SEO Manager

Are you looking for a fast-paced, challenging opportunity in a rapidly evolving industry? Are you self-motivated, SEO-savvy and fancy the task of supercharging our clients SEO strategy? If so, this could just be the perfect role for you

Our client, a Global Digital Marketing Agency, are looking for a driven, motivated and highly capable SEO expert to join their team based in Brighton as SEO Manager. As SEO Manager, you will be responsible for creating advanced SEO strategies that are tailoredto client's needs. You'll be highly visible with clients as the SEO lead strategist and the one that has the plan to deliver against their objectives. You'll develop and brief work for the SEO analysts and review all output to ensure it meets high standards,as well taking on the most complex projects for clients yourself. You will also be responsible for mentoring, assisting and developing the SEO Analysts in the team.

Our client is offering a competitive salary, hybrid working and a generous benefits package. If you feel you have what it takes to make the most of this opportunity and be part of an expert SEO team we want to hear from you

**Role**:
As SEO Manager, you will be responsible for creating advanced SEO strategies that are tailored to client's needs. You'll be highly visible with clients as the SEO lead strategist and the one that has the plan to deliver against their objectives. You'll developand brief work for the SEO analysts and review all output to ensure it meets high standards, as well taking on the most complex projects for clients yourself.

For the SEO analysts you line manage you'll be responsible for mentoring, assisting and developing them day to day, to progress their SEO knowledge. Finally, you'll be assigned to a specific area of search and be asked to help processes, ways of workingand training to develop the entire search department in this area.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Creating enterprise level SEO strategies for our clients to deliver against client objectives
- Creating and briefing a pipeline of SEO tasks to develop an account with fresh ideas and thinking
- Leading client meetings and calls as the SEO lead on the account
- Team management of 2 analysts including the creation of Personal Development plans
- Mentoring your analysts to ensure that they develop a wealth of experience within SEO and Search
- QA of all analyst output to ensure it meets the high standards that iCrossing expect
- Providing top level insights to clients on current performance and areas to grow in the future
- Lead the up-selling of existing clients with additional services and solutions
- Working on-site with clients to assist in building trust and relationships with SEO managers client side
- Contributing to pitch material and, in some cases, attending pitches
- Work with a PPC counterpart either internally or at a third-party agency to drive Total Search results for our clients

**Essential Skills**:

- Proven team leader with the ability to mentor, assist and develop the analysts within your team
- Ability to create industry leading SEO strategies for our clients
- Experience of developing the ways of working and processes within an SEO team
- Extensive knowledge of technical optimisation, content optimisation, link management, data analysis and SEO tools
- Expert keyword research techniques such as question-based searches, semantic search and search beyond just conversion point queries
- Experience of delivering SEO results for clients with your SEO strategies
- A strong grasp of many different third-party SEO tools and analytics packages
- Strong oral & written communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to receive constructive feedback and also give constructive feedback to other team members
- Confident public speaker with the ability to present both internally and to clients

**Key Benefits**:

- Competitive salary of up to £45,000 DOE
- 'Flex 10': reduced 'core' working hours, creating flexible hours to suit you
- Remote working, hybrid and office working options. Minimum 2 days a week office working, other options can be discussed
- Pension scheme: we match your pension contribution up to 6%
- Healthcare plan and Digicare app with access to professional mental health support, nutritional advice, health screenings and a digital GP
- High quality skills and personal development training
- Professional financial and pension advice
- Early Finish Fridays on the last Friday of every month
- Study leave of up to 5 days per year
- Charity days: 5 days per year to undertake work on behalf of a charity
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay
- Regular socials and more