SEO Assistant

Location: Watford

Salary: Up to £24k based on experience and qualifications

Office based 8.30am-4.30pm -4 days a week and 1 day working from home

Do you have at least 1 years' experience in Organic SEO?

Are you creative and able to think outside the box?

Do you want to be part of a growing team of Marketers?

Due to a growing client list of ambitious companies are client is looking for a forward-thinking creative SEO Assistant to grow their SEO team and begin developing inhouse talent so that they continue to deliver the best results for their clients. Our client is a small but growing team of marketers who are passionate about helping to build businesses through innovative and strategic search marketing. We are needing a creative individual to deal with link building campaigns and digital PR campaigns. Our client thrive on partnering with ambitious companies, growing alongside them, and having fun along the way!. They operate with a revenue first approach to search marketing in order to deliver what clients want most, revenue growth! Whilst focusing on SEO, our client offers a wider range of services to their clients that includes Website Design and Digital PR. As a growing business they are focused on internal progression and continued development of their team to ensure their clients are working with experts in the field of search. If you're looking to work somewhere that values your ideas, promotes autonomy and offers a welcoming working culture, this is the role for you!!

The Role of SEO Assistant

You will report to our digital marketing manager and work closely with the SEO team to implement the SEO strategies across our portfolio of clients from a range of different industries and sectors

As a SEO Assistant Who are they looking for?

For the search marketing assistant role they are looking for someone who is eager to learn new skills, enjoys challenging themselves, and wants to progress in their SEO career.

As an SEO assistant you will work as part of the SEO team assisting in the implementation, and creation of SEO strategies for clients. You will be supported and lead by our digital marketing manager and will collaborate with other team members to ensure clients achieve the results they expect. You will also work alongside the team on PPC, website conversion rate optimisation and content marketing.

We are looking for someone who is keen to grow and develop and in return our client will assist your training and development on a journey to you progressing further

SEO Assistant Responsibilities

• Maintaining internal campaign documentation and following standard procedures for the execution of SEO tasks
• Assisting in the development of client SEO campaign strategies alongside our digital marketing manager
• Implementing client link building outreach campaigns from idea generation through to content briefing and publishing successful links alongside our SEO team
• Conducting competitor and keyword research with assistance - Using keyword and competitor research to create effective content briefs for writers to generate industry leading content for client websites.
• Assisting with the auditing of client website SEO and conversion rate performance - Working closely with our Digital Marketing Manager to share insights that will benefit client marketing results
• Writing effective Meta titles and descriptions - Editing client website content and uploading new content for the purpose of SEO
• Adressing technical SEO issues with assistance - Keep up to date with the changes in the SEO industry and new strategies to understand how these can be utilised to generate even better results for clients
• Investigating and working with the latest SEO softwares including but not limited to Ahrefs, Serpfox and Screaming Frog

SEO Assistant Skills & Profile Required:

• 1+ years of experience in an SEO or marketing role
• Comfortable working with data in tools like Excel and Google Sheets
• Good understanding of up-to-date SEO strategies and experience implementing them
• Have a strong knowledge of on-page, on-site SEO and technical SEO
• Excellent attention to detail and time management - Takes personal responsibility and ownership of projects
• Experience working on popular website CMS systems e.g. WordPress, Shopify
• Positive attitude to work and being part of a team
• Eagerness to develop your SEO and marketing skills further
• An analytical mindset and problem-solving skills
• Experience and strong understanding of Google Search Console, and Google Analytics
• Experience using search marketing tools such as Ahrefs and Semrush

Desirable:

Ability to identify SEO issues and resolve without support

Experience in marketing strategy and proof of success

Strong understanding of backlinks, their value in SEO, how to use different types of links, and how to analyse a client backlink profile.

This is a superb opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in SEO with a leading employer. If you have the skills and experience required and are interested in applying, please send your CV via the link below