SEO Consultant [Freelancer/Contract]

About the Role We are looking for an experienced Freelance SEO Consultant to help rebuild search engine visibility and trust for an AI intelligence platform while preserving existing traffic and discoverability across other search channels. This is a strategy and advisory-focused role , where you will work on search visibility, indexing, topical authority, trust signals and emerging AI search opportunities. Key Responsibilities - Evaluate and define the site's Google indexing, deindexing and selective reindexing strategy without impacting existing traffic or discoverability. - Define a content hub-and-spoke strategy and build topical authority based on search demand, editorial fit, keyword opportunities, SERP and competitor analysis. - Develop SEO strategy for first-party content, research reports, analysis pieces and sub-products, including query targeting, editorial standards and post-publish indexation monitoring. - Evaluate and recommend an Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) strategy, including AI-generated answer citations, structured data, content extractability and emerging practices. - Develop strategies to improve visibility across Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yandex , including relevant international traffic segments. - Define sitewide trust and E-E-A-T infrastructure , including authorship, structured data and editorial-standard signals. - Monitor and interpret data from Google Search Console, Ahrefs, SEMrush or similar tools to identify ranking, traffic and search visibility trends. - Provide clear, actionable recommendations based on SEO data and identify high-impact opportunities for the platform. Required Qualifications - 5+ years of hands-on SEO experience, with 7–8 years preferred. - Hands-on Bing SEO experience is mandatory. - Strong understanding of Google search, content-quality signals, E-E-A-T and the impact of algorithm updates. - Experience with Google Search Console, keyword research tools and technical SEO diagnostics. - Experience with non-Google search channels such as Bing, DuckDuckGo or international search engines. - Proven ability to diagnose SEO issues, interpret data and translate findings into clear actions. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Comfortable working independently in a 10–12 hour/week freelance engagement . Preferred Skills - Experience with AI answer engines / AEO and emerging AI search practices. - Experience with structured data and content extractability. - Experience working with early-stage startups or small businesses. - Familiarity with tools such as Ahrefs, SEMrush and similar SEO platforms. - Experience across international search markets and non-US traffic. What This Role Is Not About - Routine content creation. - Crawl-error spreadsheets or page-by-page technical maintenance. - PageSpeed micro-optimisation or Core Web Vitals tuning as the primary focus. - Buying links, link exchanges, mass outreach or artificial DA-building strategies. Engagement - Freelance / Contract - Remote — India - 10–12 hours/week - 3-month engagement - Compensation currently being evaluated against the market benchmark. About Triveous Triveous is a fully remote product studio that is passionate about building impactful products for India and the world. As AI technology continues to reshape industries worldwide, we are collaborating with leading companies and institutions to develop cutting-edge AI solutions. Over the past few years, we’ve had the opportunity of working on some truly innovative and inspirational projects for some of the best companies in the world. It should give you an idea of the kind of things you’ll be spending time on if you decide to work with us: ● For AIIMS, IISc and ArtPark: Developing a comprehensive medical imaging dataset platform as part of creating an AI infrastructure; an AI-powered oral cancer screening solution. ● For Akasa: Developed a high-performance backend and the mobile app for Akasa Airlines. ● For Google: Advised Google’s partners on UX best practices for mobile apps and strategies to improve key metrics like engagement and retention. ● For WHO: Designed a health emergency readiness dashboard working with health ministries internationally. ● For Triveous (That’s us): Created Skyro a “Google Docs for audio” with over a million downloads, and was featured internationally on the Play Store. TheOutpost.ai a growing platform for AI information. ● For IDEO and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Worked on a framework to increase digital confidence for the next billion internet users ● For FREND: Worked with FREND (a non-profit) on a unique offline-first mobile platform that gives livelihood to women in over 3,00,000 villages across India. ● For Novopay and Khoslalabs: Created multiple fintech apps for millions of underbanked users across India