Job Description
Mentor Digital is looking for an experienced SEO Specialist to join our team.
We are a full-service digital agency with a high-end technical development team, an excellent UX and creative team and a digital marketing department to support our growing list of clients.
We are seeking an experienced SEO specialist to oversee and execute SEO campaigns for a diverse range of clients across a variety of industries. You will be the go-to person for SEO in the agency, and you will play a leading role in crafting SEO proposals, overseeing the implementation of technical SEO tasks, devising content optimisation and generation strategies that have a meaningful impact on organic traffic, and keeping our clients updated on progress through the delivery of insightful and actionable reporting.
As an SEO Specialist at Mentor Digital your role will be to manage our existing portfolio of SEO clients whilst also taking on the challenge of growing our SEO offering in partnership with the Digital Marketing Director. The delivery of SEO projects that you agree with your clients will be supported by our Client Services team, as well as our Project Managers, UX and Development teams.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing sizable SEO accounts ideally from an agency or freelance setting. Whilst we’re not looking for a specific number of years’ experience, you will need to demonstrate that you have the breadth of knowledge required to take on this role.
Required skills
- A wide experience of SEO services provision, including conducting site audits, overseeing SEO retainers, and managing website migrations.
- A strong understanding of technical SEO, how to identify, fix and enhance websites and content to improve organic performance.
- An expert understanding of the role of content and the ability to work on content strategy and implementation (including both copywriting and link-building campaigns as required).
- Excellent knowledge of Google Search Console and Google Analytics, as well as SEO tools such as SEM Rush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog amongst others (Google Tag Manager expertise desirable but not essential).
- Experience of using content management systems (Umbraco experience desirable but not essential).
- Fantastic communication skills – you’re able to explain complex processes in ways that clients of all levels of capability can understand, and can liaise with Developers and both internal and external stakeholders to find solutions.
- Managing client expectations and the ability to resolve issues independently.
- A proactive and positive attitude and superb attention to detail.
- Proactivity and the ability to be able to work independently as required.
- Ability to prioritise workload across multiple deadlines.
- Strong relationship builder with both the digital marketing and wider agency teams.
- Self-motivated to acquire new skills and stay up to date with industry developments.
Benefits
We offer excellent benefits, here are a few to expect if you join our team:
- A contributory pension with free access to an IFA for pensions advice.
- Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
- Birthdays Off!
- Time off in Lieu of Overtime.
- Carbon Offsetting (we offset our Employees’ whole Carbon footprint, not just for work activity).
- Employee Referral Scheme.
Please send your CV to [email protected]. No calls please, we politely ask that you send your CV by email in the first instance.