Senior Manager, SEO
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Brainlabs has always been a culture-first company. In fact, from the very beginnings of the agency a set of shared principles, philosophies and values was documented in The Brainlabs Handbook, helping us create our unique culture.
As with everything here we always seek to adapt and improve so The Brainlabs Handbook has been fine-tuned to become The Brainlabs Culture Code.
This Culture Code consists of 12 codes that talk to what it means to be a Brainlabber. It’s a joint commitment to continuous development and creating a company that we can all be proud of, where Brainlabbers can turn up to do great work, make great friends and win together.
Classification: Full time
Team: SEO Practice
Reporting to: Associate Director
Location: London
What's the role
As a Senior SEO Manager you’ll deliver best-in-class work for clients. You’ll apply your SEO knowledge and experience so that you have a positive impact on client deliverable and the wider team around you. You will help to define the campaign delivery plan, including objectives and ways in which work can be successful or optimised further. You will also generate and promote innovative new concepts to clients applying our test and learn approach and share successes across the practice by identifying and improving guidelines, playbooks and processes including opportunities to automate work.
So, tell me about the company
Brainlabs is culture-first. You’ve probably heard other companies describe themselves as people, clients, or profit first – but we see people, clients and profit as the building blocks of our ecosystem. Culture powers all three and we know that when the ecosystem is balanced, we all win! That's why the culture we cultivate is a culture of winning together.
To learn more about what it’s like to be a Brainlabber, check out our culture code.
What you do
- Act as lead for 2-3 client accounts - being their primary point of contact - delivering some work yourself and and pulling in team expertise as necessary
- Set client strategy and roadmaps, prioritising high-value work based on organic search opportunity and client business goals
- Manage the work planned for your clients - delegating to our Analysts while staying accountable for deadlines and the final product
- Develop specialist knowledge - becoming someone team members turn to for advice and insight (don’t worry, you don’t have to start off this way)
- Run successful calls and meetings
- Contribute to the pipeline either through blogging, speaking, sales support, cross-sell, or upsell
- Support on new business pitches
- Manage 2-3 junior team members
Who you are
- Strong technical SEO knowledge - you don’t need to know how to code but you should be able to make prioritised technical recommendations without support, with a focus on things like high-value template-level changes rather than just ticking boxes
- Experience of using tools e.g Screaming Frog, Deep Crawl, SEM Rush, Google Analytics
- Strong understanding of how search works. This includes what brings users to a site at different times, how to identify the keywords we need to target, and when search volume or difficulty aren’t the only things we should pay attention to
- Comfort with working with data, particularly using tools like Excel and Google Sheets. The ability to present data in a way that supports your arguments and conclusions without requiring the client to understand every detail
- Proactive and solutions-focused
- Ability to communicate directly with clients in a clear and empathetic way
- Ability to set client roadmaps, prioritise activity, and explain your prioritisations
- Passion for marketing and/or the digital world
How you succeed
- You will live our culture code every day!
- Effective campaign creation and delivery metrics.
- Internal targets/metrics on technology adoption and process optimisation met.
- You will hit our quality assurance metrics on all campaigns you lead.
- Client satisfaction targets being met (internal & external)
- Learning certifications created and met across the practice.
- Active involvement in mentoring less experienced SEO colleagues
What happens next
We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.
Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities.
Thank you for your interest in Brainlabs! We look forward to getting to know you!
What happens next?
We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.
Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace: we are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know!
Please note that we will never ask you to transfer cash or make any other payment to us in order to apply for a role or to work for Brainlabs. Any such asks are fraudulent and should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your area.