Vacancy Name

SEO & Website Manager

Vacancy No

VN5512

Location City

Durham

Location Postal Code

DL166FS

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours per week

37.50

Working Days & Times

Monday - Friday 08:30-17:00
3 days onsite
2 days from home

Salary Minimum Pounds

£35000

Salary Maximum Pounds

£40000

Description

Learning Curve Group is a national training and education specialist we work with further education providers, employers, and learners to help them achieve success. We have strong values which are all centred around our learners – and that is how we believe it should be, as we impact on over 100,000 of them every year. Our ‘Purple People’, the dedicated and passionate people of LCG, help us to deliver success no matter what, to achieve our vision to ‘transform lives through learning’.

Role Information

This role will take ownership of organic search performance, the end to end website experience, and the ongoing management of our online shop. The focus is on ensuring the platform delivers strong commercial results while providing a reliable, intuitive, and high quality experience for learners and employers.

The SEO & Website Manager will lead the strategy, performance, and day to day management of Learning Curve Group’s website and online shop. This is a senior, hands on role that brings together SEO, content, technical optimisation, and commercial site management.

You will be responsible for ensuring the website is easy to find, easy to use, and built to convert — supporting learner enrolments, employer engagement, and revenue growth. Alongside this, you will maintain and develop the online shop as a dependable channel that supports our wider commercial and learner objectives.

DUTIES

SEO Strategy & Performance

Set and lead the SEO strategy across the Learning Curve Group website and online shop

Deliver sustainable organic growth across key audiences, products and learner journeys

Lead onpage, technical and contentled SEO activity, ensuring best practice is followed

Work closely with content and social teams to embed SEO throughout planning and delivery

Track and evaluate rankings, traffic, engagement and conversion to inform continuous improvement

Website Ownership

Take overall ownership of the Learning Curve Group website from an SEO and user experience perspective

Ensure site structure, navigation and content support strong discoverability, usability and conversion

Manage ongoing website improvements, updates and optimisation activity

Act as the main point of contact for web agencies, developers and hosting partners

Ensure the website remains secure, compliant and performs reliably for all users

Online Shop Management

Own the daytoday management and performance of the Learning Curve Group online shop

Ensure products, courses and pricing are accurate, clear and kept up to date

Optimise product and course pages to improve search visibility, user experience and conversion

Work with marketing and commercial teams to support campaigns, launches and promotional activity

Monitor performance and identify opportunities to increase enrolments and revenue

Technical & Data

Oversee technical SEO, including site speed, crawlability and indexation

Work closely with analytics teams to monitor performance and identify issues

Ensure robust tracking, tagging and reporting are in place

Turn data and insight into clear priorities and actionable recommendations

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

Collaborate with content, social, paid and marketing automation teams to support shared goals

Ensure organic search, content and website experience work together seamlessly

Keep up to date with SEO best practice and platform developments

Proactively identify risks, opportunities and areas for continuous improvement

Generic Duties

Conduct your role in line with the company values and expected behaviours

Promote equal opportunities and recognition of diversity throughout the company

Comply with the Safeguarding, Prevent and Health and Safety Policies and be vigilant to potential concerns and risks at all times

Ensure confidentiality and professionalism at all times.

Provide learners, customers and colleagues with support, advice guidance as part of your everyday role

Working Flexibly
If the working hours, days or times don't quite meet your needs please contact us to see if we can accommodate working flexibly.

We can provide this advert in an additional format if required.

Essentia Criteria

We love to develop our people so even if you don't meet 100% of the essential criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Proven experience in an SEO or website management role
Strong understanding of technical, on page and content led SEO
Experience managing and optimising websites at scale
Experience managing or supporting an online shop or ecommerce environment
Confident working with developers, agencies and internal stakeholders

Desirable
Experience within education, training or multiproduct organisations
Experience improving conversion performance alongside SEO

Why work for Learning Curve group?

There are many reasons that make Learning Curve Group a fantastic place to work!

Although we have some great benefits, we know that one of our biggest perks is the incredible People & Culture we have been lucky enough to create. Don't just take our word for it though, you can hear from some of our Purple People here:

In addition to working for a company that has been listed as the top 100 companies to work for in 2023, you'll have access to below benefits:

26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
Buy & Sell an additional 5 days each year
Length of service annual leave increments starting at 2 years
Healthcare Scheme
Tech Scheme
Ikea Scheme
Cycle to work Scheme
Paid Volunteer day each year
Early Finish Fridays on the last Friday of every month
Student / Teacher Discount
Uniform

HEAD OFFICE PERKS
We wish we could provide these to all, but as a national company its not always possible. However these perks are available to all staff when they attend our incredible Head Office space.

Electric Car charging points
Free fruit, Coffee and Tea
Onsite Shower
Prayer room on request or list of nearest available places of worship

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

You’re unique – and we love that about you. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Don’t just take our word for it though! Our commitment to a number of covenants and pledges will show you just how serious we are about equal opportunities for all.

Halo Code
Learning Curve Group stand against hair discrimination in the workplace and champion the right for our Purple People to embrace Afro-Hairstyles including including, but not limited to, afros, locs, twists, braids, cornrows, fades, hair straightened through the application of heat or chemicals, weaves, wigs, headscarves, and wraps.

Disability Confident Leader
Disability Confident Leader status is the highest level of the scheme. It is awarded to organisations that act as champions for the rights of disabled people within their networks and who lead the way to help other businesses to become disability confident. At LCG we understand the need to remove barriers to create a level playing field. That's why if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview and/or workplace, we welcome a discussion.

Armed Forces Covenant Gold
12% of our entire workforce are veterans of the armed forces and as such as its only right we show our support by pledging to the Armed Forces Covenant. It is a promise to those who serve or who have served, and their families, which says we will do all we can to ensure they are treated fairly and not disadvantaged in their day-to-day lives. As part of this promise, Reservists will receive an additional 10 days paid leave to attend training.

Domestic Abuse Covenant
Care Leaver Covenant
Working Chance
Ban the box

Recruitment Checks

Learners are at the centre of everything we do so we are committed to safeguarding and promoting their welfare. This means for some of our roles, we need to carry out certain checks to ascertain someone's suitability for working with learners.

As this role will not include regulated activity with learners, a DBS is not required. However, you will be required to provide satisfactory references and prove their eligibility to work in the UK.

Education Level

NVQ/Diploma

Level of Vocational Experience

3 years

Applications Close Date

06 Mar 2026

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