Friday Drop: 5 remote SEO jobs

Hey,

Friday's list. 5 remote SEO roles — two at Mercury paying up to $144K, plus a rare senior national keyword research role from Eastern Europe.

Ranked by how interesting I think they are 👇

$115,700–$144,600 USD · Remote US or Canada · 5+ yrs SEO + 2–3 yrs AEO

The strongest role in this batch, hands down. Mercury is the fintech that most successful US startups use for banking. You'd own product-level SEO + AEO strategy for Mercury.com — especially around their Business Credit Cards product.

The bar is high: 5+ years SEO, 2–3 years focused on AEO, deep technical fluency in how LLMs consume and interpret content, hands-on with AI agents and automation. If you've been quietly building AEO workflows on the side, this is the role to apply to.

Hard filter: remote US or Canada only. Cover letter required.

→ Apply here

$115,700–$144,600 USD · Remote US or Canada · 5+ yrs

Same company, same comp, different function. This one lives on Mercury's Stories team — creating and distributing content for founders. SEO/AEO shows up as a collaboration partner, not the primary lens.

Good fit if you're a strong writer with content marketing experience who understands SEO but doesn't want to own the technical roadmap. Portfolio + cover letter required (they explicitly won't consider apps without both).

→ Apply here

Salary not posted · Remote · Eastern Europe residents only · 5+ yrs · 12:00–20:00 CET

Interesting one. A US-based SEO agency (Fortune 500 + ecom + SaaS clients) is hiring through a Eastern Europe recruiter. The focus is unusually specific: national keyword research — commercial, BOFU strategies, competitor research, spreadsheet-heavy work.

If you've been doing keyword research for years and want to specialize instead of stretching thin across every SEO deliverable, this is your role. Tools: Ahrefs, GSC, Surfer, Screaming Frog.

Send CV + national keyword research samples to [email protected].

→ Apply via LinkedIn post

Salary not posted · Remote (US only) · Up to 1 year experience · Full-time W2

Rare entry-level role at a US agency with real clients — Arc'teryx, goodr, Built Bar. You'd support keyword research, content briefs, on-page optimizations, and site audits across 5–10 client accounts by day 90.

If you're 6–12 months into your SEO career and want to skip the "pay your dues at a no-name agency" phase, this is worth the shot. The clients on your CV will pay dividends for years.

→ Apply here

Salary not posted · Remote · 1+ year experience · Immediate joiners preferred

Standard IT services company hiring an SEO Executive. Full-stack SEO scope — on-page, off-page, technical, keyword research, GA/GSC, Ahrefs/SEMrush, WordPress.

"Immediate joiners preferred" is the tell — they have a backlog and need someone to start yesterday. Good if you're between jobs and want a quick placement. Salary not posted is the yellow flag — ask upfront.

→ Email your resume to [email protected]

That's it for Friday. See you Tuesday.

— Hiren