SEO remains an active hiring path and tends to move quickly in this market, with listings closing materially faster in many cases (about 2.5x faster than Copy/Editorial in our report). Disclosed SEO compensation varies widely by company maturity and ownership level; in our snapshot, role-level median disclosures were near $93,250.

Strong roles typically blend technical SEO fundamentals, content strategy, measurement discipline, and collaboration with engineering and product teams.

Candidates who show technical depth plus business impact usually convert best. Bring examples tied to organic pipeline, non-brand growth, and conversion quality.

Clear ownership boundaries (technical SEO, content SEO, or full-funnel growth SEO) help reduce mismatched applicants and shorten time-to-hire.