Looking for SEO expert for a consultation and ongoing work

SEO Specialist Needed – New Zealand Real Estate Website Overview We're a boutique web design and digital agency building a high-end real estate website for a client selling homes across New Zealand. We need an experienced SEO specialist who knows the NZ search landscape deeply and can develop and execute a strategy that ranks this site at the top of Google NZ for competitive real estate keywords. This is a consulting + execution role. We want someone who can audit, strategize, and get hands-on with implementation alongside our web team. What the Project Involves Keyword research focused on NZ real estate - regional, city, and suburb-level targeting Location page strategy - we're building 50+ geo-targeted pages and need them structured to rank Technical SEO audit and recommendations (Core Web Vitals, schema, crawlability, indexation) On-page SEO across all key pages - meta titles, H1s, internal linking architecture Local SEO setup - Google Business Profile, NZ citations, directory listings Schema markup strategy for real estate listings (RealEstateListing, LocalBusiness, etc.) Content brief creation for location pages and blog Backlink strategy targeting NZ-based domains and property/finance media Ongoing reporting via Google Search Console and GA4 You're a Great Fit If You Have Proven experience ranking real estate or property websites in New Zealand Deep familiarity with NZ search behavior, local intent, and the NZ link ecosystem Strong technical SEO skills - you can speak to developers clearly Hands-on experience with Ahrefs or Semrush, Screaming Frog, GSC, and GA4 Examples of NZ-specific SEO wins you can walk us through - rankings, traffic growth, lead results Experience with suburb/city/region location page strategies at scale Bonus: experience with Webflow or custom-coded sites What We're Looking For in Your Proposal Please don't send a generic pitch. We want to see: A specific NZ real estate (or local service) SEO project you've worked on and the results How you'd approach a location page strategy for a site targeting buyers across multiple NZ cities and suburbs Your recommended toolstack Your availability and hourly rate or project rate Project Details Type: Contract - initial audit + strategy phase, with potential for ongoing retainer Hours: Flexible, project-based to start Location: Remote - NZ-based or NZ-market experienced strongly preferred Timeline: Looking to start within 1-2 weeks