SEO Manager

Overview

As SEO Manager you will own and optimise multiple client accounts, delivering strategies that improve organic visibility, traffic, and commercial performance. You’ll lead technical and strategic SEO across a varied client portfolio, collaborating with cross-functional digital teams. You’ll tackle audits, migrations, keyword research, and performance reporting in a fast-paced agency setting. This role offers ownership, growth opportunities, and exposure to diverse industries in a hybrid Greater Manchester environment.

Pay / Benefits

• salary 35,000 – 40,000 DOE
• Hybrid working (2 days office-based)
• Flexible working hours
• 25+ days holiday + birthday off
• Wellbeing and support programme
• Strong training and development culture

Responsibilities

• Lead SEO strategy and delivery across a client portfolio
• Conduct technical SEO audits and implement actionable recommendations
• Perform keyword research, competitor and gap analyses
• Identify growth opportunities and prioritise SEO initiatives
• Manage website migrations and technical SEO projects
• Monitor performance and deliver client-facing reporting and insights
• Collaborate with PPC, Paid Social and wider digital teams
• Own client communications and performance outcomes
• Contribute to ongoing optimisation of SEO processes and delivery

Key requirements

• 5+ years of SEO experience
• Strong technical SEO background
• Experience with both eCommerce and lead generation campaigns
• Proven ability to conduct audits, migrations and technical implementation
• Strong analytical skills with a commercial mindset
• Experience using Google Search Console, GA4, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog
• Strong client communication and stakeholder management
• Comfortable in a fast-paced agency environment
• Ability to prioritise work based on commercial impact
• Understanding of SEO integration with PPC and wider marketing channels

• Strong communication
• Stakeholder management
• Commercial mindset
• Google Search Console
• GA4
• Ahrefs

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