SEO & Digital PR Executive

**Location**: Hybrid, one day per week in our Leeds office

AYKO is on the lookout for the next SEO superstar

Looking to further your progress in SEO and become a crucial member of an award-winning SEO team? You’ll learn from some of the best in the industry about all things digital. This includes an intensive training programme, covering all aspects of SEO including Digital PR.

The SEO executive role will be responsible for managing all SEO activities such as the SEO and content strategy, PR campaigns, and keyword strategy to increase rankings on all major search networks. Working in a team of SEO experts who have years of experience, the SEO Executive will develop a deep understanding of the industry and be provided with the tools and training to thrive.

At AYKO we create and market high-quality e-commerce websites for well-known brands - we’re growing at a great pace thanks to our great reputation. We’re looking to scale our digital marketing team and are looking for the next SEO expert to help us grow.

**An SEO Executive will.**
- Learn to interpret, understand and compile data to create an SEO strategy for a range of clients, stretching across a number of different industries
- Be a problem solver and understand and come up with creative solutions to boost organic performance
- Create an understanding of how to speak to clients, and eventually being a lead of all client communications
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to liaise with clients and internal teams.
- Demonstrate initiative and confidence
- Be creative when looking for solutions to difficult problems
- Understand and implement instructions and directions from others
- Be an active, motivated and inspired member of the team
- Maintain a full understanding of company processes, policies, guidelines, and contractual obligations and ensure these are consistently followed
- Be provided opportunities for growth and success within the company
- Good organisation skills and time management
- 1-2 years or more of SEO experience, working either in-house or agency side
- Ability to analyse data by using tools such as GA4, Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, SEMRush and more.
- Develop and implement an outreach strategy to boost brand awareness and build valuable backlinks to client sites
- Experience in researching and running a Digital PR campaign from ground-up
- Identify opportunities to optimise copy and landing pages to boost organic performance
- Understand the process and importance of keyword research, and how to deliver organic success through keyword research
- A good understanding of Technical SEO and the importance for SEO performance
- Experience of completing site audits, to identify crucial SEO opportunities
- Attention to detail when analysing a site and investigating opportunities to increase organic performance
- Experience with Excel/Google Sheets
- An understanding of website migrations, and the intricacies of migrations
- Energy and enthusiasm with an ability to learn quickly
- Articulate and concise communication skills
- A desire to be a team player
- A proven track record of successful deliveries with deadlines

**Other Desirable Skills**
- Google Tag Manager experience
- Awareness of HTML/CSS/JS
- Experience working with Adobe/Magento and Shopify sites

**Here’s what you’ll get in return**:

- A clear progression plan with regular appraisals and training sessions
- A clear pathway to help build something exciting
- Opportunity to undertake third-party training and certifications
- Hybrid working
- 22 Days holiday + bank holidays
- Extra days holiday for each year worked (uncapped)
- Company pension scheme
- Cashback private health scheme and wellbeing centre with Simply Health
- Present on your birthday, Christmas and big life events
- Social events
- Quarterly surprise boxes
- Employee referral scheme
- Technology scheme
- Cycle to work scheme

We can’t wait to hear from you

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Leeds, LS1 5EN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you require an employer sponsorship visa, either now or in the future?

**Experience**:

- Digital Agency: 1 year (required)
- SEO: 1 year (required)
- SEO tools: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person