🏖️ Virtual Assistant / AI SEO Specialist - Job Code: 1777412612819

Job Description

At Coconut 🥥, we connect founders and businesses with top-tier remote talent while prioritizing meaningful, reliable partnerships. We believe success happens when everyone wins. Clients achieve their goals, and our virtual professionals find purpose and growth in their work. We're currently looking for top talent to fill the role below:

Role: Virtual Assistant / AI SEO Specialist

Monthly Rate: $900-1450

Availability: 20 hours/week

Time Zone: CST

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To streamline your application, please carefully review and complete ALL THREE items below before proceeding to the application form.

What to Prepare:

1️⃣ English Proficiency Rating – You will need to enter your CEFR English proficiency level in the application form. If you’re unsure of your rating, you can take a quick assessment here: EF SET Quick Check.

2️⃣ Coconut VA Profile (Resume) – Before submitting your application, please create your Coconut VA profile using this template: Coconut VA Profile Template. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ YOUR RESUME MUST FOLLOW THIS FORMAT AND SHOULD BE IN ENGLISH. This is a test of how keen you are with details and how well you follow instructions. ⚠️⚠️⚠️

3️⃣ 1-Minute Introduction Video – Record a short introduction video (preferably using Loom) and provide the link in your application. Before you do, check out these video tips and sample videos. Important: By submitting your video, you grant Coconut permission to share it on our platforms to help increase your chances of being matched with a client. Videos with broken or dummy links will result in disqualification.

Requirements

Experience Needed:

SEO Research & Strategy

You will be responsible for researching keywords, competitors, and content opportunities.

This includes:

- Using Ahrefs to research keywords, traffic opportunities, backlinks, and competitor rankings

- Reviewing competitor websites to identify which blogs and pages are driving the most traffic

- Finding content gaps we can target

- Building keyword lists based on search volume, keyword difficulty, intent, and relevance

- Using Google Analytics to understand what content is already working on our site

- Using Google Search Console to identify ranking opportunities, impressions, clicks, CTR, and underperforming pages

- Creating SEO briefs for new articles based on competitor data and keyword research

AI-Assisted Content Production

You will use AI tools to help generate, improve, and scale SEO content.

This includes:

- Using Claude to generate blog outlines, drafts, meta descriptions, FAQs, titles, and SEO-optimized sections

- Using Claude Code to help structure, format, and publish content on the website

- Creating competitive articles based on what is already ranking and improving them with better structure, clarity, depth, and relevance

- Making sure content is not generic AI fluff and is actually useful, specific, and well-organized

- Updating older articles based on new keyword opportunities and performance data

- Building repeatable AI workflows for researching, writing, optimizing, and publishing content at scale

Website Publishing & Technical SEO

You will help publish content directly to our website, which is hosted on Vercel.

This includes:

- Uploading and formatting blog posts natively on the website

- Making sure articles are structured correctly with proper headings, internal links, metadata, and URLs

- Understanding basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript enough to make small formatting changes or work with Claude Code

- Helping identify technical SEO issues such as missing meta tags, poor heading structure, broken links, slow pages, or formatting problems

- Working with Claude Code to make lightweight website updates when needed

- Ensuring all content follows SEO best practices before publishing

What You’ll Be Measured On

Success in this role will be measured by:

- Number of high-quality SEO blogs published per month

- Growth in organic traffic

- Growth in indexed pages

- Keyword rankings gained

- Improvement in impressions, clicks, and CTR from Google Search Console

- Quality of competitor research and keyword targeting

- Speed and accuracy of publishing

- Ability to use AI tools to increase content output without lowering quality

Good to have:

- Experience using Claude Code

- Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

- Experience publishing content on websites hosted with Vercel

- Experience with technical SEO

- Experience building AI-assisted content workflows

- Experience with programmatic SEO

- Experience using CMS platforms, markdown, or Git-based publishing workflows

- Strong understanding of SEO fundamentals

- Experience with keyword research and competitor research

- Experience using Ahrefs

- Experience using Google Analytics

- Experience using Google Search Console

- Strong writing, editing, and content organization skills

- Experience using AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, or similar tools

- Ability to create clear SEO briefs and article outlines

- Ability to manage a high-volume publishing workflow

- Strong attention to detail

- Ability to work independently and follow repeatable processes

- Ability to create clear SEO briefs and article outlines

- Ability to manage a high-volume publishing workflow

- Strong attention to detail

- Ability to work independently and follow repeatable processes

Non-negotiable Requirements:

- Experience using Claude Code

- Experience using Ahrefs

- Experience using Google analytics

Industry/Tools Experience:

- Claude

- Claude Code

- Ahrefs

- Google Analytics

- Google Search Console

- Vercel

- Website CMS or code-based publishing system

- Google Sheets / Airtable / Notion for tracking keywords and content

- SEO checklists and internal content templates

Benefits

We’re all about uplifting lives in Coconut and we make sure we provide benefits that support work-life balance, well-being, and growth. Here’s what you can look forward to as part of the Coconut Community! ✨

✅ Competitive Salary – We recognize your skills and experience with a great compensation package.
✅ 13th Month Pay – Enjoy an extra month’s salary—because who doesn’t love a little bonus?

✅ Paid Time Off – Recharge with 12 days of PTO to use however you like—vacation, self-care, or just a break from it all!
✅ US Holidays Off – Enjoy 12 paid US holidays throughout the year.
✅ Maternity & Paternity Leave – We support growing families with dedicated leave for new parents.

✅ Comprehensive Healthcare – We’ve got you and your family covered with quality healthcare benefits.
✅ Life Insurance* – Our full-time HMO plan includes life insurance for extra peace of mind.
✅ Mental Health Support – Prioritize your well-being with access to mental health consultations and wellness resources.

✅ Milestone Gifts & Birthday Treats – We celebrate your achievements and make your special day even better!
✅ Exciting Team Experiences – Think island getaways, virtual town halls, and regional meetups—because work should be fun, too!

✅ Stay Connected – Be part of a supportive network where you can learn, grow, and connect with amazing people.

Some benefits may vary. Full details will be provided during the onboarding process.