Senior SEO Executive

Chesterfield, Derby, UK (Hybrid)

£35K/yr – £40K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategy & Delivery - Own SEO activity across small to mid-sized retainers; prioritise by impact and business value
  • Technical SEO - Run audits (crawlability, Core Web Vitals, indexation); brief developers using GSC, GA4, SEMrush, Screaming Frog/Sitebulb
  • Content & On-Page - Keyword research, competitor analysis, on-page optimisation, ecommerce SEO where relevant
  • Reporting & Clients - Translate data into clear next steps; manage client relationships across a varied portfolio
  • AI-Enabled Working - Use Claude for research, reporting and QA; apply judgement to keep outputs accurate and client-appropriate; stay current on AI Overviews and LLM visibility

Requirements

  • 3-4+ years' hands-on SEO experience, including ownership of at least one sizeable ecommerce or lead-gen site
  • Solid technical grounding: crawls, indexation, Core Web Vitals, canonicalisation, redirects
  • Confident with GSC, GA4, and a major platform (SEMrush, Ahrefs or Sistrix), plus a crawler (Screaming Frog/Sitebulb)
  • Strong communicator who can explain data to clients with varying SEO knowledge
  • Comfortable using Claude or similar AI tools day to day, with the judgement to quality-check the output

Preferred

  • Agency background managing 6-10 retainers
  • In-house ecommerce experience, CMS platforms (WordPress, Shopify, Magento)
  • Track record of measurable SEO wins: traffic growth, migrations, content hub growth
  • Pitch/new business exposure
  • Marketing or Digital Marketing degree

Benefits

  • Employment Ownership Trust (EOT) tax-free company bonus scheme; flexible working; gym membership; regular team building events and socials; access to Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Career development plans & progression opportunities; learning and development programme; well-being programme.
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CNS Media Ltd

CNS Media is an independent, award-winning, full-service marketing agency, combining exceptional media buying power with digital and creative expertise.💡From Media, Outdoor and Digital, to SEO, Social and Creative, commercially-focused results are at the heart of everything we do. Free from network bias, we focus on what works best for our clients, using data-led insight, connected thinking and real results to connect brands with the right audience, in the right place, at the right time.Working alongside our media and digital teams is Fork The Waffle, our in-house creative production team, creating standout campaigns designed to perform across every channel.With CNS Media, you’ll get independent imagination, commercially-focused results, and full-service delivery. 🎯

Founded in 2006
Chesterfield, England, GBR
40 employees (17 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
13.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
47.3%
Direct
41.4%
Referral
7.8%
Social
2.2%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~40

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
12 (30% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1