Job Description
About SkilledUp Life
At SkilledUp Life, we empower individuals to gain valuable real-world experience that accelerates their careers, while enabling tech startups to grow with the support of skilled Volunteers. Our global community has grown to over 57,500 Volunteers across 147 countries, helping hundreds of startups primarily in the UK and USA scale sustainably.
Purpose of role
The Search Optimization Volunteer plays a key role in boosting SkilledUp Life’s online visibility and discoverability. By conducting keyword research, optimizing website content, and supporting technical SEO initiatives, you will help SkilledUp Life and its startup partners improve search rankings and attract organic traffic. In addition, you will explore visibility opportunities across emerging generative engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude. This role offers hands-on experience in a live SEO environment with measurable impact.
Key activities
Conduct SEO audits and identify areas for improvement.
Perform keyword research to target relevant search terms.
Optimize website content and metadata for on-page SEO.
Recommend structural and technical improvements for better rankings.
Collaborate with content writers to align copy with SEO best practices.
Monitor performance using tools like Google Search Console, Analytics, SEMrush, or Ahrefs.
Explore and test methods to improve visibility in generative engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini).
Provide insights and recommendations for SEO strategy improvements.
Disclaimer: This is a voluntary position, i.e. there is no direct financial compensation, a promise of future paid work or any taxable benefit in kind.
Endorsements:
Once a satisfactory outcome is delivered, we will:
* Provide a testimonial against your profile on SkilledUp Life.
* Allow you to add Company Name to your Linkedin Profile.
* Provide a Letter of Recommendation (LoR).
For Volunteer team mates who deliver exceptional results:
* Provide a Linkedin testimonial, when requested.
* Write a Linkedin Post thanking you for your contribution.
* Provide further references, when required (we have the right to reject these)