Responsibilities

• Account Ownership & Leadership – Take full ownership of a tier 1 client account, maintaining complete visibility across all SEO activity. Act as the central point of accountability, ensuring work is prioritised, delivered and aligned to commercial goals.
• Strategy & Direction – Lead the development and evolution of organic strategy. Translate this into clear roadmaps and ensure delivery teams are aligned on priorities, timelines and outcomes.
• Delivery Oversight – Oversee the execution of SEO activity across technical, content and optimisation workstreams. Delegate effectively, ensuring work is delivered to a high standard and on time.
• Performance & Insight – Own performance tracking against KPIs, identifying trends, risks and opportunities early. Turn data into clear, commercially focused insight that informs decision-making and future strategy.
• Client Leadership – Build strong, trusted relationships with clients, positioning yourself as their SEO expert. Lead performance calls, reporting and strategic conversations with confidence and clarity.
• Internal Collaboration – Work closely with SEO, Content and Digital PR teams to ensure joined-up delivery. Drive alignment across teams and remove blockers to keep work moving at pace.
• Team Development – Support the development of junior team members through mentoring, feedback and knowledge sharing. Contribute to raising standards across the team.
• Innovation & Best Practice – Stay ahead of SEO trends, algorithm updates and industry changes. Bring new ideas and approaches into client strategies and the wider team.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge across technical, on-page and off-page SEO, with experience delivering and implementing strategy.
• Proven experience managing key client accounts, with the confidence to lead conversations, challenge where needed, and build trusted relationships.
• 5+ years in SEO, ideally within an agency environment, with a track record of delivering measurable results .
• Confident using tools such as Google Analytics, Search Console, SEMrush, Screaming Frog and Looker Studio. Able to interpret data and translate it into actionable insight.
• Clear and confident communicator, able to simplify complex SEO concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain visibility across workstreams and ensure deadlines are met.
• Proactive, commercially aware and solutions-focused. Comfortable taking ownership and leading from the front.
• Genuine interest in SEO and delivering impactful results for clients.