Careers at Search Theory®
Senior SEO Executive
Join our SEO team in Manchester or Cheltenham. You’ll lead data analysis, keyword research and content for your clients, with senior specialists beside you.
£30,000 to £34,000
Hybrid: Manchester or Cheltenham
Full-time, permanent
Salary
£30,000 to £34,000 a year, depending on experience
Location
Hybrid, from our Manchester (Lloyds House) or Cheltenham (Star Lodge) office
Hours
Core hours 10am to 3pm, then the eight-hour day that suits you
Holiday
30 days including bank holidays, plus 4 days at Christmas
Contract
Full-time, permanent
Reporting to
Travis Robbins, SEO and Experiences Manager
About the role
Reporting to our SEO and Experiences Manager, you’ll play a hands-on role in delivering performance-driven SEO and GEO strategies for a diverse range of clients, and help shape our growing department.
You’ll lead data analysis, keyword research, content optimisation and writing for your clients, and support on technical audits. Copywriting is at the core of the role. We scrutinise it, and we don’t support AI-written content.
What you’ll do
- SEO and GEO strategy. Build strategies with our search framework, bringing data and audits together into one numbers-informed plan for each client.
- Data and performance analysis. Track organic growth and measure impact with GA4, Search Console, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog and Looker Studio.
- Content strategy and optimisation. Write well-researched, human-led content that earns visibility in search results and LLMs.
- Technical auditing. There’s a small technical element, and the team will train and support you until you’re comfortable auditing sites and spotting issues.
- Collaborative working. Work with our Digital PR and Paid Media specialists, sharing insights to grow total search performance for the clients you share.
- Client communication. Explain recommendations and results to clients in plain, jargon-free English, and help with any questions that come your way.
What we’re looking for
- Experience. 2+ years of hands-on SEO or content experience, in an agency or in-house.
- Confident writing. You’ve written long-form content and you’re comfortable with a copy-heavy workload.
- A data-led mindset. Experience with GA4, Google Search Console, Ahrefs or Semrush, and other data tools.
- Technical curiosity. You’re willing to run site audits and crawl analysis in Screaming Frog, and interpret what you find.
- Modern search knowledge. An interest in how search is changing, from AI search and LLM citations to GEO.
- Clear communication. You can explain SEO concepts to technical and non-technical people alike.
What’s in it for you
Progression, trust, and the right team.
Hybrid and flexible
Set your own routine between home and our Manchester or Cheltenham office. We trust you to manage your time and do great work.
Core hours +
We’re all available from 10am to 3pm. Around that, choose the eight-hour day that suits you, such as 8am to 4pm, with an hour for lunch.
Your holidays
22 days’ holiday plus 8 bank holidays, and an extra 4 days off over Christmas that don’t come out of your allowance.
Learn from senior people
Work directly with experienced leads and our founders, with no layers of middle management in the way.
A pension
Search Theory pays into your pension once you’ve completed your probation period.
Kit you’ll enjoy using
A MacBook, Google Workspace and full access to our SEO, data and agency tools. No MS Teams around here.
How we hire
What happens after you apply
Apply
Send your CV and a short note. Examples of campaigns or technical wins you’re proud of really help.
Intro call
A relaxed chat about the role, how we work and what you’re looking for next.
Interview
Meet the people you’d work with and talk us through some of your work.
Offer
If it’s right for both of us, we’ll make you an offer and plan your first few weeks together.
Apply
Ready to join a different kind of search agency?
Send your CV and a short note introducing yourself. We’d love to see examples of campaigns or technical wins you’re proud of.
