[Hiring] SEO / AEO / GEO & Web Development Assistant @Virtual Colleague Philippines

Role Description

This is a remote position.

We're a boutique London marketing agency helping SMEs compete with bigger players. We need a hands-on, detail-obsessed VA to help us execute SEO, AEO/GEO and web content work for our agency and our clients. You'll be working from briefs and AI-assisted drafts that we provide, and your job is to bring the web dev and SEO expertise to turn those into published, on-brand, technically sound work: not to generate content from scratch with no oversight.

What You'll Do

• On-page and technical SEO: keyword research, meta data, internal linking, crawl/speed/mobile fixes, monthly reporting
• AEO/GEO optimisation: answer-first content structure, FAQ/Article/ Organization schema, checking AI crawler access, citation tracking
• Build and publish landing pages in WordPress (or similar) from our briefs
• Polish, format, and publish SEO blog posts from AI-assisted drafts
• Keep our shared tracker updated and flag issues early

Requirements

• Real WordPress build experience (or equivalent CMS) and basic HTML/CSS
• Confident using Google Search Console, Google Analytics and an SEO tool (SE Ranking, Ahrefs or SEMrush)
• You understand schema markup and can implement it, not just describe it
• Excellent written English; happy to follow a documented brand style guide
• Comfortable using AI tools (ChatGPT/Claude) to accelerate drafting, but you always fact-check and polish before anything goes live
• Elementor experience is highly preferred.

Communication & Collaboration

The client expects the VA to work collaboratively rather than simply waiting for instructions. The general workflow will be:

• Client provides strategy/roadmap
• VA executes tasks
• VA reports progress/issues
• Client provides feedback
• VA implements updates

The client expects to have regular check-ins, potentially weekly meetings, to:

• Review progress
• Discuss the roadmap
• Review completed work
• Identify blockers
• Discuss upcoming tasks
• Provide guidance
• Answer questions

The VA should therefore be comfortable working independently while knowing when to ask for help.

Communication Tools

• WhatsApp
• Email
• Asana for task/project management

The exact communication workflow can be finalized during onboarding.

Hours

• Initial commitment: 10 hours per week for approximately the first 2–3 weeks
• Potential increase: If the initial engagement is successful, the client expects to increase the VA's workload to approximately 20–25 hours per week.
• Long-term: The role is intended to be ongoing if the collaboration is successful.

Working Time Zone

The client is based in London, UK. The VA should be located in a timezone that allows for several hours of overlap with UK working hours (09:00–17:00 GMT/BST). The VA should be available for regular communication and weekly meetings during mutually agreed working hours.

How to Apply

In your proposal, tell us:

• (1) one WordPress site you've built end to end and what your role was,
• (2) one example where you optimised a page or post for SEO and what changed,
• (3) whether you've implemented schema markup before and on what.

Applications that ignore these three questions won't be shortlisted. We'll ask shortlisted candidates to complete a short, paid test task before any ongoing commitment.