WordPress SEO Expert Needed for Pre-Launch Editorial Website Setup

I’m preparing to launch Enamra, a new editorial lifestyle platform covering five primary categories: TABLE, HOME, SELF, LOVE, and CULTURE. I’m looking for an experienced WordPress SEO specialist to ensure the website is properly structured, optimized, and ready to be discovered before it goes live. This is a focused, one-time project rather than an ongoing SEO or paid search marketing role. Project scope: Review the complete WordPress website before launch Identify and resolve any technical SEO concerns Set up and connect Google Search Console Review indexing settings and confirm that important pages can be crawled Check and submit the XML sitemap Review permalink and URL structure Build a basic keyword map for Enamra’s five editorial categories: TABLE: recipes, restaurants, hosting, food and wine HOME: interiors, design, objects and atmosphere SELF: beauty, motherhood, identity and routines LOVE: relationships, friendship and emotional life CULTURE: books, entertainment, media, people and trends Conduct keyword research for the first 8–12 launch articles Optimize the first 8–12 articles, including: SEO titles Meta descriptions Headings URLs Internal linking Image-alt text guidance Relevant keywords and search intent Confirm that article and category pages are structured appropriately Provide a reusable SEO checklist or template that I can follow when publishing future articles Provide a short final report outlining completed work and any recommendations for after launch Ideal candidate: Has experience with WordPress and editorial, lifestyle, media, magazine, food, home, beauty or culture-based websites Understands technical SEO as well as content SEO Can explain recommendations clearly to someone who is not an SEO specialist Focuses on sustainable, people-first SEO practices rather than keyword stuffing Is familiar with Google Search Console, Google Analytics and common WordPress SEO plugins Can collaborate with the website-design team if minor technical changes are required Please include: Examples of comparable WordPress or editorial websites you have optimized A brief explanation of your process Your estimated project timeline Your fixed-price quote The SEO tools or WordPress plugins you typically use What you would need from me and my website designer to begin The website is currently being built and will launch in fall 2026. I would ideally like the SEO review and optimization completed shortly before launch.