SEO Specialist (Remote)

More than 10 restaurant brands already trust us with their SEO. As our SEO Lead, you will own SEO and AI search visibility (GEO/AEO) for this portfolio hands-on. Your key focus is building our end-to-end SEO process, from audits and research through to client recommendations, implementation and reporting, and growing the function into a team as we scale.

About Four Leaves Digital

Four Leaves Digital is a boutique performance marketing agency founded in 2020, working fully remote with clients across the UAE, KSA, UK, France and Spain. We specialise in hospitality, from restaurants to nightlife, and also support brands outside the sector.

Role Details

  • – Position: SEO Specialist
  • – Type: Full-time
  • – Location: Remote, within ±3 hours of Gulf Standard Time
  • – Start date: ASAP

Building Our SEO Process (Key Focus):

Design, document and run a clear SOP for every stage, so work moves smoothly between you, clients, account managers and our web team:

  • – Audits: Technical SEO health checks and fixes as the first step for every client.
  • – Research: Keyword, competitor, local and AI search research.
  • – Client recommendations: Clear, prioritised suggestions presented directly to clients for approval, with support from account managers.
  • – Implementation: On-page changes made directly by you, with dev-level fixes briefed to our web developers.
  • – Reporting: Monthly reports and QA checks that confirm every change is live and working.

Client SEO Delivery:

  • – Ownership: Own SEO for a portfolio of 10+ clients, from strategy through to execution.
  • – Technical SEO: Run technical audits and fixes first, then optimise pages month on month.
  • – On-page: Implement changes directly in WordPress and Wix (meta data, copy, internal linking, schema).
  • – Web team: Brief our web developers on dev-level fixes and check that they are done correctly.
  • – Local SEO: Manage local SEO, including keyword-optimised Google Business Profile posts.
  • – Backlinks: Review backlink profiles, flag spam links and handle disavows in Google Search Console.

AI Search Visibility (GEO/AEO):

  • – Visibility: Improve how clients appear in Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
  • – Tracking: Track AI visibility and citations, and turn findings into clear actions.

Collaboration:

  • – Clients: Work directly with clients as their SEO point of contact, supported by account managers.
  • – Internal teams: Work closely with our web specialists and paid media team.

Growing the Team:

  • – Hiring: Help define future SEO roles and take part in hiring as the department grows.

Must-Haves:

  • – Experience: 5–7 years of hands-on SEO, ideally including agency work across multiple clients.
  • – B2C: A strong B2C SEO track record, with results you can show.
  • – CMS: Confident working in WordPress and Wix.
  • – Technical SEO: Crawling, indexing, site speed, Core Web Vitals and schema.
  • – GEO/AEO: Working knowledge of how AI search engines choose their sources.
  • – Tools: Google Search Console, GA4, Screaming Frog and Ahrefs or Semrush.
  • – Process: Experience writing SOPs or building processes others can follow.
  • – Communication: Clear written English and the confidence to explain SEO to non-specialists.

Nice-to-Haves:

  • – Hospitality: Experience with restaurants, bars, hotels or nightlife.
  • – Multi-market: Local SEO across multiple locations or markets (Middle East, UK, Europe).
  • – Leadership: Experience mentoring or hiring junior team members.
  • – AI tools: Comfortable using AI tools in your day-to-day workflow.

What We Offer:

  • – Growth: A senior role where you shape how SEO works at FLD and grow into Head of SEO as the team expands.
  • – Flexibility: Fully remote, with working hours aligned to Gulf Standard Time.
  • – Culture: A small, friendly team with no office politics.
  • – Ownership: Real ownership and direct access to the founder.
  • – Variety: Clients across five markets, with a strong hospitality focus.

How to Apply

Send your CV and a short note on one SEO or AI search win you are proud of, with the results, to ekta@fourleavesdigital.com.