The SEO Contractor will enhance online presence for restaurants through keyword research, content optimization, technical SEO, and trend analysis.
👋 About Owner.com
Owner is the all-in-one platform that restaurants use to succeed online.
Thousands of restaurant owners use our tools to build their website, drive online orders, create their own branded app, manage their customer relationships, and set up marketing automations.
You can think of it as Shopify meets HubSpot, but specifically for restaurants.
Learn more about the problems we are solving for our customers here.
🌎 Our vision
We’re starting by helping independent restaurants succeed online.
But it’s not just restaurants that need our help. Most local businesses are struggling with these same problems. Huge technology corporations are taking their customers, bleeding their profits, and making it hard for them to survive.
Once we nail the solution for restaurants – we’ll scale it into every other local business type.
In the future we envision, tens of millions of local business owners will use our technology to succeed in the digital age.
🚀 Our traction
In just over 3 years we've generated tens of millions in revenue, served millions of guests, and processed hundreds of millions of online orders.
More importantly, we’ve helped thousands of restaurant owners save their businesses - and not only survive, but thrive.
⭐ Our team
Our team grew from under 100 to nearly 200 talented people in 2024. We’ve got top talent from the most successful companies in SMB software, including: Shopify, HubSpot, DoorDash, ServiceTitan, Rappi, Faire and Stripe.
We’ll be scaling even faster in 2025 to keep pace with our customer growth.
🌆 Where we work
Owner is a remote-first, global company headquartered in San Francisco, with a sales hub in Toronto. For a few of our roles we prioritize in-person collaboration at one of our office locations. Most of our teammates are distributed throughout the globe. Please review the role description and discuss with your recruiter for more details on location!
🔍 Why we are looking for you
The SEO Contractor will be responsible for following SEO processes to enhance our online presence, attract local customers, and increase website traffic leading to reservations and online orders. This role requires a deep understanding of restaurant-specific SEO best practices, including local SEO, and content optimization.
This contract role is 100% remote and can be based anywhere in the United States or Canada.
💥 The impact you will have
- Keyword Research and Analysis: Identify relevant keywords, promoted locations and search terms used by potential customers searching for restaurants in our area.
- Content Creation and Optimization: Develop and optimize website content, blog posts, and menu descriptions to improve search engine rankings and attract targeted traffic.
- Technical SEO: Redirects and other technical SEO.
- Stay Updated on Industry Trends: Keep abreast of the latest SEO trends, algorithm updates, and best practices in the restaurant industry.
- Menu SEO: Optimize online menus for search engines.
- Image Optimization: Optimize images for search engines.
✅ What we’re looking for
- Proven experience as an SEO Contractor, preferably with a focus on the restaurant industry.
- In-depth knowledge of SEO principles, techniques, and best practices.
- Proficiency in using SEO tools, such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs, or similar tools.
- Strong understanding of local SEO and Google My Business optimization.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to analyze data and provide actionable insights.
- Demonstrated ability to improve website rankings and drive organic traffic.
- Ability to present case studies of past restaurant SEO successes.
⭐️ Compensation
- The estimated hourly rate for this role is $30-$40/hr, depending on experience.
🚩 Notice - Employment Scams
Communication from our team regarding job opportunities will only be made by an Owner team member with an @owner.com email address.
We do not conduct interviews over email or chat platforms, and we will never ask you to provide personal or financial information such as your mailing address, social security number, credit card numbers or banking information. If you believe you are being contacted by scammer, please mark the communication as "phishing" or “spam” and do not respond.
Top Skills
Ahrefs
Google Analytics
Google Search Console
Semrush
Seo
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