SEO Strategist

We are on the lookout for a Strategist to join the growing SEO department at Visualsoft.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly skilled and creative SEO team at Visualsoft, one of the UK’s leading e-commerce agencies.

With offices in Stockton, Newcastle, and Manchester, we can support flexible hybrid work and are open to 100% remote applications.

We're searching for self-motivated marketers who are interested in furthering their careers in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The ideal candidate would have prior experience leading SEO projects and cutting-edge practical knowledge of optimisation techniques that actually work.

As part of the strategy team, you would responsible for managing your own portfolio of clients and co-ordinating team members from other specialist sub-teams to deliver effective work. The role will directly report to a Senior SEO Strategist but you will also get the chance to work with a range of other key stakeholders both internally and client-side.

Eventually, you’ll also be managing one of our SEO Executives and delegating work to them from your own client portfolio.

If you relish a challenge and are excited by digital marketing then this could be the role for you.

Requirements

What you'll be doing:

- Define requirements and drive strategic direction on allocated projects, delivering quarterly client plans.

- Work closely with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, to provide diverse approaches covering multiple aspects of SEO as a discipline.

- Day-to-day project management of planned tasks for specified clients.

- Ongoing client communication regarding updates and account progress.

- Collaborative delegation of work to appropriate members in sub-teams.

- Delivery work on tasks defined in plans where required.

- Tracking, reporting and providing detailed analysis on project performance.

What we’d like to see:

- Proven experience within an agency-side or client-side SEO role

- Current knowledge of all key industry news and algorithm changes.

- Understanding of key technical SEO concepts (indexation, duplication, site architecture, page speed etc.)

- Detailed understanding of content strategy and how to create content that attracts a qualified audience.

* Good grasp of wider SEO elements (local SEO, international etc.)

- Thorough understanding of tools relevant to role: Searchmetrics, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager etc.

- A detailed understanding of how marketing decisions affect the commercial elements of a client's business.

- Cross-discipline understanding. Awareness of how an individual specialism interacts with other channels.

- High-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

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Benefits

We offer a great working environment and outstanding benefits including:

- Competitive basic salary with great progression options

- Unlimited paid holidays - yes that's not a typo!

- Fully flexible working to give you a great work-life balance

- Great dog-friendly working environments in central Newcastle, Manchester and Stockton on Tees

- Your choice of top-spec tech - Mac or PC

- Health Assured Assistance Programme

- Free eye tests and flu jabs

- VS Perks, have a monthly treat on us; from Amazon vouchers, Playstation credits, Birchbox to Just Eat there's something for everyone!

- Free breakfast, fruit, hot and cold drinks and protein shakes

- Friday afternoon drinks to wind down for the weekend

- Pension scheme to help you save for the future

- Cycle to work scheme

- Discounts across our brands

- Regular team social events

- Training & development

So if you think you’ve got what it takes to join one of the UK’s leading eCommerce providers, we’d love to hear from you.

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Visualsoft is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspective.

We believe passionately that a diverse workforce is central to our success so we welcome applications from all sections of the community.