Content & Research Executive

dentsu; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Content & Research Executive for their Manchester office. The role involves creating content strategies, analyzing data for insights, and collaborating with diverse teams. A dynamic and supportive work environment awaits, along with benefits and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Company-provided Medical Healthcare

Generous Pension provisions

Health and Wellness benefits

Volunteering days

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• 1+ years' experience in SEO/Content, either in-house or agency.
• Experience with large retail brands.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Researching and analyzing content needs for customer journey.
• Producing editorial plans and content recommendations.
• Collaborating with UX and Digital PR teams.

Skills

Curiosity

Creativity

Self-motivation

Organization

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Tools

SEMRush

Google Analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

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17.06.2025

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01.08.2025

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Job Description:

The purpose of this role is to execute deliverables in the research and content areas as assigned, adhering to published SLAs. Builds automated processes under guidance of Content & Research Manager.

Job Title:

Content & Research Executive

Job Description:

Introduction

Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity.

Dentsu International is a global leader that specialises in Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Retention to enable clients to keep “winning” whilst ensuring customer growth and experience is at the very forefront for their businesses.

We’re hiring a Content Executive as part of our team in Manchester working on a hybrid basis.

Purpose of the role

We’re looking for a performance-driven Content Executive to join the growing team at dentsu.

You’ll be passionate about everything Content, from creating content calendars to monitoring trends across different platforms. Your responsibilities will include delivering on the strategy across 3-4 clients, ranging from content planning and analysis to client communication and reporting.

As well as working on your clients, you will also support on new business research when required.

Key Responsibilities

You will work on 3-4 accounts at dentsu which you will either lead or work closely with a Content Strategist on. Your key accountabilities are as follows:

Researching, analysing and drawing conclusions on what type of queries we should target and what content is required to rank at each point of the customer journey

Producing editorial plans, content audits and regular recommend content recommendations which aid our organic performance and growth

Understanding the everchanging Google search results page and have a thorough understanding of the SERP features to own

Integrating with other teams such as UX and Digital PR to ensure our recommendations are user-first and sending strong EEAT signals

Taking an active role in research and analysis for new business pitches

Leveraging tools and data to make informed decisions over topics and themes to own for your clients – Knowledge of tools such as SEMRush and Google Analytics

Experienced user of Excel and PowerPoint as both are used heavily in the role

Taking an active interest in the wider SEO and Content industry

Professional Skills & Key Experiences

• You will be: Curious, Creative, Self-Motivated, Organised and Passionate

• 1+ years’ experience in SEO/Content, either in-house or within an agency

• Experience working with large retail brands delivering strategies and/or editorial

• Analytical and data driven, with some data extraction skills desirable

• The ability to work closely with various teams, contributing on a regular basis

• Entrepreneurial spirit and drive to continuously improve

• Exceptional client-facing ability and a strong communicator

• Fluent written and spoken English, additional languages a bonus

What we offer

This is a permanent position and will be on a hybrid basis, based out of our Manchester office. As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs which includes :

Competitive Salary

Company-provided Medical Healthcare

Generous Pension provisions

Health and Wellness benefits

Volunteering days

Life Assurance

Working in diverse teams where you can make a real impact.

Exciting and rewarding environment.

Varied work across industries

Inclusion and Diversity

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.