SEO Business Director (6M FTC)

Responsibilities

• You will be a trusted advisor to clients on all things SEO and GEO, being their go-to contact for all questions around AI and the future of search and helping their leadership understand the changes in our industry
• You will excel at reporting, forecasting, and helping clients understand the insights behind their performance
• You'll manage a small SEO team and be responsible for their performance and development, encouraging them to grow in their skills and helping to train them in new areas
• You will be responsible for the quality of all decks, QBRs, and monthly reporting meetings, as well as crafting the narrative and answering any client questions on SEO and GEO strategies and tactics
• You'll also be required to help on new business pitches, so prior pitch experience would be a significant benefit
• Based in our London Bridge office three days a week
• This is a senior role within the business, and you will be working on key global luxury fashion clients in a fast-growing team
• You will manage an account manager and SEO executive as part of this role
• Please note: this role requires work travel to Amsterdam and Milan 1-2x per quarter to visit clients. You must be able and comfortable to travel when required (the company will cover expenses)

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years experience in SEO, with preferably minimum 4 years in an agency environment
• Strong technical SEO skills, as well as a good understanding of content strategy
• Very strong reporting and forecasting skills and an ability to communicate SEO insights in a way clients and leadership will understand.
• Experience with using Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, and key SEO tools including Accuranker, Pi Datametrics, SEMrush
• Excellent communication and presentation + deck building skills. On one of the clients you will be presenting to the CEO of a huge global business, so must be comfortable communicating with senior leadership
• Significant international SEO & GEO experience. 90% of our clients are global clients with strong international presence, and as such you must have significant international SEO experience
• Significant experience with large ecommerce CMS's including Salesforce and Shopify

Preferred

• prior pitch experience would be a significant benefit