SEO Account Executive - UK

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Overview of role

We are looking for a highly motivated SEO Exec to join our award-winning and rapidly growing SEO team, to support SEO Account Managers in the day-to-day running of their SEO campaigns for some of EssenceMediacom biggest clients. This is a great opportunity for someone who is ready to take more ownership and progress their SEO career.

Not only will the successful candidate be working with some of the largest brands and advertisers in the world, but they will also have the opportunity to develop their knowledge of media planning, thanks to the close integration between EssenceMediacom SEO team with other specialist departments within the company.

Reporting of the role

The role reports to the SEO Account Director

3 best things about the job

1. Working with an amazing team and fantastic clients who want to succeed in Search and Performance Content
2. Outstanding personal development and learning opportunities within EssenceMediacom, access to GroupM tools and online learning, events throughout the year and incredible guest speakers
3. Close integration with a range of digital and media specialists to elevate your experience and performance

Measures of success

In three months, you will have:

• Strengthened your SEO skills, identifying and filling in gaps in your learning
• Delivered consistently high-quality work and accurate, insightful reporting
• Built strong relationships with your clients and peer, starting to lead day-to-day communication

In six months, you will have:

• Demonstrated you can deliver projects meeting deadlines and with high standards.
• Developed your knowledge and experience working with Media Planning, understanding how SEO works as part of a wider Media strategy and feeding into briefs

In 12 months, you will have:

• Raise your knowledge in all areas of SEO to be able to support across different projects, including the use of industry SEO tools and internal processes
• Be comfortably executing projects from start to finish, managing communications and meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities of the role

Support SEO Account Managers and wider team by conducting and writing up:

• Keyword research
• On-page optimisation advice
• Technical audits
• Competitor analysis
• Reporting
• Tracking, monitoring and reporting using Google Analytics and other tools
• Oversee the performance of all SEO campaigns and ensure that key insights are incorporated into future activity (monitor and report KPIs and technical issues across all clients’ websites)
• Monitor industry trends and updates and report back on insights to their Account Manager and the wider team

What you will need

• A demonstrable passion for digital marketing and associated technologies
• Good knowledge of Excel
• Ability to juggle a number of tasks at once and consistently to deliver high-quality work to timescale
• A high degree of numeracy and literacy are essential (analytical thinking)
• Experience using SEO tools highly beneficial - Google Analytics, Keyword Planner, Advanced Web Rankings, Omniture, SEMRush etc.
• Excellent project management and problem-solving skills
• Ability to pre-empt problems and be pro-active in producing solutions

The successful candidate will be a real team player with a proven ability to take responsibility for their own work, as well as a willingness to help other members of the team when required. Flexibility, a desire to learn and develop and a positive attitude will all be key components of the role. We are looking for someone with attention to detail, good organisation skills and confidence who can hit the ground running from day one and get stuck in!

About EssenceMediacom

We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients’ businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.  

EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our “new power” where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.  

*Although we cannot make guarantees, we welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at EssenceMediaCom London*