Technical SEO Consultant

Due to growth, we are looking to expand our team of technical SEO consultants.

• Salary
  : £45,000-£60,000 (full time, depending on ability)
• Start Date
  : From November 2025
• Location
  : Remote with office days in London. We currently meet at least monthly and are likely to increase this. Applicants should be based within a comfortable commuting distance of central London.
• Contract
  : Full or part time (at least 24hrs per week).

About Merj

Merj is a specialised SEO, data, and martech engineering company trusted by leading brands to solve complex challenges and drive growth. We deliver intelligent, innovative solutions tailored to our clients' needs, spanning technical SEO, data acquisition and analysis, automation, AI, and custom development.

Due to growth, we are looking to expand our team of SEO consultants. We will give you interesting clients and problems to work on, help you grow and be the best version of yourself. In return, you must hold yourself and others to account, helping others grow and be the best version of themselves too.

The Role

As an
SEO Consultant
, you will play a pivotal role in shaping strategies and delivering impactful results for our clients and Merj. Your responsibilities will include:

• Driving client strategy
  : Take ownership of client strategy, creating and executing strategies that fuel measurable growth.
• Resolving technical challenges
  : Identifying, prioritising, creating proof of concepts and implementing solutions for technical issues that affect organic search performance.
• Building strong relationships
  : Work directly with client SEO, marketing, and technology teams to foster long-term, honest, and productive relationships.
• Managing projects
  : Overseeing timelines, expectations, and deliverables with accountability.
• Leveraging data at scale
  : Applying data engineering techniques to unlock insight and power research and client deliverables.
• Innovating with Merj
  : Contributing to research and development to help with internal tools, products, services, and marketing initiatives.
• Sharing expertise
  : Actively sharing knowledge and experience with clients and the Merj team to promote growth and collaboration.

About You

Every applicant should bring a strong technical foundation, analytical rigour, and a genuine interest in solving complex problems.

Expected Attitudes & Experience

• Enthusiasm for working with large-scale data and addressing technically demanding problems with precision and persistence.
• Commitment to improving knowledge, systems and workflows through exploring new tools and methods, structured automation and thoughtful optimisation.
• Calm, pragmatic problem solving in the face of constraints, ambiguity and challenges.
• Composure and clarity in communication—knowing when to pause, think, and respond with a well-formed view.
• Intellectual curiosity, with a genuine interest in understanding how things work and a commitment to growth, reflected in a habit of asking questions, testing assumptions, and seeking evidence.
• Ownership of outcomes and accountability for delivering on commitments. Maintaining quality under pressure and acting on feedback with maturity.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in technical search, with at least 1.5 years at a reputable agency.
• Experience working with Enterprise customers (i.e. £20M+ annual revenue, FTSE, NASDAQ, 500+ employees). You will have worked with developers and digital marketers on projects which have led to increases in their important metrics (revenue, users, visibility, etc).
• Good knowledge of all elements of search optimisation, particularly technical and on-page, but also off-site, and an ability to balance SEO asks with user experience.
• Merj has a particular focus on
  technical SEO
  , so while we do seek well rounded SEO's, your knowledge and experience of areas such as crawling, rendering, performance, site architecture, server log analysis, content management systems, front end frameworks, and dealing with complex and large websites will be the litmus test.
• Familiarity with SEO and analytics platforms and tools such as Botify, Screaming Frog, Google Search Console, Ahrefs, SEMrush, Google Analytics, Adobe Experience Cloud, Looker Studio, Grafana, etc.
• Experience with at least two different enterprise content management systems. You should understand the benefits and drawbacks of each.
• Web coding experience in HTML and CSS.
• High standard of written and spoken business English.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of Python, TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Experience writing for leading digital journals about organic search, speaking at conferences, and contributions to Open Source projects.

Benefits

Merj is a welcoming, collaborative, and rewarding workspace. In addition to competitive remuneration, we offer 25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays. You'll work with with some of the best SEO's in the world, in a tight-knit team, and for some of the largest global brands on the planet, while helping to build the company and your position within it.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will be happy to accommodate.