Head of SEO Innovation
£85k - £95k
Full Time
Manchester (M50 Hybrid)

Are you an experienced SEO / search marketing specialist with the ability to translate search insights into understandable strategies and actionable plans?

If you're a creative search marketer / SEO who enjoys the challenge of ranking sites within a highly competitive sector, this opportunity is a perfect blend of day to day SEO work, experimental work via your own experimental assets, and team management of a small, skilled and dedicated team.

For the right person, this will be a genuine career enhancing opportunity.

The Job...

Reporting into the SEO Director / Search Director, the Head of SEO Innovation will be responsible for defining and testing SEO strategies.

You'll define best practises, try out new techniques and search opportunities, and analyse successful competitor brands to make sure the business is not missing a trick.

You'll be responsible for:

- Researching and testing SEO strategies and theories and documenting them for the wider team.
- Managing a team of 3 technical and experimental SEOs.
- Running test websites and SEO tools for client brands.
- Ensuring their client’s websites are constantly audited and provided with recommendations for improvement with both technical and non-technical opportunities to grow organic traffic.
- Leading investigations around competitor’s websites and why they are ranking well.
- Reporting on the SEO performance of the whole portfolio of clients, pointing out successful strategies and addressing any issues with performance.
- Investigating alternative search engines to Google (Bing, YouTube, App Stores, etc.) and devising strategies for ranking in them.

About You...

You'll be a high performing SEO who's used to managing people and pushing the boundaries in terms of search marketing strategy.
 
Here's some of the key experience you'll need to demonstrate:

- 5+ years experience in SEO, with some experience in management roles, and in projects of technology implementation for better ranking on search engines.
- Proven experience in building and ranking small websites.
- Experience owning and driving SEO Strategies, with demonstrable experience in both Technical and Content SEO implementations.
- Demonstrable experience with data-driven marketing, a/b and multivariate testing experience, and Web Analytics, with a successful track record of implementing and managing different Digital Marketing Tools to assist better ranking performance.
- Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to promptly establish priorities and communicate expectations.

The Company...

This is a digital marketing business enjoying hyper-growth at the moment. They are experts within the entertainment arenas. For a successful SEO, with a creative and experimental approach, you'll have the chance to work within teams and on the types of search marketing projects you won't be able to anywhere else.

They also have a track record of promoting from within, so as more brands come online, more opportunities for promotion prospects will naturally appear.

In addition to an attractive salary of £85k-£95k DOE, the company also provides flexible hybrid/remote working, along with exciting future prospects.

Some additional benefits include;

- Private health cover
- Death in service benefit
- Pension
- Various discounted products and services

Want To Apply?

We're interviewing and shortlisting for this role right now, and expecting to get suitable candidates in for interview quickly. If you're interested, please apply with your up-to-date CV today.