Senior Link-Building Outreach Specialist (£33K - £40K DOE)

Bedford, UK (Hybrid)

£33K/yr – £40K/yrSenior Level2+ years expPermanent

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end link-building program for iGaming clients, balancing editorially driven placements with budget discipline while leading a team and managing client relationships.

  • Growth/Link Building: develop and own strategic plans, research targets, and measure performance across placements.
  • Outreach & Negotiations: craft compelling outreach and secure high-quality placements within budget.
  • People & Client Leadership: manage direct reports, run client reviews, and deliver transparent updates and strategy sessions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Developing and owning strategic link-building plans across a portfolio of iGaming clients — from research and targeting through to placement and performance analysis
  • Sourcing high-quality publications and websites aligned to each client's sector and objectives
  • Crafting compelling outreach communications and negotiating placements within agreed budget parameters
  • Developing targeted content assets designed to secure placements — written to editorial standard, built around what publishers actually want
  • Monitoring third-party spend proactively — identifying overspend risks early and addressing them through effective negotiation
  • Managing and developing your direct reports through regular 1-1s, SMART goal setting, performance reviews, and hands-on guidance
  • Owning your client accounts end-to-end: transparent monthly updates, strategy sessions, KAM planning, and client meetings
  • Presenting campaign insights and performance to clients and internal stakeholders with confidence
  • Contributing to agency marketing and growth initiatives — newsletters, blog posts, and client development plans
  • You\'ll need to be a confident leader as well as a strong practitioner — someone who can run complex client accounts and develop the people around them at the same time. In iGaming, the margin for error is small: budgets are scrutinised, placements need to stack up commercially, and clients expect a senior point of contact who knows their stuff.

Requirements

  • 2+ years' experience in off-page SEO and link-building, ideally agency-side
  • Proven line management or mentoring experience — you've developed people, not just worked alongside them
  • A strong track record of securing high-quality placements through compelling outreach and effective negotiation
  • Proficient with outreach and SEO tools — BuzzStream, Ahrefs, SEMrush, or equivalent
  • Experience managing third-party budgets — tracking spend, flagging risks, and negotiating to stay on target
  • Data-driven mindset: you set measurable goals, track performance, and optimise based on what the numbers tell you
  • Confident presenting to clients and senior stakeholders — you can hold a room and handle difficult questions
  • Comfortable using AI tools to support content production and outreach workflows

Preferred

  • Experience in digital PR campaigns
  • Solid understanding of SEO or content optimisation
  • iGaming or regulated-sector experience — we\'ll get you up to speed if not

Benefits

  • Growth opportunities and development through our internal academy, real variety in your work, and a direct impact on major iGaming brands.
  • Team training budgets, a Training Academy, an AI-powered learning platform, and a genuine commitment to promoting from within.
  • Monthly MVP Award (£100), Values Champion recognition (£25 plus a prize wheel spin up to £100), and an annual Player of the Season award (up to £250).
  • Regular Lunch 'n' Learns, quarterly off-sites, monthly socials, two paid volunteering days, an annual charity partnership chosen by the team, and an AI Taskforce putting innovation in everyone\'s hands.
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Receptional LTD

We're a digital acquisition agency for iGaming operators — technically.In reality, we're in the blood-pressure-reduction business for iGaming Marketers.iGaming is one of the most competitive, regulated, high-stakes marketing environments on earth.The compliance calls that kill campaigns. The Friday night panic before a big weekend. The markets where one wrong move costs you.That pressure lands on a very small number of people but it's exactly what we were built for.We've driven 15 million FTDs and £1 billion GGR across 35+ markets. Our people, our tools, our entire focus is iGaming. Nothing else. So when we say we've seen this before, we mean it — and we know what's coming next.That's Receptional.Growth without the Gamble

Founded in 1999
England, GBR
221 employees (28 in marketing)