Do you want to learn more about what works in SEO and what doesn’t?
Would you like to work with B2B customers who value your insights?
Are you aiming to build a career in consulting?
Importantly, are you based in Washington State?
If so, SearchPilot may have the right opportunity for you!
SearchPilot is looking for a smart, motivated and passionate analyst to join our Professional Services team in the US. This role will be worked remotely, but with the expectation of working in person with other team members occasionally in Seattle. The SearchPilot platform enables our customers to run SEO A/B tests, make agile changes to their websites, and discover the true SEO and CRO impact of those changes. Before spinning out as an independent company, SearchPilot was developed by Distilled and was known as the Distilled Optimisation Delivery Network (ODN). We power the websites of some of the largest global brands and Fortune 500 companies.
We want our people to be happy and healthy, at work and outside of work. We generally work 35 hours a week, with the opportunity to take advantage of ‘summer hours’ from June to August. This means you can work an extra hour on Monday to Thursday and take Friday afternoon off, provided you’re up to date with your work. You’ll get a choice of working equipment and an annual $850 Happiness Budget to buy stuff to make you happier at work, such as a new flashy monitor, AI tool subscriptions or training. In addition to a fair starting salary, a diverse team, career progression and a high-trust culture, we also offer:
25 days paid vacation plus 8 flexible public holidays
Excellent health insurance, including dental and vision
Life cover and short and long-term disability cover
5% 401(k) matching
Access to company-funded therapy
Enhanced parental leave and pay for new moms and dads - 12 weeks at full pay
Kindle with pre-loaded books
As an SEO analyst, you will work alongside our growing Professional Services (PS) team. Day-to-day, this involves supporting PS team members as they:
Manage the customer relationship, including onboarding of new customers
Keep customers updated on test planning and results
Come up with SEO test hypotheses, and work with customers to prioritise them
Use the SearchPilot testing platform to implement changes to customers’ websites and set up tests
Monitor and analyse split test outcomes
Communicate the results of tests via regular customer meetings and written reports
You will also have opportunities to build your personal brand by sharing insights from split testing to SearchPilot’s audience and the larger SEO community via public case studies and blog posts. We have a strong culture of learning and knowledge sharing within SearchPilot, and you will have opportunities to learn from and teach your colleagues, as well as grow your visibility in the wider industry.
Running SearchPilot customer accounts is an exceptional way to learn more about what works and what doesn’t in SEO - there are very few other ways to get access to the range of scientific SEO tests that we get to run and see across a wide range of sites in different industries.
The nature of our product means that our customers value the work we do and can prove its value to their bosses and organisation. This role is likely to suit someone who wants to work in SEO and/or consulting. It is expected that this position will ultimately lead to a promotion to consultant, where you would be responsible for running your own accounts.
We're looking for passionate, driven individuals with strong technical aptitude and a basic understanding of SEO. While formal qualifications aren't a prerequisite, your enthusiasm and potential for growth are key. We'd be particularly interested in candidates with any of the following skills:
Professional experience working in SEO, especially technical SEO
Familiarity with web analytics tools such as Google Analytics or Adobe Analytics
Ability to work with data
Understanding of HTML/CSS
Comfortable with Python or pivot tables and VLOOKUP formulas in Excel / Google Sheets
Consulting experience
Experience with programming languages, especially JavaScript
Knowledge of regular expressions
Any web development experience, like building your own website or blog
We would expect all analysts to demonstrate:
Technical aptitude - you are comfortable working with data, and you have a good understanding of how web pages work
Project management skills - including being able to set and achieve deadlines
Communication skills - you can explain complicated concepts in an understandable way
Ability to work in a team - including delegating tasks and being delegated to
Self-motivation & ownership - you can plan your own time and stay on top of your priorities
Attention to detail
To apply for this role, please complete the form below.
We anticipate that the interview process will include a short qualification call, followed by two remote video interviews with different team members, and a technical test.
A note on using AI for your application: We embrace the use of AI in our daily operations and understand its value for application preparation. However, we encourage you to use your own voice when answering questions and crafting your cover letter, so we can get to know ‘the real you’. An authentic expression of your passion and how you envision yourself contributing to our team and our mission will always stand out.
SearchPilot is a fully bootstrapped, profitable and growing startup currently made up of 24 people in the UK and US. We spun out of an agency called Distilled in early 2020, with the whole team becoming part of the new company. At Distilled, the product was called DistilledODN.
At SearchPilot we are passionate about our team, and we want that to be more than just words. We want to continue to build a team of people who can thrive and succeed, as well as feel valued and welcomed, at all levels.
As part of that goal, we are trying hard to actively build a diverse team, as we believe diversity is a necessary component to building the strongest company possible. To this end, one of the steps we have taken is committing to an annual report assessing how we are doing on this front - our most recent report can be found here.
SearchPilot does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or any other characteristic irrelevant to an individual’s ability to fulfill the relevant role. We are committed not only to meeting our legal obligations in this area, but also to the positive promotion of diversity in our teams.
