SEO Analyst

Reading, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive measurable SEO growth by turning strategy into testable frameworks across content, optimization, testing, and analytics; collaborate with technical teams to forecast, report, and influence campaigns and product decisions.

  • Translate SEO strategy into actionable execution plans across content, copy, merchandising, and campaigns.
  • Identify opportunities via keyword research, competitive benchmarking, and in‑SERP analysis to boost visibility and conversions.
  • Lead test‑and‑learn initiatives, track performance, and align with technical and international SEO trends.

Job Description

Responsibilities - SEO strategy ownership & execution: Own and drive SEO as a measurable growth channel by translating the wider SEO strategy into testable frameworks and execution plans across content, copywriting, digital merchandising, and campaigns; support the SEO Manager in delivering the SEO content roadmap by driving execution, meeting timelines, and prioritising effectively. - Content optimisation & search opportunity discovery: Optimise commercial and editorial content through recommendations and rewrites to maximise visibility, engagement, traffic, and conversion; conduct keyword research, competitor benchmarking, and in‑SERP analysis to identify opportunity areas and inform strategy. - Experimentation, testing & innovation: Develop, implement, and optimise test‑and‑learn frameworks to evaluate SEO initiatives and content performance; collaborate with technical SEO and engineering teams to plan, execute, and communicate SEO tests and experiments; stay ahead of algorithm updates, AI search developments, and international search trends. - Performance analysis, forecasting & attribution: Monitor in‑depth SEO performance including site health, content decay, keyword cannibalisation, and emerging search opportunities; forecast and model SEO performance versus plan, identify gaps, risks, and opportunities, and track SEO contribution and attribution to campaigns, content initiatives, and business outcomes. - Reporting, dashboards & data quality: Design, automate, and maintain SEO reporting dashboards providing timely and accurate visibility across branded and non‑branded traffic, conversions, and KPIs; monitor and report weekly and monthly on sessions, impressions, clicks, CTR, engagement, device, keyword, and category trends; ensure data accuracy and consistency across all platforms and tools. - Insights, stakeholder engagement & cross‑functional partnership: Translate complex search and market data into actionable insights, visualisations, and strategic recommendations; provide search insights to brand, trading, marketing, product, editorial, and technical teams (including weekly trade meetings); support campaign planning and optimisation, embed SEO best practices into wider workflows, tailor communication for stakeholders, and proactively identify risks, opportunities, and efficiency improvements.
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Primark

Primark is an international fashion retailer employing more than 80,000 colleagues across 17 countries in Europe and the US. Founded in Ireland in 1969 under the Penneys brand, Primark aims to provide affordable choices for everyone, from great quality everyday essentials to stand-out style across women’s, men’s and kids, as well as beauty, homeware and accessories. With a focus on creating great retail experiences, Primark has over 450+ stores globally and continues to expand with the aim of reaching 530 stores by the end of 2026. Primark is working to make more sustainable fashion affordable for everyone through its Primark Cares strategy, a multi-year programme that focuses on giving clothing a longer life, protecting life on the planet and supporting the livelihoods of the people who make Primark clothes. As part of this, Primark unveiled nine commitments it is working to achieve by 2030. These commitments include making all of its clothes from recycled or more sustainably sourced materials by 2030, halving carbon emissions across its value chain and pursuing a living wage for workers in its supply chain.

Founded in 1969
Dublin 12, County Dublin, IRL
46K employees (1,875 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
17M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
60.6%
Direct
34.5%
Referral
3.5%
Social
1%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~46.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,628 (4% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

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