The Company
Serving the People Who Serve the People
Granicus is driven by the excitement of building, implementing, and maintaining technology that is transforming the Govtech industry by bringing governments and its constituents together. We are on a mission to support our customers with meeting the needs of their communities and implementing our technology in ways that are equitable and inclusive. Granicus has consistently appeared on the GovTech 100 list over the past 5 years and has been recognized as the best companies to work on BuiltIn.
Over the last 25 years, we have served 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers power an unmatched Subscriber Network that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place. With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. By simplifying interactions with residents, while disseminating critical information, Granicus brings governments closer to the people they serve—driving meaningful change for communities around the globe.
Want to know more? See more of what we do here .
Job Summary
An Entry Level-SEO Specialist’s main role is to analyze and review client websites. You will work very closely with the SEO Analysts to make recommendations to improve traffic and assist in implementing those changes to websites so they are optimized for search engines.
This is a remote position based in Costa Rica and does not offer relocation benefits. Job applicants must be located and legally authorized to work in Costa Rica in order to be elegible for consideration.
Note that this role is a 1 year contract position.
What Your Impact Will Look Like
- Effectively communicate with internal staff.
- Represent Simpleview and the digital marketing department in a positive manner and
- maintain a high level of work quality.
- Setting up processes and managing monthly link building activities, link analysis, and
- link requests. May work directly with SEO Analyst to provide linking strategy.
- Performing QA for Google Analytics implementations by ensuring tags are placed
- properly, custom goals are configured correctly, and data is collecting properly.
- Keyword research and reporting, utilizing various SEO software.
- Organic site reviews of client web sites.
- QA SEM developer work when needed, checking for broken links, header checks, etc.
- Assist the digital marketing team during site transitions and new site launches with SEO
- transition activities.
- Work on special projects and miscellaneous tasks from SEO Analysts as needed.
- Assist team in technical audits to ensure the site is properly developed to maximize
- search engine visibility.
- Work with SEM developers to fix any on-site issues that may hinder website
- performance in the Search Engines, including duplicate content, crawl issues, sitemap
- issues, etc.
- Design and implement on-site SEO enhancements including Title/Meta Tags, header
- updates, content creation and optimization, image optimization, etc.
- Make informed decisions based on analytics data for further optimization and to
- pinpoint issues with the client's site.
- Conduct extensive initial and ongoing keyword research, analysis and selection.
You Will Love This Job If You Have
- Ability to work on multiple projects or tasks in a deadline-driven environment.
- Passion for search engine marketing, willing to keep abreast of new technologies and
- changing landscape.
- 1-3 years of SEO experience preferred.
- Knowledge of Google Analytics and/or other analytics tools.
- Ability to pick up abstract/complex SEO/SEM concepts quickly.
- Fairly advanced technical acumen and Internet marketing experience.
- Ability to communicate internally with the digital marketing team and explain the role
- SEO plays in online marketing.
- Flexibility to change with department as it continues to grow.
- 4-year College degree preferred but not required.
About Us
Don’t have all the skills/experience mentioned above? At Granicus, we are trying to build diverse, inclusive teams. We do not have degree requirements for most of our roles. If you don’t meet every requirement above but are excited to learn more, we encourage you to apply. We might just be able to find another role that could be a perfect fit!
Security And Privacy Requirements
- Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.
- Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies.
The Team
- We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Armenia, Australia, and New Zealand.
The Culture
- At Granicus, we are building a transparent, inclusive, and safe space for everyone who wants to be a part of our journey.
- A few culture highlights include – Employee Resource Groups to encourage diverse voices
- Coffee with Mark sessions – Our employees get to interact with our CEO on very important and sometimes difficult issues ranging from mental health to work-life balance and current affairs.
- Microsoft Teams communities focused on wellness, art, furbabies, family, parenting, and more.
- We bring in special guests from time to time to discuss issues that impact our employee population
The Impact
- We are proud to serve dynamic organizations around the globe that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place — quite literally. We have so many powerful success stories that illustrate how our solutions are impacting the world. See more of our impact here .
The Benefits
At Granicus, we offer a
comprehensive and flexible benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.
Here’s what you can expect as a Costa Rica-based team member:
Flexibility & Balance
- Flexible Time Off – Take the time you need to rest, recharge, and live your life.
- Company-Wide Wellbeing Days – Paid days off to unplug and focus on your mental health.
- Work From Home Reimbursement – Support a productive home office environment.
Health & Wellness
- Private health, vision, dental and life insurance – Comprehensive coverage for you and your family.
- On-Demand Mental Health Support – Access to Headspace and other wellness tools.
Family
- Paid Parental Leave - For both birthing and non-birthing parents.
Growth & Recognition
- Online Learning Platforms – Fuel your professional development.
- Competitive Salary & Bonuses – Your contributions are valued and rewarded.
