Search Engine Optimization Specialist

Forward Role Recruitment; Northwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Ongoing training and development

Ownership of your work

Family-run culture

Job summary

Forward Role Recruitment is partnering with a family-run B2C business heavily investing in SEO. They seek a hands-on Technical SEO Executive to own site health, performance, and technical optimisation across multiple websites.

This role dives deep into code, structure, schema, and speed, with modern AI/LLM-driven search in focus. There’s potential for a permanent move after the initial 6-month contract.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of SEO experience with a technical/hybrid background.
• Strong working knowledge of WordPress (Elementor) and editing HTML, CSS, PHP.
• Understanding of Core Web Vitals, mobile-first indexing, crawl budgets and site architecture.
• Experience using SEMrush, GA4, and Google Search Console.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical health of multiple websites, ensuring crawlability and indexability.
• Conduct regular site audits across crawl, speed, internal linking, and Core Web Vitals.
• Implement structured data to enhance visibility and AI/LLM discoverability.
• Manage sitemaps, redirects, robots.txt, and canonical tags with confidence.
• Collaborate with SEO, content, and dev teams on new pages and features.
• Monitor performance through GA4, SEMrush, and Search Console and spot trends.
• Contribute technical insights to content strategy and keyword analysis.
• Stay ahead on AI and entity-based search as a business focus.

Skills

WordPress

HTML

CSS

PHP

Core Web Vitals

Mobile-first indexing

Crawl budgets

Site architecture

SEMrush

GA4

Google Search Console

Tools

SEMrush

GA4

Google Search Console

Job description

Forward Role are working with a long-established, family-run B2C business that’s quietly doing big things in the digital space - and they’re now investing heavily in SEO to future-proof their online presence, and need an extra pair of technical SEO hands to come in and support the team during a very busy next 6 months

.
They’ve rebuilt their website from the ground up, and with AI and LLM-driven search changing the SEO game, they’re looking for a Technical SEO Executive who can take the reins on site health, performance, and technical optimisatio

n.
This isn’t a “just run a few audits” kind of role - it’s a hands-on position for someone who genuinely loves the technical side of SEO: code, structure, schema, site speed, and all the techy bits that make Google (and ChatGPT!) hap

py.
Dependant on business resource during the next 6 months, there is a possibility of the role becoming permanent – if this isn’t something you’re looking for they are happy to just run with the 6 month contr

act.
What You’ll Be

• DoingOwn the technical health of multiple websites — ensuring every page is crawlable, indexable, and lightning
• fast.Conduct regular site audits across crawl, speed, internal linking, and Core Web Vi
• tals.Implement structured data (Schema) to enhance visibility and LLM discoverabi
• lity.Manage sitemaps, redirects, robots.txt, and canonical tags with confid
• ence.Collaborate on new pages and features, working closely with SEO, content, and dev t
• eams.Monitor performance through GA4, SEMrush, and Search Console, spotting trends before anyone
• else.Help shape the content strategy through technical insights and keyword anal
• ysis.Stay ahead of the curve on AI and entity-based search — a key focus for the business in

2025.
Abo

• ut You2+ years’ experience in SEO, ideally with a technical or hybrid backg
• round.Strong working knowledge of WordPress (Elementor) and confidence editing code (HTML, CSS,
• PHP).You understand Core Web Vitals, mobile-first indexing, crawl budgets, and site architecture insid
• e out.Experience using SEMrush, GA4, an
• d GSC.Bonus points if you’ve explored LLM optimisation, structured data, or JavaScrip
• t SEO.Analytical by nature, with a curious mind and a “find and fix” ment
• ality.
  What’s In It

What’s In It

• For YouSalary up to £
• PensionOngoing training, development and real ownership of yo
• ur workFamily-run business with a supportive, down-to-earth
• cultureJoin a growing team that’s genuinely investing in marketing and digital transfo

rmation
Why This Role St

ands OutThis is a genuinely rare in-house SEO role where your work won’t get lost in layers of hierarchy or red tape. You’ll see the direct results of your technical improvements, have freedom to test ideas, and work with people who value expertise o

over ego.