Senior SEO Account Manager

Circulate Digital; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance of 28 days + public holidays

Birthday off

Christmas Eve off

Quarterly profit share bonuses

Employee of the month rewards

Monthly team lunch

Access to Vitality benefits platform

Early finish on Fridays

Free coffee & beer

Job summary

A dynamic digital agency based in Sheffield seeks an experienced Senior SEO Account Manager. The ideal candidate will take full ownership of SEO delivery across a diverse client portfolio, managing relationships and executing high-quality strategies. Responsibilities include leading SEO efforts end-to-end and being accountable for performance metrics. The role requires 3-5 years of agency-side SEO experience, strong technical skills, and the ability to innovate with AI tools. Enjoy a generous benefits package including a 28-day holiday allowance and performance bonuses.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years’ SEO experience, ideally agency-side.
• Confident in managing priorities and external resources.
• Strong understanding of CRO principles.

Responsibilities

• Own SEO delivery end-to-end for a portfolio of clients.
• Build, maintain, and execute SEO strategies across technical SEO.
• Own reporting, tracking, and performance analysis for clients.

Skills

Technical SEO knowledge

Building and executing SEO strategies

Managing priorities and time

Understanding of AI-driven search

Experience with social search

Job description

✈️ Generous holiday allowance of 28 days + public holidays.

🎂 Birthday off.

🎄 Christmas Eve off.

💰 Quarterly profit share bonuses.

💸 Employee of the month, quarter and year voucher rewards.

🍔 Monthly team lunch.

🛍️ Access to Vitality benefits platform.

🍻 Early finish on Fridays.

☕ Free coffee & beer!

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Senior SEO Account Manager to take full ownership of SEO delivery across our client portfolio. This is a hands‑on role for someone who can manage client relationships, build and execute strategy, and be fully accountable for performance and quality.

You’ll work closely with our Director of Search, with autonomy over delivery while operating within a clear, structured framework.

Key responsibilities

• Own SEO delivery end-to-end for a portfolio of clients.
• Lead client relationships, including strategy development, ongoing communication, and confidence in delivery.
• Build, maintain, and execute SEO strategies across technical SEO, on‑page, content, and authority.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of AI‑driven search (e.g. Google’s AI Overviews, LLM‑led discovery, changing SERP behaviour) and incorporate this into SEO strategy and recommendations.
• Use AI tools practically to improve SEO workflows, including research, analysis, content planning, reporting, and delivery efficiency.
• Plan and manage your own workload and priorities in line with capacity targets.
• Brief, manage and quality‑check freelance resource (content, links, specialist SEO).
• Own reporting, tracking, and performance analysis, ensuring progress is clearly measured and insights are communicated proactively to clients.
• Be accountable for performance, retention, and delivery quality across your client portfolio. Own and manage the agency’s own SEO as if it were a client, including roadmap, execution, and performance tracking.
• Ensure work is delivered efficiently, consistently, and to a high standard, following agreed processes.

Required experience

• 3‑5+ years’ SEO experience, ideally agency‑side.
• Strong technical SEO knowledge (audits, implementations, migrations, troubleshooting).
• Confident building and executing SEO strategies, not just following instructions.
• Experience managing priorities, time, and external resource effectively.
• Comfortable being accountable for outcomes, not just activity.
• Experience with social search (e.g. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit) and how it intersects with SEO.
• Exposure to or collaboration with digital PR for authority and link acquisition.
• Understanding of CRO principles and how SEO performance ties into conversion.

Personal attributes

• Commercially minded and highly organised.
• Confident communicator with clients and stakeholders.
• Calm under pressure and delivery‑focused.
• Happy being hands‑on and close to the work.
• Motivated by ownership, progression, and responsibility.

This role is ideal for an experienced SEO professional who wants real ownership, modern ways of working, and clear progression within a growing SEO agency.