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SEO Content Specialist US Based - Remote... Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company specialising in sports betting content and data. We have over 500 staff, and operate multiple award-winning B2C brands including Racing Post, MyRacing & Free Super Tips in the UK. In the US we operate Pickswise & Fantasy Alarm. Our other businesses in the group are ICS-digital and ICS-translate. Our global B2B division provides sports betting SEO Content Specialist

US Based - Remote...

Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company specialising in sports betting content and data. We have over 500 staff, and operate multiple award-winning B2C brands including Racing Post, MyRacing & Free Super Tips in the UK. In the US we operate Pickswise & Fantasy Alarm. Our other businesses in the group are ICS-digital and ICS-translate. Our global B2B division provides sports betting and fantasy sports content, media partnerships (including a joint venture with Spanish publisher, AS) & much more.

We are operating a hybrid working policy with a flexible approach to when and where our people work.

Job Purpose

This role will be situated in the Content SEO team, working across Spotlight Sports Group’s affiliate B2B partnerships in the Sports Betting & Gaming industry in the US. Your role as SEO Content Specialist will be to support the Commercial Content team through the planning and optimisation of transactional content designed specifically to convert users. You will be responsible for keyword research, writing content optimisation specifications, and analysing performance to identify actionable, data-driven insights to grow visibility in search.

Key accountabilities:
• Support the delivery of the SEO & Commercial Content Strategy to drive incremental traffic and conversion
• Conduct keyword research, categorise into topical clusters and track performance over time to analyse performance
• Conduct competitor analysis to identify keyword gaps and new opportunities for growth
• Analyse SERP performance and identify opportunities for both quick and long term wins
• Optimise on-site elements across the site including Header tags, metadata, internal links and schema markup
• Regular reporting of core KPIs including search performance, keyword rankings, site visibility improvements and conversion metrics.

Requirements
• An all-round knowledge of major US sporting events
• Knowledge and experience of the US Sports Betting industry
• Previous experience within an SEO role, with a strong understanding of on-site SEO
• Up-to-date with the latest SEO trends and best practice
• Experience working with platforms such as Google Search Console & Google Analytics
• Experience working with SEO tools such as SEMRush and Ahrefs
• Strong Microsoft Office and/or Google Drive skills

We are looking for people who share an affinity for our values:

Trust is Everything

We are One Team

We are Focused but Flexible

Our goal is Excellence

If you feel aligned to these values, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

The position will come with a competitive salary, bonus, 13 days annual leave (plus 12 full non-working days and 2 half days), Healthcare contribution and 401K. We also give you your birthday off work. We think we have an amazing working environment and culture and hope you will do too
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via Sports Tech Jobs schedule_type: Full-time
Senior Manager, US B2B Partnerships Location: Remote (United States... Job context: Spotlight Sports Group is a collection of industry leading companies that specialise in media services and content syndication, with a focus on all major betting sports including Football, Soccer and Racing. The company publishes multiple digital B2C platforms and in the UK operates a daily national newspaper. It also operates a large global B2B content and product Senior Manager, US B2B Partnerships

Location: Remote (United States...

Job context:

Spotlight Sports Group is a collection of industry leading companies that specialise in media services and content syndication, with a focus on all major betting sports including Football, Soccer and Racing. The company publishes multiple digital B2C platforms and in the UK operates a daily national newspaper. It also operates a large global B2B content and product syndication division.

The group has invested significantly in the development of digital/multimedia services for both existing and potential markets, whilst ensuring best in class content services are provided through its growing B2B business. Spotlight Sports Group is a leading digital publisher and content provider with a number of world-class websites, spearheaded by Pickswise, Racing Post, MyRacing, Freesupertips and Fantasy Alarm. The group also delivers a significant content services portfolio to the sportsbetting and iGaming industries, offering a broad ranging supply of news, analysis, opinion and verdicts, in multiple formats, across all sports and in over 68 languages. Through the ICS Digital business the group also operates a global content marketing agency delivering market leading SEO and translation services.

This position is key to the growth of the US B2B business that provides services to companies like NBC Sports and Sports Illustrated.

