Search Engine Optimisation Manager

Nottingham, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and grow the SEO practice across a portfolio, balancing people leadership, client pitches, and hands-on technical delivery that drives audits, technical optimization, and content alignment to KPIs.

  • Line-management and development of a direct report while maintaining high-quality client work across audits, technical SEO, and migrations.
  • Lead and contribute to new business pitches with strategy, insight, and client-ready recommendations.

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
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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