Senior Technical SEO Executive
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 20+ strong SEO team based in London and Cornwall, UK
- We are a close-knit team who work hard but also have a lot of fun
- Although we have a hierarchy we like to operate in an open and inclusive way
- No idea or question is a bad one - if you want to see change then be the change and if you want to make something happen, just say!
- The team is made up of SEO generalists, technical SEO experts, SEO content writers and Digital PR specialists
- We have great collaboration between our main London office and satellite Cornwall office. Last year we went on a trip to Cornwall together - we surfed, walked and had fun.
- These trips aren't mandatory so if they're not for you that's ok too!
- We work with clients across automotive, luxury fashion, travel, charity, technology sectors and more!
- The DEI team at Artefact is led by two members of the SEO team - DEI is very important to us
- Client business obsession: constantly listening to clients, and then continuously testing, enhancing, and keeping up with clients' changing challenges and needs
- Artefact is the place to be: come and build the future of marketing
- Progress: every day offers new challenges and new opportunities to learn
- Culture: join the best team you could ever imagine
- Entrepreneurship: you will be joining a team of driven entrepreneurs. We won't give up until we make a huge dent in this industry!
- Perform advanced and detailed keyword research and categorisations
- Autonomously run crawls of websites, analyse them and produce detailed technical audits for clients
- Be able to prioritise technical recommendations based on the impact they will have
- Perform real life walk-throughs and audits of client websites assessing them against important SEO KPIs
- Support website migrations from beginning to end, including pre and post website analysis, mapping, creating rules and post migration auditing
- Take ownership for the project management and delivery of key SEO projects. This may include acting as the client lead for some clients.
- Liaise with clients regularly (responding to briefs, attending meetings, status reporting, information seeking, managing milestones and approvals)
- Monitor SEO project performance, timelines and budgets and report on these regularly to the account manager/ director and the client
- Work collaboratively with cross channel teams to ensure the best result for your client(s)
- Perform in-depth competitor analyses - particularly against more technical elements of websites and the SERP landscape
- Deliver SEO campaign work as assigned to you by the account managers and support the team with the day-to-day running of client accounts
- Understand the client's products and services, and contribute to client search marketing campaign and objectives
- Produce accurate, detailed technical SEO reports, using a variety of proprietary and 3rd party reporting tools for existing and potential customers and be involved in discussing these with stakeholders
- Coordinate with internal project teams and third-party suppliers
- Carry out technical changes to clients' websites as required
- Use a variety of analytical tools to assess competitor activity and profiles, establish client share of voice and spot opportunities for growth
- Regularly monitor client websites, SERPs and analytics tools and feedback on significant changes
- Proactively seek training and continuing professional development to stay up to date with developments, algorithm updates and process changes
- 1-3+ years experience in SEO in a digital marketing environment
- Comprehensive understanding and passion for digital marketing and SEO
- Strong analytical skill set
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to conduct research and present back findings coherently
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise in a fast-moving environment
- Initiative and self-motivated
- Excellent attention to detail
- Detailed understanding of technical SEO best practice including HTML meta tags, URL structure, schema.org markup for desktop and mobile search
- Deep understanding of search marketing and the factors that influence client websites, search profiles and performance. Record of applying this knowledge to achieve results for clients
- Basic HTML/ CSS / Javascript or Jquery
- Experience with SEO tools such as seoClarity, Screaming Frog, aHREFs, Keyword Planner, Answer the Public and Google Trends.
- Experience with Google Analytics, Google and Bing Search Console and SEO performance measurement using these tools.
- Experience of using G-Suite
- Experience with Looker Studio and building dashboards
- Experience in website migrations
- Experience in Google Tag Manager
- This position may require occasional travel.
- Hybrid work arrangement: two days per week working from the office near St. Paul's