ATS-FRIENDLY SEO SPECIALIST RESUME TEMPLATE

Replace every bracketed section with your real details. Keep the section headings simple if you plan to upload this resume to an applicant tracking system.

NAME
[Your full name]
[City, State] | [Phone] | [Email] | [LinkedIn] | [Portfolio or GitHub if relevant]

TARGET TITLE
SEO Specialist

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
SEO specialist experienced in keyword research, content optimization, technical audits, internal linking, and organic performance reporting.

Rewrite this summary with your own years of experience, strongest skills, industry context, and one or two proof points. Keep it short, specific, and aligned with the job description.

CORE SKILLS
- Keyword Research
- Technical SEO
- Content Briefs
- Google Search Console
- GA4
- Screaming Frog
- Internal Linking
- Schema

ATS KEYWORDS TO CONSIDER
- SEO
- keyword research
- technical SEO
- content optimization
- Search Console

Add keywords only when they honestly match your background. Put them in skills, experience bullets, projects, certifications, or tools. Do not stuff keywords into a random list.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
[Company Name] - SEO Specialist
[Month Year] - [Present or Month Year]
- Increased non-branded organic clicks by 36% by rebuilding title tags, internal links, and content briefs for 80 pages.
- Ran technical SEO audits that resolved indexation, canonical, sitemap, and broken-link issues.
- Created keyword clusters for 120 content opportunities across product, comparison, and guide pages.
- Built Looker Studio dashboards tracking rankings, clicks, impressions, CTR, and conversions.

Rewrite these bullets with your real work. Strong bullets usually include action, scope, tools, and result. If you do not have exact numbers, use honest context such as team size, frequency, project scope, customer volume, or time saved.

PROJECTS
[Project Name]
- Explain the problem, your role, the tools used, and the outcome.
- Include a link only if it is clean, current, and relevant.

EDUCATION
[Degree, Certification, Bootcamp, or Training]
[School or Provider] | [Year]

CERTIFICATIONS
- [Certification name, provider, year]

ATS CHECKLIST
- Use standard headings: Summary, Skills, Experience, Education, Projects, Certifications.
- Keep important information as selectable text.
- Use role-specific keywords truthfully.
- Avoid heavy graphics, tables, and text boxes for job portal uploads.
- Open the exported PDF before applying.