News SEO Strategist (6-Month Contract)

We are strengthening TheNews21’s digital backbone.

We’re looking for a serious Newsroom SEO professional who understands Google News, Discover, and investigative journalism — not generic SEO or marketing.

Please read carefully before applying.

About TheNews21

TheNews21 is an independent investigative and analytical newsroom based in Maharashtra, focusing on governance, politics, infrastructure, and public-interest journalism.

As we expand our investigations and publishing scale, we are strengthening our search and discovery backbone through a dedicated SEO transformation roadmap.

This role is strictly for newsroom SEO professionals, not generic digital marketers.

🔶 Key Responsibilities

1. Technical SEO (News Website Focus)

- Conduct full SEO & indexing audit (GSC, sitemaps, crawl errors)

- Fix indexing issues and Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS,...