Associate Director, SEO

BRAINLABS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-performance media agency is seeking an SEO practitioner to oversee client work and ensure campaigns outperform KPIs. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of SEO delivery experience, strong analytical skills, and a dynamic communication style. This role involves leading teams, developing best practices, and directly impacting client satisfaction. Join a culture-first company that prioritizes continuous learning and innovation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in SEO delivery.
• Demonstrable success in optimizing SEO campaigns.
• Strong attention to detail and methodical approach.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of work for clients and measure impact.
• Develop and implement SEO best-practice roadmaps.
• Lead and mentor others within the practice.

Skills

SEO delivery knowledge

Data analysis skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Job description

Overview

We are Brainlabs, the High-Performance media agency, on a mission to become the world's biggest and best independent media agency. We plan and buy media that delivers profitable and sustained business impact. And what’s our formula? Superteams of Brainlabbers, fueled by data and enabled by technology.

Brainlabs has always been a culture-first company. A set of shared principles, philosophies and values was documented in The Brainlabs Handbook, helping us create our unique culture. The Brainlabs Culture Code consists of 12 codes that talk to what it means to be a Brainlabber. It’s a joint commitment to continuous development and creating a company that we can all be proud of, where Brainlabbers can turn up to do great work, make great friends and win together. You can read The Brainlabs Culture Code in full here.

What the role is

As a SEO practitioner you’ll help to shape and then oversee delivery of work for clients. You will help to define the objectives of the work, and measure the success/impact, in line with overall SEO objectives and wider client-centric KPIs, actively managing the workload of the delivery team to enable this. You will also generate and promote innovative new concepts to clients applying our test and learn approach and share successes across the practice.

What you do

• Using your practice knowledge you will work to deliver highly successful campaigns that outperform KPIs, on-time.
• You’ll develop and implement, as well as follow guidelines and processes.
• You’ll actively contribute to developing the SEO best-practice roadmap so that our offering is continually developing.
• You will act as a point of escalation for client teams, working to ensure that work is delivered to standard and on time.
• You’ll lead and mentor others across the practice helping to grow capability and knowledge.
• Travel may be required and will be discussed as a part of an offer process

Who you are

• Strong SEO delivery knowledge and 4+ years of experience
• Demonstrable success in optimising SEO campaigns and work through automation, processes and technology adoption/development.
• A good understanding about how other channels work and optimise together.
• A confident, dynamic, engaging and authentic communicator who cares about the quality of work and continuous learning.
• Passionate about growing the knowledge of those around you
• Excellent presentation skills and strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Strong attention to detail, methodical and process orientated.

How you succeed

• You will live our culture code every day!
• Effective campaign creation and delivery metrics
• Internal targets/metrics on technology adoption and process optimisation met.
• You will hit our quality assurance metrics on all campaigns you lead.
• Client satisfaction targets being met (internal & external)
• Learning certifications created and met across the practice
• Actively managing workload of your delivery teams to maximise output.

What happens next

We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.

Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities.

Thank you for your interest in Brainlabs! We look forward to getting to know you!

Equal opportunity and accommodations

Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace: we are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know.

Please note that we will never ask you to transfer cash or make any other payment to us in order to apply for a role or to work for Brainlabs. Any such asks are fraudulent and should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your area.