SEO Resume & CV Examples

SEO Executive CV and resume examples by experience level

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What does an SEO executive do?

The work covers keyword research, planning and optimizing pages and content, fixing technical issues such as crawl errors, speed and indexing, earning links, and reporting on traffic, rankings and revenue. SEO jobs sit in in-house marketing teams, agencies and publishers, so read each job posting for the tools and the kind of site. Show the sites you grew, the time frame and the tools you used.

Best resume format for an SEO executive

• Lead your SEO CV with results: traffic, rankings and revenue with the time frame.
• Name the tools you use and the kind of site: e-commerce, SaaS, publisher.
• One page up to five years; two pages for managers. Add a portfolio or case study link.

The section order and what goes in each are on the how to write a resume guide; the resume format guide covers every format by type and country.

Summary examples by level

• Entry-level: Marketing graduate with an agency internship and a blog grown to 18,000 monthly visits, who optimized 45 pages and fixed 120 crawl errors.
• Mid-level: SEO specialist with five years in e-commerce, growing organic revenue by 140% and getting 30,000 more product pages indexed.
• Senior: SEO manager with ten years in SaaS and publishing, leading 6 specialists and growing organic traffic from 300,000 to 2 million monthly visits.

Work experience bullet points

• Grew organic traffic from 300,000 to 2 million monthly visits in four years.
• Raised organic revenue by 140% in 2 years by fixing indexing and category pages.
• Got 30,000 more product pages indexed after fixing faceted navigation.
• Moved 200 category keywords into the top 3 results in 18 months.
• Fixed 120 crawl errors and cut average page load time by 1.4 seconds.
• Led a 40,000-page site migration with no traffic loss beyond 3%.
• Trained 12 writers on search-led content briefs, lifting briefs approved first time to 90%.
• Delivered monthly SEO reports to 12 clients with traffic, ranking and revenue changes.

Key skills to list

Hard skills: Keyword research, On-page SEO, Technical SEO (crawl, indexing, speed), Structured data, Content briefs and strategy, Internal linking, Link earning, Google Search Console and GA4, Crawlers (Screaming Frog), SEO tools (Ahrefs, Semrush).

Soft skills: Analytical thinking, Patience with long-term results, Clear reporting, Working with writers and developers, Curiosity.

Education and certifications

• No license is needed for SEO. O*NET lists SEO work under Search Marketing Strategists, where 48% of respondents report a bachelor's degree, 22% an associate's degree and 17% some college. A degree helps but results count more, so list your degree with the year if you have one and lead with ranking and traffic gains.
• Google Analytics is listed as an in-demand technology for marketing specialist roles (O*NET); list any certificate or tool you hold, with the year.
• Show proof in place of credentials: a site you grew, with the starting and ending traffic and the time frame, and check each job posting for what it asks.

Sources

Checked on 5 October 2026.

• O*NET OnLine 13-1161.01 Search Marketing Strategists: education and job zone
• O*NET OnLine 13-1161.00 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (related occupation: education and technology)
• BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: Market Research Analysts (related occupation: how to become one)