SEO ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Up to £60k
Central London
The Company
This is an award-winning Media Agency with world-recognized international clients. It has continued its winning streak throughout 2011/2012 and you will be joining a department which is an area of massive growth within the agency currently with a 50 strong team, each with different levels of experience and media expertise giving the department a truly cosmopolitan feel, largely due to the mix of nationalities, which provides a good background of thinking from other markets. It has excellent staff retention and provides superb training and development for all employees. This is a very exciting time to join this team.
SEO plays a fundamental role across the digital offering for this agency and has seen significant growth over the past two years. Team manages in this agency strategise for high-profile clients in the UK and internationally, providing full support across aspects of SEO, content creation and social media. From strategic planning and integration, through to analysis and recommendations, they aim to deliver campaigns that exceed client's expectations.
SEO ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
The Role
Core responsibilities
*Be the client's key point of contact regarding strategy and delivering business objectives
*Make sure clients are kept abreast of all new market developments and what that means for them
*Directly manage 1 x SEO Manager (the SEO Manager will have 4 direct reports, so ultimately responsible for 5 people)
*Be a key contributor of driving forward a best in market SEO offering
*Ensure SEO is playing a key role in our clients' marketing mix by integrating with senior agency personnel
*Be a leader to SEO Managers and Planners and inspire and drive forward their development programmes including help with the management of recruitment, induction(s) and the staff appraisal processes
*Contribute to pitch work and central search collateral projects where possible
*Help grow the search department through innovation, client results, growing revenue and efficiencies
*Develop and manage the overarching SEO strategy for your clients
*Develop effective link building strategies for clients, where possible integrating with the efforts of other departments.
*Work with the other SEO Account Directors to develop integration procedures and processes with other departments, particularly those of PPC, Social and Affiliates.
*To lead, inspire and motivate team members
*To be a role model for the department in both the agency and the wider marketplace
SEO ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Your Profile
*Strategic & analytical with a natural ability to build relationships and identify new business / growth opportunities across a multi-national client. Previous hands-on experience in SEO, with a sound technical knowledge and proven success with campaign management is a must. As is previous people management skills.
*Full SEO involvement on a technical and strategic level from an agency environment
*Plan, execute, run success of SEO campaign, including:
*Creation of central SEO campaigns to be executed on local market level
*Budget management for SEO
*Experience running integrated SEO and PPC campaigns & a good understanding of how Social Media can be utilised for SEO
Apply for this role today by sending me your CV via this website. Please note all applications will be made in confidence. Feel free to call me directly on:
Gemma McGeary
Team Manager - Digital Marketing at PFJ
0207 612 3892 / 07730 526 788
We have a variety of search/digital roles on at present (£26k-£100k), so if this is one is not suitable; please call me to discuss other exciting opportunities which you can apply for.
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