Search Engine Optimization Manager

• Hybrid working – 3 days per week in Birmingham
• Take ownership of both internal and client SEO strategies
• Opportunity to work across traditional SEO, AI Search and LLM optimisation

We’re working with a growing digital marketing agency looking to add an experienced SEO Manager to their team. This is a varied position offering a combination of agency and in-house style SEO, giving you the opportunity to manage client campaigns while also taking ownership of the agency’s own organic growth strategy.

They’re looking for someone commercially minded and proactive who can work independently, make strategic recommendations and stay ahead of how search is evolving across Google, AI Search and LLM-driven results.

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the Birmingham office
• 25 days’ holiday, increasing annually
• Birthday off
• Company bonus
• £250 annual wellness fund
• Mac Book Pro and annual hardware/software budget
• Regular company socials
• Clear progression and career development opportunities

As SEO Manager, you’ll take ownership of organic search strategy across both the agency’s own website and a portfolio of client accounts.

You’ll be responsible for identifying opportunities to improve organic visibility, traffic, leads and conversions through technical SEO, content optimisation, keyword research and performance analysis. You’ll also work closely with content, paid media, social, design and development teams to ensure SEO is considered across wider marketing activity.

Alongside client campaigns, you’ll have the freedom to test new approaches internally, including opportunities around AI Search and LLM optimisation.

• 3+ years’ hands‑on SEO experience, ideally agency-side
• Proven experience developing and implementing successful SEO strategies
• Strong technical SEO knowledge including crawlability, indexing, redirects and site architecture
• Experience with keyword research, content optimisation and on‑page SEO
• Confident analysing performance and turning data into actionable recommendations
• Experience working directly with clients and presenting SEO performance
• Strong knowledge of GA4, Google Search Console, Google Tag Manager and Screaming Frog
• Experience with tools such as Ahrefs, SEMrush or Majestic
• Strong communication and organisation skills
• Understanding of HTML would be advantageous
• Knowledge of LLM SEO / AI Search would be beneficial

Candidates should ideally be able to provide examples of previous SEO campaigns, strategies or case studies demonstrating measurable improvements across rankings, traffic or conversions.

By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

SEO, Search Engine Optimisation, Technical SEO, Organic Search, GA4, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Tag Manager, Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, SEMrush, Majestic, Keyword Research, Content Strategy, On-Page SEO, AI Search, LLM SEO, HTML, Digital Marketing, Agency SEO