Do you have what it takes to lift Norway’s most read newspaper in terms of search engine optimization? Then you are the person we are looking for.

VG’s news editorial team publishes hundreds of cases every week in areas such as breaking news, sports, entertainment and consumer journalism. For many of our readers, VG visits started with Google, but we wanted to reach even more, which is why we now hire SEO specialists in the editorial office.

You will be part of a VG department with responsibility for outreach to young users, innovation and external distribution, but will work extensively in the editorial office with training, follow-up and analysis of production and efforts of various departments. You will have great influence in editorial meetings and decision-making forums. It is therefore required that, apart from SEO competence, you have excellent collaboration and communication skills.

You’ll also join VG and Schibsted’s growing group of commercial SEO specialists and editorial professionals.

We are looking for you as:

• Have experience and interest in editorial SEO work, and insight into what it takes to secure the number one position in search.
• Have knowledge and experience with analysis and optimization tools in SEO.
• Good at presenting and spreading passion and knowledge.
• Proactive and ambitious.
• Know the general rules of press etiquette, and what attracts Norwegian news consumers.
• Updated in digital trends.
• Likes to work at a fast pace and who can work smart against competing actors in search.
• Who takes action if needed and who can work in a structured and strategic way against different target groups.

What will you do?

• Daily and weekly analysis of VG search trends and efforts, with daily input for VG editorial morning meetings.
• Planning large and small editorial initiatives from an SEO perspective.
• VG journalist training and follow-up.
• Technical SEO follow-up with VG developers.
• Contribute to some content production aiming to get good results in search.

what can we offer for you?

• Forward leaning environment with expertise in external distribution and new target groups.
• An SEO specialist environment at VG and Schibsted that can further strengthen your SEO competence.
• Interesting and important task in a good and innovative work environment.
• Good pension and insurance schemes.
• Corporate cabins, corporate sports teams, telephone, broadband at home and own gym.

The application deadline is November 20th.

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VG media house is part of the Schibsted media group and delivers news, entertainment and useful material through paper newspapers, online newspapers, mobile editions and VG+.

VG will be Norway’s leading supplier of news, entertainment and useful material at all times. VG aims every day to set the agenda for popular and official news images in Norway. VG has the largest readership of any Norwegian media house and reaches around 2.2 million readers daily through its newspaper, online and mobile editions.

At VG, diversity is necessary for success! We believe that people with different backgrounds and experiences accomplish tasks better together. We want a work environment with equal opportunities for people with different sexual orientations, backgrounds, nationalities, ages, genders and persons with disabilities. Our goal is for VG as a workplace to represent the population for whom we create products and content. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.