Freelance SEO Specialist (Japanese)
About this role
🌍 Remote · Freelance · Ongoing project work
🦚 About MarketFully Group
We’re a content agency helping global brands create and localise search focused content across languages and markets. We work with in house marketing teams to deliver content that’s accurate, on brand, and built to rank.
👇 The opportunity
We’re growing our freelance panel of SEO Specialists in Japan to support upcoming projects with global brands.
This is a strategy role rather than a writing role. You’ll set the direction for how our clients show up in local search, and write the briefs our SEO copywriters work from.
Some projects also involve taking content built for Japan and adapting it to rank in other markets, such as the US, so experience optimising across markets is a big plus.
✍️ What you’ll do
Build keyword and topic strategy from local search data, not translated keyword lists
Run technical SEO audits covering crawling, indexing, site architecture and Core Web Vitals
Write clear, actionable briefs for SEO copywriters
Advise on international setup, including hreflang and market prioritisation
Report on performance and make sure content works for AI Overviews and LLM answers, not just traditional rankings
Work with developers and client teams to get fixes implemented
On some projects, adapt and optimise content for other markets, adjusting keywords, search intent and local references rather than translating directly
👀 What we’re looking for
Native level Japanese, based in Japan, with strong knowledge of how people in your market search
Professional working English
At least 3 years of hands on SEO experience. You’ve implemented fixes, not just recommended them
Strong understanding of local search, including Naver or Yahoo! Japan alongside Google
Confident with GSC, GA4, a crawler such as Screaming Frog or Sitebulb, and Semrush or Ahrefs
Experience optimising content across multiple markets, for example adapting local content for a US or global audience, is a strong bonus
Experience with log files, structured data, or travel, ecommerce or B2B clients is also a bonus
😃 Our hiring process
Quick screening questions on your application
If shortlisted, we’ll share rates for the project and confirm you’re happy to proceed
A short practical SEO assessment (around 30 minutes)
Onboarding onto the panel
👏 How to apply
Send your CV and, if you have them, a couple of examples of SEO strategy, audit or reporting work, plus the results it led to.
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