Technical SEO Manager role

Summer Footprint Digital; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Summer Footprint Digital seeks a seasoned Technical SEO Lead to help clients achieve exceptional results through expert technical advice. This role involves collaborating with teams, conducting audits, and developing strategic SEO solutions. Join a dynamic company committed to ongoing learning and growth while making a tangible impact in digital marketing.

Benefits

Continuous Learning Opportunities

Collaborative Environment

Leadership Development Programs

Annual Giving to Charity

Qualifications

• 4-5+ years Technical SEO experience either in-house or agency side.
• Proven knowledge of search marketing with success record.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts.

Responsibilities

• Conducting Digital Marketing and SEO audits.
• Identifying technical SEO issues and providing resolutions.
• Creating data-driven strategies for clients' SEO success.

Skills

Initiative

Technical SEO

Analytical Skills

Communication

Tools

Google Analytics

Google Search Console

SEMrush

Screaming Frog

Job description

We are looking to add experienced team members to our growing team, join us on the journey to achieve our mission of going beyond expectations.

Are you a problem solver? Do you enjoy using your SEO knowledge to help clients achieve things they never thought possible? Then this role is for you.

The perfect candidate has a proven track record of suggesting and implementing Technical SEO recommendations, either in-house or agency side, helping businesses achieve more. Our team’s ability to communicate technical recommendations to those that are non-technical is what sets us apart. The perfect candidate will be a great communicator to stakeholders at all levels.

Our Technical SEO team works closely with the PPC, Content, CRO and Client services teams, to provide continuous support and strategic direction on client accounts. As part of the delivery team, you will be instrumental in providing the technical expertise that our clients love. You will make sure our clients’ businesses thrive, giving them confidence in our solutions-based approach.

What your day might look like

• Collaborating with our Relationship Managers, you will create data driven strategies that give our clients confidence in our solutions based approach.
• Performing Digital Marketing Audits and in-depth SEO site audits.
• Identifying, diagnosing and resolving technical SEO issues on client accounts.
• Confidently communicating search marketing strategies to our internal teams, and directly to clients, developers, and other key stakeholders.
• Continue your own professional development, learning from our in house team of technical experts and regular company wide training sessions to inspire you to do the best work of your career.

Skills required

Essential skills:

• To take initiative being the Technical SEO lead when handling client accounts.
• 4-5+ years Technical SEO experience in-house or within an agency.
• Proven knowledge of search marketing.
• Proven track record of achieving success in search.
• Proficiency in using tools such as: Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Tag Manager, Bing Webmaster Tools, SEMrush, Screaming Frog and similar tools/platforms.
• Understanding of HTML and CSS.
• Awareness of Google’s best practice guidelines.
• Knowledge of search algorithm evolution and search trends.
• The ability to develop and execute a search strategy.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Perform audits, analysis, and reporting on issues/opportunities.
• Creating SEO strategies that align with business goals and objectives to drive the organic growth of our clients.
• Must share our core team values.
• PPC knowledge,
• Knowledge of CRO and UX,
• Previous experience with site build and migration projects.

Our commitment to you

Throughout your time with us, we will support you to:

• Never stop learning,
• Work in a collaborative environment with a strong support network,
• Have the freedom to do the best work of your career,
• Develop leadership skills,
• Improve your ability to walk into any company and create results,
• Grow personally and professionally.

What we offer

Learn from the best

Whether it’s from our internal team of experts in our weekly Bitesize sessions or well versed industry gurus at our Think with Footprint events, we strive to continuously provide great learning opportunities that help you do the best work of your career.

1% for the Planet and B Corporation

Be part of a company that commits to people and planet! Each year we put 1% of our annual sales to Building Malawi, a charitable organisation close to our hearts.

We give a sh*t

We listen and put feedback into practice and each year we get bigger and better as a result. Our policy is to be open, honest and fair in everything that we do.

We provide you with the opportunities to teach others about the topic you know oh so well. Thus far this includes our team giving TED Talks, presenting at the Universities of Essex and Greenwich, speaking at the Department of International Trade, Brighton SEO the list goes on!

Apprentice Challenges

6 times a year our friendships are put aside and an intense battle to become winner of the Footprint Digital Apprentice Challenge takes place. Anything from business strategy pitches, foraging in the woods to bake off challenges, your competitive streak is welcomed and encouraged.(Previous events include clay pigeon shooting, boating, wine tasting, Crystal Maze, cookery courses, Tai Chi and firewalking)

Who we are

At Footprint Digital we humanise and demystify digital marketing for ambitious businesses, exceeding their expectations, because there are no limits to what they can achieve online. We set up Footprint Digital because we didn’t want to ‘keep clients quiet’. We wanted to do good work and to be the best we could be; to be proud of what we do and push ourselves to grow.

How to apply

To apply, please send an email to [e-mail] with your CV in PDF attached, and an introductory paragraph which details your experience and wider interests including:

• Your strengths,
• Your interests (what you like to do outside of work),
• The great things you have achieved in your life so far and things you would like to achieve in the future (in work or your personal life).

Our hiring process is swift and decisive:

• You read this job description and apply via email (ideally with your CV).
• We reply to all applications within 3 days. If successful our Head of People, Charlotte, who will invite you to a 30 minute meet and greet call. This is so that you can get a feel for our company vision and values and ask us questions so that you can assess if we are the right fit for you.
• If that goes well you will then meet other members of our team including Chris, our Head of Search and get to grips with the role and Footprint Digital.
• You will be invited to come see us in person, meet more of the team and see our offices. By this point the hiring decision is as good as made.
• You will receive a job offer and then begin your journey with us and be part of helping our clients achieve things they never thought possible!

We look forward to hearing from you.

‘Fantastic agency to work with. Very polite, helpful and exceptionally knowledgable.’

Dryrobe, Google Review

‘The Footprint team is absolutely amazing—highly professional, supportive, friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable.’

‘Footprint Digital is a great company with a very talented team who strive to be the best in the world and who genuinely care.’

‘The team are very welcoming and made me feel comfortable to voice my opinion.’

‘ I cannot recommend the Footprint Academy or the company as a whole more highly, if you get the chance you should definitely apply!’

The Apprentice Challenge is a much loved, and much anticipated part of the Footprint Digital calendar. Every quarter, we get the team out of the office for a day to try something completely new, learn from different groups of people, and tie it all back to our day jobs with a competitive marketing challenge. Over the past year, we’ve had four completely unique days out, organised by our incredible Head of People, Charlotte.