Associate Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Associate SEO - London, UK - London, UK

Duration: Permanent

Location: London, UK

Start: ASAP

At the time of the local office opening, employees and managers will partner to determine the work site location in line with our Flexible working policy (Remote, Full time in office, Less than 50% in office, and More than 50% in office).

Meet the Product team

The Product team identifies the most meaningful customer problems to solve and opportunities to tackle, and then works collaboratively across business functions to identify, test, and launch the right solutions against those priorities—ultimately making it easier for our customers to find, attain, and use our amazing content. 

Who You Are:

• We are seeking a keen and diligent associate SEO specialist to join our growing SEO team. This role would be suitable for a candidate who is in the early stages of their SEO career. You will have some formal work experience in an SEO-focused role or have carried out SEO tasks as a part of your wider role. This is an excellent opportunity for you to put into practice your theoretical SEO knowledge, grow your practical implementation skillsand learn from experts in the industry, working on websites which have a lot of potential and opportunities for SEO growth.
• Responsible for carrying out assigned tasks diligently and within their deadlines.
• Responsible for reporting back to line manager or task assigner on status of tasks.
• Responsible for reporting on outcome of tasks and their impact on wider SEO performance.

Your Next Challenge:

• With the guidance and training of senior SEOs within your team, your day-to-day work will incorporate the following: 




• Competitor analysis - foundational competitor research and applying findings to wider SEO tasks.
• Content and keywords- carrying out keyword research, clustering keywords by topic and completing keyword gap analysis.
• Technical audit - running technical audits of websites using industry standard tools.
• Data - utilizing analytics tools such as Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console to create reports and analyze performance.
• On-page - making suggestions for page improvements to increase rankings, traffic and conversions. Identifying the potential impact of these changes and monitoring their effectiveness. 
• Backlinks - You will assist in the creation of linking campaigns, identifyinggood sources of backlinks and how campaigns can help grow a backlink profile.
• Experimentation - You will design and carry out simple SEO experiments and report on their results. 
• Learning and upskilling - understanding your knowledge gaps and seeking out internal and external opportunities to grow your understanding of SEO.

What You’ll Need:

• Some experience in either a foundational SEO role or in a website-focused marketing, product or development role with exposure to SEO activities. 
• Some experience of using SEO tools such as Google Search Console, Google Analytics, SEMrush, Ahrefs, and similar platforms. 
• Attention to detail and ability to complete tasks by the agreed deadlines.
• Good language skills, with business-level English essential.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Excellent writing skills.

There’s a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame. 

We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands–Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash–offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world. 

Working at Getty Images 

Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals. 

We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes delivering results efficiently and using time wisely, so that all employees can achieve balance between commitments to the company and health and well-being in our lives. We value the importance of rest and recovery ranging from company-paid holidays to time away from work.

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded company, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GETY". You may be eligible to participate in our employee Stock Purchase Plan, which allows employees to purchase company stock at a 15% discount to market. 

Our employees’ growth, development, belonging, and engagement are important investments. We offer learning experiences ranging from leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, a high potential program, and professional and skills development. We prioritize staying connected in our hybrid-working world and encourage participation in global morale events and local gatherings, as well as finding community in one or more of our Employee Resource Groups. Learning about our business is paramount, and our open and transparent culture means you’ll have direct access to experts and senior leaders via open forums, all hands, and content hours. 

Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.