Senior SEO Account Manager

Location: London – Hybrid (2-3 Days in the Office)

Salary: £42,000 – £50,000 + Bonus

Do you want to work with luxury brands, taking ownership of huge, household-name client accounts, at a fast-growing independent agency, without the red-tape and micromanagement of a larger corporate agency? If so, this Senior SEO Account Manager role could be the one for you!

About the company

Due to continued successes and new client acquisitions, an award-winning, independent agency is looking for a Senior SEO Account Manager to join their London office in a hybrid and flexible working environment, with flexible core working hours suited to your individual needs.

The business strives to put employees’ best interests first and takes pride in the supportive company culture it has created: Evidenced by the multiple awards that the agency has won for employee wellbeing, satisfaction, and company culture, and the list of employee benefits centred around company culture and supporting employee wellbeing.

Additionally, the agency regularly wins awards for the quality of their work across the agency, meaning you’ll be working alongside some of the best digital marketing professionals in the business.

The agency also has access to a network of thousands of digital freelancers. Which you will be provided an annual budget for, to spend on outsourcing the work that you don’t like or that takes up too much of your time: Giving you more time to focus on what you enjoy, whether that’s supporting the development of the junior members of your team, or working on new business pitches.

Senior SEO Account Manager Role & Responsibilities

As the Senior SEO Account Manager, you will take leadership of the SEO strategy of industry-dominating clients. With a flat company structure, you will work alongside, not be micromanaged by, your SEO Director. Additionally, your role will include:

• Developing technical, on-page and off page SEO strategies that are best suited to individual client requirements: Increasing ROI and Organic Traffic.
• Supporting the SEO Executives in your team, on delivery and development: Direct line management is optional.
• Being comfortable leading on client communications and creating and executing strategies on several key accounts that you will have ownership of.
• Working on business development opportunities with upselling and cross-selling.
• Producing regular reports for clients, including insights from results on moving forward.
• Staying up to date on latest SEO tech, updates and industry, and filtering down this knowledge to the junior members of your team.

Your Skills & Experience

Ideally you will be strongly rounded in SEO, with previous experience as an SEO Account Manager, ready to step up and take more control of client accounts as you progress to an SEO Account Director position. The company does also ask that you have:

• 3+ years of hands-on, well-rounded SEO experience in an agency.
• Experience with eCommerce or luxury clients is a massive plus.
• In-depth experience creating and developing SEO strategies.
• Strong experience working closely with clients, to better understand their needs and get the best results.
• Experience in team or line management is nice to have, but not essential.
• A mathematical and analytical mindset, being confident and flexible as you use data to adapt your strategies as necessary.
• Experience with all the usual SEO tools, AhRefs, SEMRush, Google Analytics & Search Console, Screaming Frog, Deep Crawl etc.

Company Benefits

• Hybrid working, with flexible working hours.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Commission for new business contributions.
• 25 days holidays, with the option to carry some over and buy additional leave.
• Regular company social events to foster the company culture.
• Private healthcare.
• Enhance maternity and paternity package.
• Life assurance and income protection.
• Medical cash plan.
• Annual weekend away, supported by the business.
• A paid charity day, where you will have the opportunity to support a charity of your choice.
• Share option scheme.