SEO Executive

N Brown Group plc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Manchester is seeking an SEO Executive to implement and manage SEO strategies across their brand. The role involves collaborating with brand trading squads, optimizing content, and addressing SEO challenges. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in SEO, with skills in digital marketing and analytical tools. This is a hybrid position offering flexibility and a range of benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and mental health support.

Benefits

24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)

Annual bonus scheme

Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

Company pension with up to 8% contribution

Mental health support

Colleague discount

Onsite café with subsidised rates

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Paid volunteer time

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience managing SEO-related projects.
• Experience in on-page SEO and technical SEO.

Responsibilities

• Implement the SEO strategy for the brand.
• Own the brand-level SEO plan and support technical SEO.

Skills

SEO

Digital Marketing

Communication

Analytical Skills

Tools

SEMrush

Google Analytics

Search Console

Job description

Job details

Salary £30,000-34,000 per annum
Discipline: Brand and Creative
Reference: 021584

Here at N Brown, we champion inclusivity by making our customers look and feel amazing. We don’t believe that age, size, shape, or background should stop anyone from feeling confident, stylish, and happy with the way they look and feel. With our industry-leading expertise in creating fashion that fits, we’ve been proudly breaking down these barriers for over 150 years. We help our customers express themselves with stylish products, helpful services, and flexible finance. Now, we’re moving forward together, embracing innovation and new technology, to continue delighting our customers.

You will be part of our home team, which has a strong strategy to grow the home category and is passionate about offering home products to our customers.

Working here, you’ll explore everything the world of digital retail has to offer — asking questions, trying new things, and chasing new opportunities. Combine this curiosity with the freedom to make your own decisions, take charge of projects, and work flexibly, and you’ve got the perfect place to show your skills and learn new ones. It’s fast and furious here at times, but this just means something new and exciting is always on the way. So, if you collaborate, think on your feet, embrace innovation, and love rising to a challenge, your work with us will have a serious impact on the business, your career, and our customers’ lives. We are proud to be N Brown.

The role

The SEO Executive (in-house Lead) will partner and align with the brand trading squad to advise on SEO improvements and best practice recommendations, defining next steps and implementing through their own workstreams.

What will you do as an SEO Executive at N Brown?

• Implement the SEO strategy for your brand; across onsite optimisation content and support with digital PR and technical SEO.
• Partner with Brand Trading Squads and provide SEO advice, support – signposting or actioning as necessary.
• Support with building an SEO performance forecast for your brand.
• Own the brand-level SEO plan to support the SEO strategy and influence what that strategy should be.
• Own the daily relationships with brand-level stakeholders and support the implementation of more efficient and effective processes. Support the technical SEO team with new ideas and testing.
• Work with third parties to drive best-in-class results for your brand.
• Address SEO challenges – escalating to the SEO Manager when needed.

What skills and experience will you have?

• Minimum of 2 years’ knowledge & experience managing SEO-related projects.
• Experience in on-page SEO, technical SEO, site structure, content creation, and wider digital marketing in the retail sector.
• A clear, demonstrable approach to understanding customer intent and the relationship between SEO and UX.
• Ability to perform hands-on SEO analysis using tools like SEMrush, Google Analytics, Search Console, SEOMonitor, Lumar, or Screaming Frog.
• Commercially focused & results-driven. Methodical and organized. Excellent communication skills.
• Proactive and able to work using their own initiative.

What’s in it for you?

• 24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 10 days.
• Annual bonus scheme.
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave.
• Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution.
• Mental health support, including access to wellbeing champions and counselling services.
• Financial wellbeing support.
• Colleague discount across all N Brown brands.
• Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts.
• Life assurance and private medical insurance.
• Paid volunteer time – a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of your choice.

Ways of Working

• Hybrid working model; location at our Head Office in Manchester City Centre.
• Full-time hours: 36.17 per week over 5 days, with flexibility around start and finish times.
• Our promise: We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

What happens when you apply to a role at N Brown?

We’ll acknowledge receipt of your application via email and aim to update you as soon as possible. Thank you for your interest, and good luck!

Note: For some roles, offers of employment are subject to criminal record checks, as our employees may have access to customers’ personal data. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent employment.