Technical SEO Manager

Job Description:

Introduction

Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity.

Dentsu International is a global leader that specialises in Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Retention to enable clients to keep “winning” whilst ensuring customer growth and experience is at the very forefront for their businesses.

We’re hiring a Technical SEO Manager as part of our team in in either Manchester, London or Stafford working on a hybrid basis.

Purpose of the Role

The Technical SEO Manager will be joining a brilliant team of 22 Technical SEO specialists, working with an enviable list of international clients and household brands.   You will be responsible for working with the SEO account teams in planning and delivering Technical SEO strategies for various global clients, as well as helping to drive Technical SEO expertise across the wider SEO team.   You will have a chance to contribute to technicalseo.com and be encouraged to deepen your knowledge before sharing it with the industry. 

Job description

TECHNICAL SEO  

Good understanding of how Technical SEO impacts performance and add knowledge across key areas such as:

• Technical SEO Auditing 
• Website Migrations 
• International SEO and Hreflang 
• SEO Processes and scaling them Globally 
• Googlebot Indexation and Rendering (Client vs Server Side) 
• JavaScript SEO (Common pitfalls) 
• Core Web Vitals / Site Speed Optimisation 
• Popular CMS for E-Commerce 

TOOLS  

• Strong understanding of Google Search Console, and other Google Tools such as Page Speed Insights, Lighthouse and Schema Testing Tool 
• Hands-on experience with SEO crawling tools, in particular Screaming Frog and DeepCrawl 
• Strong knowledge of Google Analytics or other analytics packages 

CLIENT DELIVERY 

• Act as the Technical SEO expert on SEO accounts, guiding the technical strategy creation, timelines and delivery of recommendations 
• Oversee and lead the implementation of technical SEO recommendations as well as provide clients with consultancy throughout 
• Supporting the SEO account teams, building the relationships with client stakeholders (across SEO and technical) 
• Contribute to wider SEO strategy, tactics, reporting and meetings where relevant 
• Contribute to new business pitches and our go to market strategy for SEO 

PRODUCT 

• Contribute to team growth by sharing expertise, perspectives, and examples of exceptional deliverables as well as processes 
• Help with running training sessions for the Technical SEO and wider SEO teams 
• Working with directors to help with pitches and new business 

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills – both verbal and written 
• Able to confidently explain various aspects of Technical SEO to both internal teams and with clients 
• Owns relationship with counterparts in other departments and experienced in working on cross channel products 
• Proven ability to delegate tasks accurately and effectively to other team members 
• Curious and constantly willing to learn 

What we offer

This is a permanent role. The team is based from any of our UK offices in either Manchester, Stafford or London on a hybrid working basis.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs which includes:

• Ongoing Training
• Unparalleled professional development
• Company-provided Medical Healthcare
• Generous Pension provisions
• Health and Wellness benefits
• Life Assurance
• Working in diverse teams where you can make a real impact.
• Exciting and rewarding environment.
• Varied work across industries

Great additional benefits

• 25 holidays per year, plus bank holidays, additional Christmas leave and your birthday off. We also offer 2 paid volunteer charity days and 3 well-being each year

Inclusion and Diversity

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

About dentsu

Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc. we are headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and our 65,000 employee-base of dedicated professionals work across four regions (Japan, Americas, EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion sits at the heart of our Social Impact strategy – our fully integrated sustainability strategy which includes our ambition to build a fair and more equal society, where everyone is equipped to thrive.

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Location:

London

Brand:

Dentsu Media

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent