SEO Manager

Role Summary

• Focused on the technical and on-site performance of our client’s websites and how this translates to performance in search.

• The primary measures of the SEO Manager are based around the strength of client feedback we receive on our work and our service, in addition to client organic performance.

• The ultimate goal of the SEO Manager is to drive client loyalty to the agency by identifying, assessing the value of, prioritising and communicating the opportunities to improve the performance of our clients’ digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Ability to monitor, analyse, and report on client’s websites using Looker Studio (GDS), Sheets, Google Analytics and MS PowerPoint to address client’s KPIs.

• Experience with industry tools such as Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, AHREFs and SEMRush.

• Experience communicating complex SEO concepts to non-technical client stakeholders and teams.

• Technical SEO auditing and task prioritisation.

• Technical task briefing and project management (most clients use JIRA).

• Client health monitoring using available tools and scripts.

• Assisting with report set-up and generation.

• Bespoke data capture and analysis.

• Helping promote our expertise through onsite content, white papers and external speaking opportunities.

• Ownership of technical and consultancy clients, liaising directly with clients.

• Executing the technical and on-page strategies.

• Building and maintaining clients KW Universe and identifying opportunities.

• Undertake technical audits.

• Contribute to team knowledge growth.

• Keep up to date with industry and market developments.

The Package

• Competitive salary based on experience
• We are open to part-time working patterns
• 25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays)
• Your birthday off
• Hybrid working with at least two days per week based in our Leeds office
• Private health care with Vitality
• Pension with Aviva – 3% employer, 5% employee
• Regular social events

Skills

• 5+ years experience of working within SEO at an agency, across multiple business sectors.

• An understanding of website performance principles.

• Knowledge of web coding languages such as HTML, CSS & JavaScript and how they’re used.

• Awareness of web frameworks such as React, Headless and CMS.

• Familiarity with industry tools (GA, GSC, GMB & other research tools).

• Keen eye for detail.

• Excellent time management skills, ensuring client deadlines are hit.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Our behaviours and values

• Resourceful – solve problems using their own initiative.
• Accountable – take responsibility for the outcome of projects.
• Curious – think ahead and act proactively.
• Engaging – collaborate with clients and colleagues.
• A desire to grow, develop and expand their role.
• Thrive in a fast-paced industry and company.
• Driven, positive, proactive, upbeat and a team player willing to roll their sleeves up.

About Us

We are CreativeRace, the experts in strategy, performance, and creativity for brands in a hyper-connected world.

Our work is meaningful. We don’t just add to the noise or create art for art’s sake – just creatively driven work with impact that truly changes customer behaviour.

We find the sweet spot where brand and performance meet, producing creative work across TV, print, digital and social that delivers results and predictable outcomes time after time.

Our independence, unique perspective, and collaborative ways of working lead to decisive solutions that remove the risk from the brave choices.

How to Apply

Think you’ve got what it takes? Prove it. Please send samples of your best work through to jobs@creativerace.co.uk.