Metropolis is Tokyo’s leading English-language magazine covering Japanese culture, events, food, travel, and lifestyle. We’re looking for a strategic, data and results-driven SEO expert to help us grow our organic reach and ensure our best stories reach the audiences they deserve.

🔍 What You’ll Do:

• Audit and optimize our current website (WordPress) for increased SEO performance
• Build an actionable SEO strategy aligned with our editorial content calendar and latest SEO practices
• Perform keyword research and content mapping for upcoming features to provide our editorial team with an actionable framework
• Suggest improvements on-page SEO: titles, metadata, headers, internal linking, schema
• Advise on evergreen content updates and how to better leverage archives
• Monitor analytics and rankings, and provide clear performance reports
• Suggest SEO technical improvements in web design and UX

✅ What We’re Looking For:

• Proven SEO experience (2+ years) with media, publishing, or magazine sites
• Strong knowledge of SEO tools (Google Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs, etc.)
• Comfortable working with WordPress and collaborating with content teams
• Ability to write clear briefs or guidance for editorial team when needed
• Bonus points if you have familiarity with Japan-related content or multilingual SEO

Why Metropolis?

• We’re a creative, mission-driven team with a big voice in Japan’s cultural scene
• You’ll have real ownership over SEO strategy—no micro-managing
• Flexible hours and open to longer-term collaboration if it’s a good fit

Send your CV, cover letter and portfolio to jobs@metropolisjapan.com