Swarm Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting for a Senior SEO Specialist for an award winning Birmingham based, Digital Marketing Agency. With a focus on quality, transparency and ‘doing the right thing’ this is a great opportunity for an experienced SEO specialist to step into a role with real ownership and autonomy.

You will be trusted to make decisions and run your own accounts across a portfolio of clients and take full ownership of SEO strategy and performance. The role offers a balance of strategy and being hands-on, whilst also supporting and directing others when required. You’ll be able to drive meaningful SEO outcomes, and if performance fades, you can diagnose and adjust accordingly.

Responsibilities:

Owning SEO strategy and performance including rankings, traffic quality, conversions, and commercial impact
Prioritising and optimising based on data/results, experience and client objectives
Hands-on SEO work, in high-impact or complex areas such as technical SEO, on-page optimisation, diagnostics, and content direction
When appropriate and to avoid any backlogs, delegate clearly defined tasks and review for quality and alignment
Performance monitoring, adjusting strategy and providing clear and concise explanations as and when required
Clear communication to internal stakeholders and clients
Great project management and reporting skills

Person Specification:

Proven experience owning SEO strategy and delivering across multiple clients
Experience in an agency or equivalent environment
Able to work on own initiative
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret traffic conversion and performance and re-align with strategy/client objectives
Comfortable and confident articulating technical SEO sata and decisions to relevant stakeholders
Proficient in on-page, technical and content-led SEO
Experience with GA4, SEarch Console, crawling tools, GTM and Ahrefs.
CMS experience on Wordpress and Shopify
Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail
Familiarity with AI assisted SEO tools and workflows will be well regarded

Benefits

Salary - £30,000 - £32,500 depending on experience
30 days annual leave + wellbeing day + birthday off
Up to 12 days performance-based annual leave
Hybrid working (Wednesdays & Fridays WFH)
Flexible working
Sick pay
Generous desk / equipment budget

Working Hours

This is a full-time position working 37.5hours per week Monday - Friday, with hybrid working offered (Wednesday & Friday work from home). Based centrally in Birmingham - no parking - but a short walk from the train station.

If you hold the relevant skills and experience please apply online in the first instance. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Wendy Wakefield at Swarm Recruitment.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00-£32,500.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave
Flexitime
On-site gym
Sick pay

Experience:

SEO: 3 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Birmingham B1 1TT

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