SEO Specialist - Contract - Digital Publisher

Lorien; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading digital publisher in London is seeking a Technical SEO Specialist to enhance organic visibility and performance. This hybrid role involves conducting SEO audits, optimizing site architecture, and collaborating with developers. Ideal candidates have significant experience in managing SEO for large content-rich platforms. Rate: £550 Inside IR35. Please share your CV to explore this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading enterprise-level SEO projects for large, content-rich clients.
• Deep understanding of site architecture and indexation management.
• Hands-on experience optimising Core Web Vitals and site performance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive technical SEO audits for content-rich domains.
• Identify indexation gaps and performance bottlenecks.
• Develop and deliver a prioritised SEO roadmap.

Skills

Technical SEO audits

Google Search Console

Screaming Frog

Botify

APIs

Crawl inefficiencies

Core Web Vitals

Tools

Jira

Job description

SEO Specialist - Contract - Digital Publisher

Job Type

Contract/Temporary

Location

London

Job Ref

BBBH169677_1763393395

Date Added

November 17th, 2025

Consultant

Heather Thompson

SEO Specialist - Inside IR35 Contract - Digital News Publisher

A leading British digital publisher is seeking a temporary Technical SEO Specialist to spearhead discovery, optimisation, and implementation support, with a focus on maximising organic visibility and enhancing site performance. Supporting a key domain migration of a core publishing website hosting a large volume of articles and content-related posts.

Rate: 550 Inside IR35

Hybrid/Location: 3 days per week to the London Bridge Office

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive technical SEO audits for large, content-rich domains, especially post-migration.
• Identify indexation gaps, crawl inefficiencies, and performance bottlenecks.
• Develop and deliver a prioritised SEO roadmap, including quick wins, mid-term fixes, and strategic recommendations.
• Define and track measurable success metrics (crawl efficiency, visibility, indexation, Core Web Vitals).
• Collaborate closely with internal developers via Jira to scope, deliver, and validate technical fixes.
• Advise on emerging search trends, including Google Zero and AI-driven search experiences.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-level SEO projects for large, content-rich clients (Preferably Publishers, News, and Media)
• Proficiency with Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, Botify, and related SEO tools.
• Deep understanding of site architecture, crawling, and indexation management.
• Hands-on experience optimising Core Web Vitals and site performance.
• Comfortable working with APIs (e.g., Search Console Inspection API, Google Sheets scripting).
• Experience with log file analysis to identify crawl inefficiencies and anomalies.
• Demonstrated success in SEO migrations, crawl budget optimisation, and topic/tag management.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, product managers, and delivery teams

If you're passionate about helping a leading national publisher optimise content for non-subscribers and make world-class journalism accessible to all, we'd love to hear from you! Please share your updated CV to kick off an exciting conversation.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.