The Strategist, The Cut, Popsugar, The Verge, and Polygon
• Build and support ad-hoc reports and dashboards across multiple SEO and commerce data sources to inform areas of growth opportunity
• Perform research and analyses of SEO and commerce data and interpret results; draw insights and deliver actionable feedback for partners
• Advise on and document SEO best practices and strategies for partners
• Communicate and report on impact from algorithm updates to commerce content; collaborate with partners on plans for improvement as needed
• Maintain strong relationships with partners in order to communicate and assist on strategies for growth from search

WHO YOU ARE

• You have 2-3 years of full-time experience in the commerce SEO space
• You have a strong understanding of editorial SEO, with a focus on commerce content
• You have a strong understanding of search and commerce KPIs
• You are analytical and detail oriented, with a passion not just for reporting data, but also for identifying underlying themes around key trends, results and critical outcomes
• You have experience with various analytics and SEO tools, such as Google Search Console, Google Trends, Google Analytics, Moz, SEMrush or equivalent
• You have experience monitoring changes in ranking and search performance
• You have experience with Excel/Google Sheets and can aggregate data from disparate sources in a consolidated view
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills

Bonus points for:

• A passion for digital publishing; experience working in a commerce website in a fluid editorial environment
• Knowledge of technical SEO and experience with Screaming Frog and/or Lumar/DeepCrawl
• Experience identifying errors in Google Search Console and communicating them to product teams
• Experience utilizing data stored in Google BigQuery

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This job is remote.

WHY VOX MEDIA?

WHAT WE OFFER

This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.

OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here.

Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team ([email protected]).

WHAT COMES NEXT

Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.

Pay Range$81,000—$91,000 USD