Reports to: Senior Vice President US B2B Partnerships

Accountabilities:
• Develop B2B partnerships within sports to deliver contracted value (profit) to Spotlight Sports Group from affiliate led media partnerships and fixed fee product or software sales.
• Proactively manage a front-end customer pipeline split by business sector, utilising the group CRM tool to provide forecasting and accurate marketplace insight at all times.
• Manage and take responsibility over market leading standards in all sales materials, such as proposals, partnership decks and presentations.
• Identify viable revenue growth opportunities and create business cases from partnerships to be approved by management.
• Develop outstanding external relationships and hold responsibility over the management of the full sales process in order to contract new, profitable business for Spotlight Sports Group across all relevant sales channels.
• Regular travel within North America in order to pursue and close relevant commercial opportunities.
• Conduct yourself in a professional and effective manner reflecting the high standards of integrity and service associated with Spotlight Sports Group.
• Be a touchpoint for all U.S. B2B clients and potential partners, with a specific focus on industry networking and relationship building, to maximise the development of partner relations.
• Plan and execute the commercial policies of the group across all viable opportunities for the provision of sports betting and fantasy sports related products and services.
• Any other duties as and when required.

Key relationships:
• External customers / potential clients and partners
• Senior management, product owners/managers across all departments
• Global Commercial team

Requirements
• Previous experience in sports betting company in the US
• Highly motivated self-starter with high level of personal achievement
• An excellent knowledge of how the US betting marketplace is evolving and awareness of key markets and opportunities for growth
• An ability to spot and capitalise on B2B revenue generating opportunities
• Understanding of affiliate marketing and affiliate marketing landscape for sports betting, iGaming and other verticals
• An innovator who possesses vision and enjoys generating and executing new ideas
• Solid organisational skills and detailed-oriented approach
• Strong interpersonal skills and networking capabilities
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Strong IT software skills like the use of Microsoft Office and Google spaces

Desired:
• Experience with HubSpot or other CRM software
• Direct experience with affiliate marketing
• Partnership and relationship sales experience
• Technical understanding of how software as a service products are used and deployed
• Fantasy sports player and sports wagerer
• Fan of multiple US sports and understanding of all sports

Benefits

The position will come with a competitive salary, bonus, 13 days annual leave (plus 12 full non-working days and 2 half days), Healthcare contribution and 401K. We also give you your birthday off work. We think we have an amazing working environment and culture and hope you will do too
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via Sports Tech Jobs schedule_type: Full-time
Spotlight Sports Group is a global media technology company specializing in sports betting content and data. We operate multiple award-winning B2C brands including Racing Post, Pickswise, myracing, Free Super Tips & Soccerbase. Our other businesses in the group are ICS-digital and ICS-translate. Our global B2B division provides betting content, media partnerships, trading solutions and much... more. Accountabilities: • Help guide the planning and Spotlight Sports Group is a global media technology company specializing in sports betting content and data. We operate multiple award-winning B2C brands including Racing Post, Pickswise, myracing, Free Super Tips & Soccerbase. Our other businesses in the group are ICS-digital and ICS-translate. Our global B2B division provides betting content, media partnerships, trading solutions and much... more.

Accountabilities:
• Help guide the planning and creation of Commercial Content that attracts, engages and converts sports betting-inclined customers at scale
• Implement our commercial content strategies, working across B2C and B2B Media Partnership properties and ensuring that business objectives are satisfied
• Work closely with SEO and affiliate teams to optimize the organic visibility and conversion rates of content over time
• Research using SEO tools to create weekly content plans and schedules
• Coordinate with content teams to ensure proper production and delivery of the highest-quality products.
• Liaise with B2B partners on delivery process, SEO training, content feedback and measurement of key success metrics
• Produce and Edit written content for B2C and B2B properties as needed
• Continually work to improve workflow processes and optimize content performance

Requirements

Desired Characteristics:
• Knowledge of and experience with SEO copywriting and content marketing campaigns
• Experience with content management, publishing processes and strategic planning
• Understanding of conversion rate optimization best practices e.g. creating content that converts
• Ability to think critically and reference data to guide decision-making
• Knowledge of sports betting (iGaming/iCasino a plus)
• Writing skills and experience
• Highest level of attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

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via Sports Tech Jobs schedule_type: Full-time
Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company specialising in sports betting content and data. We have over 500 staff, and operate multiple award-winning B2C brands including Racing Post, MyRacing & Free Super Tips in the UK. In the US we operate Pickswise & Fantasy Alarm. Our other businesses in the group are ICS-digital and ICS-translate. Our global B2B division provides... sports betting and fantasy sports content, media partnerships Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company specialising in sports betting content and data. We have over 500 staff, and operate multiple award-winning B2C brands including Racing Post, MyRacing & Free Super Tips in the UK. In the US we operate Pickswise & Fantasy Alarm. Our other businesses in the group are ICS-digital and ICS-translate. Our global B2B division provides... sports betting and fantasy sports content, media partnerships (including a joint venture with Spanish publisher, AS) & much more.

