Search Engine Optimisation Manager

Nottingham, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the client‑facing SEO program while growing a junior teammate, balancing audits, technical fixes, and content strategy to move measurable KPIs across multiple accounts.

  • People & Delivery: Manage one report, coach on best practices, and ensure high quality across client work while actively leading new business pitches.
  • Technical & Content Ownership: Oversee audits, JavaScript SEO, migrations, and schema opportunities while shaping content plans aligned to client KPIs.
  • Stakeholder & Growth Orientation: Present insights clearly to clients, maintain relationships, and spot opportunities to mitigate issues before they escalate.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Line manage one direct report, supporting their professional development, wellbeing, and performance through regular 1-2-1s and structured feedback
  • Brief, delegate and oversee work from direct reports, ensuring quality and consistency across client deliverables
  • Champion a culture of continuous learning by sharing industry updates, emerging trends, and new tools with the SEO team
  • Support onboarding and training of new team members
  • Take an active and prominent role in new business pitches, contributing SEO strategy, insight, and recommendations
  • Help develop compelling, well-structured pitch materials that demonstrate the team's capabilities and approach
  • Build confidence and authority in presenting SEO strategies clearly and persuasively to prospective clients
  • Manage SEO projects and support delivery across a wide range of client accounts
  • Contribute to SEO strategy execution, reporting on performance, and participating in client discussions
  • Build and maintain trusted, long-term client relationships, acting as a dependable and strategic point of contact

Requirements

  • Strong technical SEO knowledge across auditing, crawl analysis, JavaScript SEO, and site migrations
  • Experience contributing to or leading client-facing presentations and pitches
  • Expert in using tools such as Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Screaming Frog, and other SEO platforms
  • Develop experience in managing or mentoring junior team members
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex SEO concepts clearly to clients and colleagues
  • Proactive, organised, and able to manage multiple client accounts simultaneously
  • Awareness of AI search trends and their implications for SEO strategy

Preferred

  • Awareness of AI search trends and their implications for SEO strategy
  • Experience mentoring junior team members

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday, plus bank holiday, plus extended Christmas closure and a day off for your birthday.
  • A hybrid working policy which includes 3 days in the office and 2 days at home. You pick and choose your days and we offer flexible start and finish times giving you the chance to enjoy time in the office with your team and a few days WFH.
  • Quarterly Tank socials organised by our social committee.
  • A chance to vote every quarter in our Tank Treats for those team members who you think go that extra mile.
  • Take part in our Tank ThANKs scheme, working with local charities and community organisations on a pro bono basis.
  • A day off to work with a charity of your choice.
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity packages.
  • New business bonus scheme.
  • An overtime policy so you can get back any extra hours you work.
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Tank

3.4 Glassdoor

Tank is a digital marketing and PR agency that’s skilled in the art, and science of digital marketing. Born out of the world of brand PR, our unique mix of commercial acumen and dynamic content has helped drive our clients’ success for nearly two decades.Founded in 2009, our 45+ employees help clients across the UK, EMEA, the US and APAC to make their mark in sectors such as finance, SaaS, construction, manufacturing, leisure and healthcare. Services include brand PR, digital PR, SEO and AI search marketing, CRO content, social media and paid media. We take our clients’ most valuable assets – their stories – and turn them into credible, persuasive content that reaches the right audiences. Everything we create is grounded in our clients’ purpose and ambition.

Founded in 2009
Nottingham, England, GBR
110 employees (38 in marketing)
39% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$234
Traffic Source Mix
Search
51.6%
Direct
35.8%
Referral
8.1%
Social
2.8%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~110

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
33 (30% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1