Rafael Paranaguá - SEO Consultant

Rafael Paranaguá

SEO Consultant

SEO professional with over 13 years of experience covering all facets of search engine optimization, driving organic growth for businesses across various industries. I combine technical and creative skill sets to develop integrated SEO strategies that increase organic visibility and deliver measurable results.

Areas of Expertise

Technical SEO

Technical SEO

Site audits, crawl analysis, Core Web Vitals optimization, and performance improvements.

Local SEO

Local SEO

Google Business Profile optimization, local citations, and Maps ranking strategies.

E-commerce SEO

E-commerce SEO

Product page optimization, site architecture, and conversion rate improvements.

News SEO

News SEO

Google News optimization, structured data implementation, and high-traffic strategies.

GEO - Generative Engine Optimization

GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)

Optimizing content for AI-driven search engines like Google SGE and ChatGPT.

Team Leadership

Team Leadership

Managing cross-functional teams including writers, developers, and SEO specialists.

Education

Education

Bachelor of Laws

UDF - Centro Universitário do Distrito Federal

2007 - 2012

Professional Experience

Experience

Senior Optimization Specialist

Apply Digital

September 2025 — Present (2 months)

Santiago, Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile · Remote

I lead day-to-day SEO across 7+ parallel projects in diverse industries—primarily e-commerce with additional hospitality (hotels)—while also owning initiatives for Apply Digital's own website. My work spans end-to-end strategy, hands-on execution, and cross-functional delivery with managers, developers, designers, and content teams. I build full SEO strategies per client and for the Apply Digital site; drive content growth through keyword and topic research, intent mapping, briefs, on-page optimization, and internal-link frameworks; lead technical SEO audits and ongoing QA (crawlability, indexation, rendering, Core Web Vitals, structured data, redirects, sitemaps, hreflang) and translate findings into clear engineering tickets through to release; create client-ready reports and executive summaries with actionable next steps; facilitate weekly ceremonies and ad-hoc working sessions; and monitor performance in GA4 and Google Search Console, converting insights into prioritized backlog items.

Experience

SEO Manager

SpikeUp

November 2023 - July 2025 (1 year 9 months)

Los Angeles, California, United States

Working as an SEO manager at an iGambling company, leading content teams, link building, developers, and other areas related to SEO for website optimization. Helping the team develop content strategies, auditing the technical SEO of websites, and creating growth strategies to discover opportunities for organic growth and conversions.

Experience

SEO Analyst

UOL - Universo Online

April 2022 - June 2025 (3 years 3 months)

São Paulo, Brazil

Working with an SEO team focused on driving traffic to the news portal and its sections. Creating reports, analyzing data, and developing strategies to generate more traffic for the portal. Also involved in technical SEO, analyzing pages, and generating tasks for the development team.

Experience

SEO Freelancer

Franca Services

September 2022 - October 2023 (1 year 2 months)

Northborough, Massachusetts, United States

Working in the local contractors sector in Massachusetts. Ranking strategy for local SEO, focusing on local pages and optimizing Google My Business to attract customers. Data analysis, decision making, massive content creation focused on local ranking, and link-building strategy.

Experience

SEO Analyst

Netlinks - SEO Agency

July 2021 - April 2022 (10 months)

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Managing more than 6 different websites across various niches in both Portuguese and English languages. Leading and coordinating teams of content writers, link building specialists, and content analysts, while effectively interacting with developers to ensure proper implementation of technical SEO requirements.

Certifications

BrightLocal Local SEO (2023)
Technical SEO - Blue Array (2022)
SEMrush Site Audit Exam (2021)
Google Ads Certification (2020)
HubSpot Inbound Marketing (2020)
AWS Cloud Practitioner (2023)

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