Location: Remote (must be willing to work weekends)

Accountabilities
• Create large volumes of written content that attracts, engages and converts sports betting-inclined customers at scale
• Follow commercial content strategies, working across B2C and B2B Media Partnership properties and ensuring that business objectives are satisfied
• Work closely with SEO and affiliate teams to optimize the organic visibility and conversion rates of content over time
• Adhere to weekly content plans and schedule; coordinate with editors to ensure proper production and delivery of the highest-quality content
• Continually work to improve workflow processes and optimize content performance

Requirements
• Experience with deadline-driven, high-volume writing, along with content management and publishing processes
• Ideally some experience with large-scale SEO copywriting and content marketing campaigns
• Willingness to learn conversion rate optimization best practices e.g. creating content that converts
• Ability to think critically and reference data to guide creative decision-making
• Strong knowledge of sports betting (iGaming/iCasino a plus)
• Highest level of attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of the U.S. gaming industry

We are looking for people who share an affinity for our values:

Trust is Everything

We are One Team

We are Focused but Flexible

Our goal is Excellence

If you feel aligned to these values, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

The position will come with a competitive salary, bonus, 13 days annual leave (plus 12 full non-working days and 2 half days), Healthcare contribution and 401K. We also give you your birthday off work. We think we have an amazing working environment and culture and hope you will do too
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via Sports Tech Jobs schedule_type: Full-time
Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company specialising in sports betting content and data. We have over 500 staff, and operate multiple award-winning B2C brands including Racing Post, MyRacing & Free Super Tips in the UK. In the US & Canada we operate Pickswise & Fantasy Alarm. Our other businesses in the group are ICS-digital and ICS-translate. Our global B2B division... provides sports betting and fantasy sports content, media Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company specialising in sports betting content and data. We have over 500 staff, and operate multiple award-winning B2C brands including Racing Post, MyRacing & Free Super Tips in the UK. In the US & Canada we operate Pickswise & Fantasy Alarm. Our other businesses in the group are ICS-digital and ICS-translate. Our global B2B division... provides sports betting and fantasy sports content, media partnerships & much more.

We are ideally looking for candidates based in midwestern USA and this is a fully remote role.

Role purpose:

This role will lead our strategic and operational efforts relating to our existing and future media partnerships. We work with some of the biggest publishing brands in the US to create brilliant sports betting content experiences for their audiences and allow them to drive incremental revenue from affiliation.

It is crucial this person will have expertise in commercial content, SEO and content marketing. An organic interest in sports betting would be furtherly beneficial.

Requirements

Accountabilities:
• Manage the day to day running of our media partnerships team covering multiple partners and publishing properties
• Effectively organize our internal teams to ensure success from each media partnership, developing and optimizing strategies for each area and ensuring high quality, timely delivery
• Work closely with the content and SEO team, assisting the partnerships content team in creating an exceptional strategy with conversion-optimized output and assisting the SEO team to identify SEO opportunities, analyze performance and deliver results.
• Assist with the development of our Product & Technology solutions, helping shape a roadmap which solves problems and provides value to all areas of the business
• Build, manage and train a new affiliate partnerships management team over a period of time to support all media partners as well as managing and implementing quarterly and annual budget for relevant media partners

Skills & Experience:
• Strong leadership and consensus-building skills
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects with tight deadlines
• Proven ability to deliver data driven decisions and apply key insights based on market knowledge, and drive change
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills and a commitment to collaborate with people
• Ability to work with product teams to develop and deliver a compelling customer proposition
• Customer engagement/campaign marketing: instinctive understanding market and customer trends, allowing to find and capitalise on existing marketing opportunities
• Sports knowledge is essential and an understanding of sports betting is desirable.

We are looking for people who share an affinity for our values:

Trust is Everything

We are One Team

We are Focused but Flexible

Our goal is Excellence

If you feel aligned to these values, we would love to hear from you.

Spotlight Sports Group recognises the value of employing people from a range of different backgrounds who come with a variety of experience, views and opinions. Please let us know if you require any flexibility or adjustments to enable your application.

Any role that has access to employee, client or financial data will be required to go through background checks

Benefits

The position is offering a salary of $60,000-$80,000 DOE, 13 days annual leave (plus 12 full non-working days and 2 half days), Healthcare contribution and 401K. We also give you your birthday off work. We think we have an amazing working environment and culture and hope you will do too
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