Search Strategy Lead

UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own search strategy across client portfolios and translate commercial aims into revenue opportunities, not just traffic wins.

  • Strategy Ownership: Build and own search playbooks for traditional and AI search aligned to client revenue goals.
  • Hypothesis-Driven Execution: Each block of work has a clear hypothesis, measurable impact, and a plan to test it.
  • Advisor Role: Serve as trusted guide to clients and teams on evolving search and agency methodology.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and own search strategies for a portfolio of clients, spanning traditional and AI search, anchored in each client’s commercial goals and priorities.
  • Identify each client’s biggest growth priorities and their path to owning their priority categories in search; focusing on where the revenue opportunity is, not just where the traffic opportunity is.
  • Create clear, actionable briefs for delivery teams to implement your strategic vision, providing guidance and context throughout.
  • Ensure every block of work we propose carries a clear hypothesis: what we expect it to achieve, how it will influence performance, and how we’ll measure it.
  • Propose and design testing methodologies to evaluate performance and prove the commercial impact of our work.
  • Own the measurement of your strategies, feeding what we learn back into strategic planning; treating strategy as continuous improvement, not a static document.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to clients and delivery teams on the evolving world of search, keeping everyone ahead of where it’s going.
  • Give strategic direction across the agency, helping evolve our methodology and keeping Digitaloft at the forefront of search.
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Digitaloft

Digitaloft is an award-winning, Great Place To Work Certified, digital PR and SEO agency specialising in helping businesses improve their online presence and increase their brand visibility. Our team comprises digital marketing experts passionate about delivering results-driven solutions to our clients through PR, SEO and Content Marketing. With a team of 70+, we have offices in Kendal and Manchester.

Founded in 2014
Manchester, England, GBR
51 employees (43 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
16.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
57.7%
Direct
33.3%
Referral
2.7%
Social
6.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~51

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
37 (73% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2