Freelance Contractor Needed: Website Maintenance & Development, SEO

On The Marc Media is looking for a reliable freelance contractor with both web development and SEO/SEM experience to support ongoing website maintenance, optimization and digital reporting needs across client and internal projects. This role is ideal for someone who is responsive, detail-oriented, solutions-oriented and comfortable handling regular website updates, technical development requests, SEO support, digital reporting and special projects that may require research, troubleshooting and recommending the best path forward. Responsibilities may include: Making website updates, edits and content changes Maintaining and troubleshooting WordPress websites Building and updating landing pages Managing plug-ins, themes and site functionality Improving site speed, performance and usability Handling basic technical fixes and website quality assurance Supporting new website builds or development projects as needed Implementing basic on-page SEO updates, including title tags, meta descriptions, headers, internal links and image alt text Supporting SEO best practices across website updates and new pages Reviewing website content for SEO opportunities Assisting with keyword-informed page updates and optimization Managing and updating Google Business Profiles Pulling backend analytics and profile performance data from legal and professional directory platforms Helping track and organize website, directory and profile performance metrics Researching and evaluating solutions for new technologies, tools or complex website issues Troubleshooting unfamiliar technical challenges and presenting clear options or recommendations to the team Supporting special digital projects, such as AI chatbot integrations, new platform tools or more complex website functionality Coordinating with our team on client requests, timelines and priorities Required experience: Strong WordPress experience SEO experience, including on-page optimization and website best practices SEM / Google Ads experience Experience with website maintenance and basic web development Strong technical problem-solving skills, including the ability to research new tools, evaluate possible solutions and explain recommendations clearly Ability to access, pull and organize backend reporting from Google Business Profiles, along with legal and professional directory profiles Familiarity with platforms such as Martindale-Hubbell, Lawyer.com, Avvo, Justia, FindLaw and Super Lawyers is preferred Comfortable troubleshooting website issues quickly Detail-oriented with strong communication skills Able to manage multiple requests and deadlines Experience working with agencies, law firms or professional services clients is strongly preferred Bonus skills: Google Analytics / reporting familiarity Local SEO experience Google Search Console experience Experience with SEO reporting tools Advanced web design and UI/UX knowledge This is a contractor role with ongoing project-based work. We are looking for someone who can be a dependable web and SEO partner for maintenance, development, technical support, optimization and digital reporting needs. To apply, please send your experience, relevant website examples, SEO experience, reporting experience and hourly or project-based rates.