SEO Manager (£40K - £48K DOE)

Bedford, UK (Hybrid)

£40K/yr – £48K/yrMid Level3+ years expPermanent

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end SEO across technical, on-page, and authority while leading a team and managing C-suite client relationships, all with a strong push on AI tooling and integrated cross-channel workstreams.

  • Own SEO strategy and cross-functional integration with Paid Media and CRO
  • Lead team development and senior-client storytelling in the room
  • Champion AI workflows, contribute to new business and build the AI SEO proposition

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Own end-to-end SEO strategy for client portfolio including technical foundations, on-page, and authority, while staying integrated with Paid Media, Digital PR, and CRO.
  • Lead the team day-to-day with 1-1s, workload management, delivery standards, and developing people, plus running senior client relationships and presenting strategy to C-suite.
  • Champion AI and automation across workflows with tools like GEO, AI Overviews, DataForSEO, and Ahrefs; contribute to new business pitches and build Receptional's AI SEO proposition.
Requirements
  • 3–5 years' agency SEO experience with strong results across technical, on-page, and off-page
  • Solid working knowledge of GEO, AI Overviews, and how LLMs surface and cite content
  • Hands-on with Ahrefs or DataForSEO, Screaming Frog, GA4, and GSC
  • Genuinely enthusiastic about AI tooling and automation
  • Experienced leading or mentoring others and commercially minded
  • Confident presenter at senior level
Nice to have
  • iGaming or regulated-sector experience
  • Experience contributing to or leading new business pitches
  • Thought leadership output
Benefits
  • Competitive benefits, flexible working, and a team that has your back
  • Remote-First Position
  • Pay and Rewards That Reflect Your Work
  • Monthly MVP Award, Values Champion recognition, and annual Player of the Season award
  • Health and Wellbeing programs and cycle-to-work scheme
  • Holiday entitlement and flexible hours, hybrid/remote options
  • Team culture activities and volunteering days
Receptional LTD logo

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)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
38.3%
Direct
43.7%
Referral
10.7%
Social
5.1%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~221

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (11% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$21K
Last Raise
$21K
Seed, 26 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 1999
    Seed • $21K