SEO Specialist Needed to Improve Personal Name Ranking - Contract to Hire

Im looking for an experienced SEO specialist to help me rank my personal name on Google and build a strong online presence across key platforms. The goal is to ensure that when someone searches my name, they see authoritative, positive, and optimized results that I control (personal website, LinkedIn, published content, press mentions, etc.). Responsibilities: Audit current search results for my personal name. Develop a clear SEO strategy to improve my personal name rankings. Optimize my personal website (on-page SEO, metadata, structured data, schema for Person). Create and implement a backlink strategy from high-authority, relevant sources. Guide content creation (blog posts, LinkedIn articles, press features, YouTube optimization, etc.). Monitor rankings and provide weekly/monthly performance updates. Requirements: Proven experience with personal branding SEO (please share examples). Strong understanding of Google SEO, structured data, and reputation management. Ability to create/advise on content that aligns with my personal brand (entrepreneurship, eCommerce, acquisitions). Skilled in building white-hat backlinks and improving domain authority. Excellent communication and reporting skills. Nice to Have: Experience with schema markup for individuals (Person schema). Familiarity with personal branding in business/entrepreneurship niches. Knowledge of digital PR strategies to earn authoritative mentions. Deliverables: A detailed SEO roadmap for the next 3–6 months. Optimized website and social profiles for my name. High-quality backlinks and/or mentions that improve search results. Regular reports showing progress on rankings for my personal name. Apply tot his job