Senior SEO Specialist

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Key Details

• £30,000 – £35,000 per annum
• Engaged management team and consistent 8+ NPS
• Fully remote role
• Provision for training, equipment and wellbeing
• Structured and supported personal development time every Friday
• Access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Pitch for a promotion up to four times a year!
• Occupational sick pay scheme
• Birthday off and an extra day off for every year of service
• Access to meeting spaces in Manchester and Preston

Are you a natural analyst? Can you apply creative thinking to broad datasets to stay ahead of the ever-changing search engine landscape? Are you in your element when balancing all things SEO to create a user-tailored experience to maximise results?

If so, then we have a great opportunity that you won’t want to pass up on. Due to recent business growth, we’re on the lookout for a talented Senior SEO Specialist to join our team.

You’ll be responsible for helping to drive SEO strategies that will secure higher search ranking positions and grow organic traffic for both our clients and our agency. As our ideal candidate, you’ll have at least two years’ experience in a senior SEO role, and will be able to demonstrate expertise in search engine optimisation and content creation. You’ll also have a strong understanding of key industry tools like Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console, as well as relevant third party solutions, the best SEO practices, and organic link building.

You’ll be joining a team that delivers consistent and award-winning results for some of the biggest brand names out there. We were thrilled to be recognised as “Best Agency in the UK for Client Satisfaction” by The Drum, and we’ve also been consistently acknowledged as a leading global agency by Clutch over the last 4 years. That’s the approach that we take with our SEO campaigns: we’re not just looking for quick wins that can quickly turn stale. We’re looking for consistent, data-driven, best practices that transform long-term prospects.

You’ll be able to keep in line with – and add to – our existing high-quality SEO services. You’ll be willing and able to take the technical lead in both on-site and off-site SEO, having excellent initiative, and possessing the ability to adapt to challenges across a wide variety of industries. You’ll also have the ability to communicate SEO insights clearly and in an engaging fashion.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage SEO campaigns.
• Research, write, optimise and report on customised and targeted SEO landing pages (or content resources) to maximise the effectiveness of organic search campaigns.
• Conduct keyword research, competitor analysis, gap analysis, content optimisation, meta-tag optimisation, technical audits, backlink audits, link acquisition, and more.
• Proactively contribute to the wider team to provide strategic recommendations that are highly applicable to clients’ business models, expectations, and goals.
• Alongside our PR specialists, perform outreach to identify and secure high-quality backlinks from highly-relevant referring domains for clients.
• Work with our development team to diagnose key technical issues – both pre and post launch – that might hold back a site’s performance, and assist with the necessary fixes.
• Analyse customer behaviour and journeys to strategise effective conversion rate optimisation approaches.
• Monitor and report on metrics such as conversions, keyword rankings, organic traffic, Share of Voice, effectiveness of on-site optimisation, etc.
• Keep up to date with the latest SEO strategies and technologies, and actively assist to improve our clients’ offerings.
• Build rapport with clients through routine and scheduled interactions.

Essential Skills

• 2+ years of demonstrated experience as a senior SEO specialist.
• Great attitude, a team player, and a willingness to teach and learn.
• Strong understanding of Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console.
• Experience with a wide variety of third-party SEO tools.
• Strong sense of ownership, drive, and urgency.
• Self-starter with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong oral and written business communication skills, including the ability to interact clearly with clients.
• Strong understanding of technical SEO.
• Strong understanding of modern-day organic link building.

What Makes a Soaperstar?

Living Our Values: You’re not just ticking boxes; you’re a living, breathing embodiment of Soap’s values in everything you do.

Accountability: You take ownership like a pro – clients, budgets, outcomes, your domain; you name it, you’ve got it covered.

Thought-Leadership: You’re not a follower; you’re the one leading the charge. Always on the industry’s pulse, introducing cutting-edge ideas into your department.

AI: The AI enthusiast, forever on a quest to weave AI magic into your role and the agency to improve efficiency and quality.

Collaboration: You’re the maestro of relationships and teamwork, sharing strategies within the team, presenting brilliance to clients, and giving kudos to your peers.

Soap Advocate: Beyond the office walls, you’re the Soap cheerleader, shouting our successes on social media and wherever you go.

Problem-Solving: Challenges are your playground. You’re the go-to person when things get tricky.

Data-Backed Strategy: Your decisions? Always backed by data. Because why guess when you can know?

Process Driven: You’re the guardian of processes and documentation, understanding their importance like no other. Because a well-documented process is the secret sauce to seamless success!