SEO Account Director - FTC (Maternity Cover)

Mindshare; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Account Director in a fixed-term contract role at a leading marketing agency. This position offers the opportunity to lead major SEO accounts, driving innovative strategies and results for clients. You will be at the forefront of SEO & Content, utilizing your expertise to enhance performance while managing a talented team. With a focus on collaboration and creativity, you will have the chance to shape the future of digital marketing for prestigious brands. This role not only promises professional growth but also a chance to contribute to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture. If you're ready to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Ongoing training opportunities

Flexible working

Industry conferences attendance

Career progression

Private Healthcare

Excellent pension matching

Qualifications

• Proven SEO & Content experience with a data-driven approach.
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on team development.
• Ability to improve organic performance for clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team managing major SEO accounts and driving results.
• Set strategic direction and ensure best practices are followed.
• Act as the central client contact and build trusted relationships.

Skills

SEO & Content Strategy

Data Analysis

SEO Tools (SEMRush, Ahrefs)

Commercial Acumen

Team Leadership

Client Management

Process Management

Tools

SEMRush

Ahrefs

Adobe Analytics

Screaming Frog

Job description

Role: Account Director (FTC)

Department/Team: SEO & Content

Role Objective:

A fixed term contract role exists at Mindshare UK within a large SEO & Content specialist team. We are looking for an SEO & Content Account Director who will play an instrumental role in leading one of our biggest accounts, who is both performance focused and creative and enjoys working as part of a wider team to implement their strategic vision.

About the role:

The candidate will be responsible for leading one of our biggest SEO accounts, Legal & General, along with overseeing two smaller accounts. Managing a team of Account Managers and Executives, and reporting into a Business Director, you will deliver best practice strategy for your accounts, setting the standards for delivery and driving results for your clients. The ideal candidate will be able to use their own initiative in setting up processes and expectations for the team; you will lead by example with your proactive approach to challenging the status quo, pushing yourself, your team, and your client to achieve the best results.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Taking accountability for the output of your team, both client facing and operationally.
2. Be the central client contact for your client portfolio, capable of dealing with senior management within the client and agency organization.
3. Lead by example with a proactive approach to interrogating your client’s performance.
4. Set and challenge strategy for your clients, ensuring it aligns with their business objectives.
5. Apply best practice rigor to how your accounts are being run.
6. Maintain a forward thinking and innovative approach in the development of SEO & Content activity.
7. Build a reputation as a trusted senior advisor for internal and external stakeholders.
8. Take responsibility for your direct report’s development and career progression.
9. Review the quality of team output and take appropriate action to improve delivery.
10. Ensure briefing, planning and finance processes are strictly adhered to by the team.
11. Be commercially minded, ensuring effective management of available resources; maintain awareness of all scopes of work for your client portfolio.

About you:

Key skills & knowledge:

1. Exceptional executional SEO & Content experience; using data and insight to develop successful end to end content strategies for your clients.
2. Data driven – you love using data to inform your strategic thinking.
3. Proven experience of improving organic performance for your clients.
4. Extensive experience using SEO tools such as SEMRush, Ahrefs, Adobe Analytics, Screaming Frog.
5. Good commercial acumen with ability to accurately scope and identify opportunities to help your clients grow, in turn growing your account revenue.
6. Strong process capabilities, with an ability to monitor account service levels and support with finance and recruitment processes.
7. An understanding of how SEO & Content can integrate with other digital and offline channels.
8. Experience of working with Digital PR and content production teams would be an advantage.

What we can offer you:

• A strong salary commensurate and in-line with relevant experience.
• 25 days annual leave and your birthday day off.
• Ongoing internal and external training opportunities.
• Flexible working.
• The opportunity to attend industry conferences and awards nights.
• Career and personal progression.
• Private Healthcare.
• Excellent pension matching structure.

About Mindshare:

Mindshare is a leading global marketing and media services network with billings in excess of £23 billion worldwide. We work with some of the most famous businesses and brands in the UK – such as Unilever, Ford, KFC, Marks & Spencer and TK Maxx. The Mindshare network consists of 116 offices across 86 countries throughout the USA, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific; each dedicated to forging competitive marketing advantage for businesses and their brands.

Our approach:

Our ambition is to drive Good Growth for our clients. Good Growth is about delivering growth that is enduring and is considerate of people and planet. Media is a powerful force, and we need to be mindful of the responsibility that it brings. We help our clients make better decisions by ensuring we use media in a trusted, inclusive and sustainable way.

Committed to Diversity & Inclusion:

We have a big dream at Mindshare, to become the most inclusive place to work in the country! This will take time but the whole agency is passionate about making it a reality. To support this, we currently have 8 Employee Resource Groups available for our people to join and be a part of including, Roots, PrideM, Women in Business, Enable, Declassify, 0Borders, ADAM and Working Parents. These groups hold the agency to account for making progress and, along with our Mental Health Allies, design and lead events and initiatives that help us create a welcoming environment to all and a place where everyone can be their most confident self.