SEO Executive

Hours and location

This is a full-time role based in Leeds, UK. We offer hybrid working and flexible hours to everyone in the team, but this is not a fully remote opportunity and we require you to be in the office at least 3 days a week.

Benefits package

As part of our commitment to making Engage a great place to work, we’ve built a comprehensive benefits package that fuels our thriving culture and delivers an exceptional, well-rounded employee experience. Some of our most popular perks are:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (rising after 5 years)
• Company Performance linked bonus scheme (this is depending on the business’ performance and is not a contractual benefit)
• Comprehensive Private Health Insurance
• 5% matched company pension scheme
• Access to your own financial coach
• A company culture that promotes work-life balance
• Access to mental health support
• Free on-site gym
• Structured personal development and progression facilitated by our People Development and Culture Team
• Hybrid working approach
• An award-winning office designed for hybrid working
• Your birthday off
• Regular socials, epic Summer parties and more…

What we’re looking for

We’re expanding our SEO team and are looking for talented SEOs who love the chance to get stuck in.

You’ll be responsible for implementing successful SEO strategies for clients. You will work closely with our SEO Managers and the SEO Lead to develop effective strategies and processes that ensure we increase the organic visibility for Engage’s clients.

Duties and responsibilities

General

• Maintain a high level of interpersonal and communication skills with your colleagues with an ability to express ideas to the wider team via the appropriate channel. When communicating with clients you are both polite and professional.
• Log all your time accurately at the end of each working day, in line with company policy.
• Your calendar and inbox should be monitored and maintained. You’ll arrive for meetings on time and prepared, giving them your full attention.
• Show an interest and desire to continually improve your skills, sharing any relevant knowledge with the wider team.
• Use OKRs to set and achieve your personal goals.
• Effectively manage your own workload and deadlines, communicating when changes need to be made and highlighting any capacity concerns with the SEO Lead.

SEO specific

• Conduct keyword research using Google Keyword Planner, Ahrefs & SEMRush (and other tools) mapped to the customer journey and intent.
• Perform technical audits and recommend solutions taking into account potential, importance and ease of the suggested changes.
• Ability to explain to internal and external developers how the recommendations within the technical audits should be implemented.
• Analyse existing content highlighting recommendations around how to consolidate, expand or optimise, based on keyword analysis.
• Highlight content gaps and opportunities based on keyword and competitor research.
• Suggest on-page optimisation recommendations based on user intent.
• Review backlink profiles and analyse the health and relevance of links currently pointing to our client’s sites.
• Support website builds and migrations by performing keyword research, proposing site structure, reviewing wireframes and executing site migrations.
• Use GA4 and Looker Studio to report on SEO metrics and tie these back to client KPIs

• Carry out SEO research to support proposals and pitches, working closely with the new business team.
• Work closely with development, design and content teams to ensure technical, structural and content changes are implemented in a timely manner.
• Stay up to date with industry trends.

A bit about us

Established in 2007 we’ve earned a reputation for consistently delivering world-class digital products and strategies. We call this Attention to digital™

We also have a strong sense of wanting to do the right thing - not just in digital, but our impact on the world too. That’s why we’re proud to be a Certified B Corporation™

Want to get to know us a little better? Why not take a tour of our office, meet the team or browse some of our work and case studies.