SEO Manager

Kairos Recruitment; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Christmas office closure

EAP for health and wellbeing

Scottish Widows pension

Annual pay review

Referral bonus

Job summary

Kairos Recruitment is seeking an SEO Manager for a Brighton-based, hybrid role with a growing marketing agency. You will own client accounts, shape strategies and collaborate across SEO, content, and analytics to drive results.

Ideal candidates bring agency-side SEO leadership, strong organisation, and a solid understanding of technical and on-page factors. You’ll enjoy a vibrant team, competitive benefits, and a focus on work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Agency-side SEO experience at a Senior Executive or Manager level or equivalent.
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving ability.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides.
• Understanding of CSS and HTML.
• Basic understanding/interest in AI.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute SEO strategies tailored to clients' goals and target audiences.
• Conduct keyword research to identify opportunities for content and technical optimisation.
• Perform SEO audits of client websites to assess performance, uncover issues, and recommend improvements.
• Manage on-page SEO including meta tags, internal linking, URL structure, content optimisation, and schema markup.
• Oversee technical SEO such as site speed, mobile-friendliness, crawlability, indexing, and structured data.
• Collaborate with content teams to guide the creation of SEO-optimised content (blogs, landing pages, etc.).
• Monitor and analyse SEO performance using tools like Google Analytics, Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs, etc.
• Generate reports that clearly communicate SEO progress, KPIs, and ROI to clients.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, algorithm updates, and best practices.
• Coordinate with web developers to implement technical changes and enhancements.
• Communicate with clients regularly to provide updates, present results, and refine strategy.
• Support junior team members, ensuring best practices are followed across client accounts.
• Maintain project timelines and budgets while ensuring deliverables meet quality standards.

Skills

SEO management

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Content collaboration

Google Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing

Tools

SEMrush

Ahrefs

Google Analytics

Screaming Frog

Job description

KRG are working with a long established and highly respected integrated marketing agency in Brighton who are on the search for an SEO Manager to join their growing team. They work on integrated campaigns for a range of local and UK clients using their specialists across SEO, content, social media, paid media, web design and analytics.

The team has been expanding over the past few months as the agency has had a increase of inbound leads with new clients and they value ensuring that none of the team have a workload which is too much, so they're looking to hire another Manager to own some of their growing client accounts!

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute SEO strategies tailored to clients' goals and target audiences.
• Conduct keyword research to identify opportunities for content and technical optimisation.
• Perform SEO audits of client websites to assess performance, uncover issues, and recommend improvements.
• Manage on-page SEO including meta tags, internal linking, URL structure, content optimisation, and schema markup.
• Oversee technical SEO such as site speed, mobile-friendliness, crawlability, indexing, and structured data.
• Collaborate with content teams to guide the creation of SEO-optimised content (blogs, landing pages, etc.).
• Monitor and analyse SEO performance using tools like Google Analytics, Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs, etc.
• Generate reports that clearly communicate SEO progress, KPIs, and ROI to clients.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, algorithm updates, and best practices.
• Coordinate with web developers to implement technical changes and enhancements.
• Communicate with clients regularly to provide updates, present results, and refine strategy.
• Support junior team members, ensuring best practices are followed across client accounts.
• Maintain project timelines and budgets while ensuring deliverables meet quality standards.

About You:

• Agency side SEO experience at a Senior Executive or Manager level - or equivalent.
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• Analytical mind and problem-solving skills.
• Great written skills.
• Proficiency in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides.
• Understanding of CSS and HTML.
• Basic understanding/interest in AI.

What can they offer you?

• The agency is focusing on expanding their already established SEO team with three new hires in the past 6 months - everybody across the agency sees the value in SEO and wants the team to do well!
• A vibrant and creative environment in the heart of Brighton.
• 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Christmas office closure.
• Hybrid working model.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) supporting health and wellbeing
• Scottish Widows pension
• Personal Development Plan with biannual reviews and objective setting
• Annual pay review
• Unparalleled training and development opportunities.
• Regular employee training sessions and team-building activities
• Referral Bonus for introducing new employees
• Regular company socials
• Christmas and Summer company parties
• Amazon voucher on your birthday
• Local artisan coffee, weekly fruit delivery, cakes and treats
• Modern and creative office space with break-out areas, including pool, ping pong table and darts.