SEO Manager – OSCAR ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
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Location: Manchester
Work Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days a week in the office
Salary: £45,000 plus benefits
About the Role: As SEO Manager, you will lead the end‑to‑end planning, strategic direction, and performance optimisation across your portfolio. Acting as the lead for both your team and accounts, you will set the standard for excellence in delivery and results. Drawing on deep expertise and strong account leadership, you will develop bespoke search strategies that address each client’s unique challenges, ensuring campaigns are executed flawlessly – to brief, on time, and within budget.
Key Responsibilities
* Own and lead the SEO strategy across your client portfolio, driving measurable performance, growth, and long‑term value.
* Oversee the end‑to‑end delivery of SEO activity – from strategy and planning through to implementation, optimisation, and reporting – ensuring best practice, innovation, and consistently high standards.
* Produce and guide strategic, insight‑led analysis that shapes long‑term organic roadmaps, leveraging emerging technologies, trends, and innovations to create competitive advantage.
* Review and sign off all key client‑facing deliverables, including strategies, reports, and presentations, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and impact before release.
* Lead, manage, and develop the SEO team, providing hands‑on support, clear delegation, and accountability across all levels.
* Act as a mentor and coach, identifying training needs, supporting career progression, and embedding a strong culture of learning and excellence.
* Stay at the forefront of SEO and digital innovation; lead knowledge‑sharing sessions and ensure the team remains ahead of industry change.
About You: Skills & Attributes
* Deep, hands‑on expertise across all core SEO disciplines, including technical SEO, on‑page optimisation, and link acquisition and analysis.
* Exceptional communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to influence clients and internal stakeholders while mentoring and supporting team members.
* Proven ability to clearly brief and collaborate with cross‑functional teams – particularly Content, Digital PR, and CRO – to drive integrated, high‑impact SEO outcomes.
Job Summary
* Seniority level: Mid‑Senior
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Marketing
* Industry: Marketing Services
Oscar Associates (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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