Local SEO Manager (12 month contract)

Rentokil Initial; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pest control company is seeking an experienced Local SEO Manager to optimize local search efforts for its brands. This role involves managing Google Business Profiles, advocating SEO best practices, and collaborating with various teams to enhance local visibility for lead generation. The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in local SEO, experience with Google tools, and a collaborative spirit to drive successful projects. A competitive salary and a hybrid working environment are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus scheme

Hybrid working

Employee Assistance Programme

Death in service benefit

Healthcare

Free parking

23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience of working with and optimizing the Google Business Profile.
• Good understanding and experience of Local SEO best practices.
• Understanding of search engine algorithms and their impact on websites.
• Technically savvy with SEO changes like canonicalization and schema.
• Strong experience with Google monitoring and analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver priority Local Search projects across subsidiary brands.
• Manage and support Google Business Profile optimization.
• Liaise with teams to gather information for local search.

Skills

Optimization of Google Business Profile

Local SEO best practices

Understanding of search engine algorithms

Technical SEO knowledge

Collaboration skills

Experience with SEO tools

Familiarity with digital marketing trends

Education

Undergraduate degree in Marketing, IT or similar

Tools

Google Analytics

Google Search Console

SEMRush

Screaming Frog

Job description

The role of the Local SEO Manager is to support the Senior Digital Performance Manager - to leverage the Google local search landscape and to drive forward activities relating to Google products like Google Business Profile (GBP), review generation, local competitor analysis, local search performance and any other areas that support our local lead flow objectives. In addition, the role will implement SEO best practice to maximise the discoverability and performance of our websites across organic and paid channels that target local users with the goal of driving lead flow.

The role’s key responsibilities will include :

• Responsible for delivering priority Local Search projects across Rentokil Initial and its subsidiary brands globally.
• Responsible for working across the local search landscape and delivering across both organic and paid search channels to support Rentokil Initial and its subsidiaries leverage local search volumes to drive conversions and lead flow
• Manage and support the Google Business Profile (GBP) profile landscape across Rentokil Initial and its subsidiaries
• Creation, deduplication, deletion, verification and optimal configuration and setup of GBP profiles for key Rentokil Initial markets.
• This will include liaising with Google Account Managers, Google Support and the local markets around, for example creation or deletion of profiles, bulk location verifications, adding content to profiles including office addresses, phone numbers, service lines and hours of operation.
• Liaise across the Performance Marketing Team to identify local keywords and support the optimisation of Google Post campaigns and content to target these terms.
• Liaise with the local markets to collate all of the necessary information required and manage all communication with the markets in conjunction with the Performance Marketing and Digital Account Management team to ensure that progress is tracked.
• Support with the global roll-out of review generation in platforms like Embed Social / Podium.
• Drive and support markets with their first and third party review generation activities across both organic and paid channels. Roll-out GBP reviews on key transactional and paid landing pages to drive conversions & enquiries

Requirements :

Experience of working with and optimising Google Business Profile

Good understanding and experience of Local SEO best practices : including defining technical considerations through audits, making on-page recommendations, understanding the organic local search ecosystem and how social media could be used as part of a holistic strategy

Understanding of search engine algorithms and their impact on the organic performance of websites

Understanding of technical SEO changes (e.g. robots.txt optimisation, 301 redirects, hreflang, canonicalization, schema, etc.)

Use 3rd party audit / SEO / Search tools to carry out web quality audits. Examples include SEMRush, deep dive site crawlers such as Screaming Frog and backlink auditors such as OppHive / Ahrefs.

An ability to work in a collaborative manner with colleagues in the wider Digital Team, different departments in M&I and colleagues globally.

Preferably some experience of working within enterprise content management systems and some experience around web content creation and entry.

Keep up to date with current digital marketing trends & technologies

Experience in MS Office or Google Apps is essential

Strong understanding and experience in Google's own web monitoring and analytics tools such as Google Search Console, Google AdWords, Google Analytics, Google Data Studio and Google Trends. Use these tools effectively to help develop the Digital Marketing strategy as well as identify possible fluctuations in local web performance and the possible reasons behind these.

Additional Competencies (advantageous but not essential)

Knowledge and experience in paid search is a plus

Understanding of the web development cycle and web technologies

A good understanding or experience using WordPress (or similar), paid landing page platforms, B2B insight services or other marketing technology landscapes and platforms

Additional European language skills a plus

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree or qualification in Marketing, IT or similar

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• Rentokil Initial Reward Scheme
• 23 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in service benefit
• Healthcare
• Free parking

At Rentokil Initial, our customers and colleagues represent diverse backgrounds and experiences. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer, actively encouraging applications from individuals from all walks of life. Our belief is that everyone irrespective of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion or beliefs, has the potential to thrive and contribute.

We embrace the differences that make each of our colleagues unique, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can be their authentic selves and feel a sense of belonging. To ensure that your journey with us is accessible if you have any individual requirements we invite you to communicate any specific needs or preferences you may have during any stage of the recruitment process. Our team is available to support you; feel free to reach out to ([e-mail]) if you need anything

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