Careers at Search Theory®
Join the scientists behind the search results.
A senior-led search agency in Manchester and Cheltenham. You’ll test ideas with real data, write in your own words and work directly with our clients.
Working here
Senior-led, data-first and honest about what works.
We engineer predictable search ROI. We’re a specialist search agency built by senior people who test, measure and prove what actually works in organic search, from Google and Bing to LLMs.
There are no account managers in the middle and no guesswork. Our clients deal directly with the specialists doing the work, so you’ll be close to the strategy, the data and the results.
If you’re tired of generic SEO and AI slop, and you’d rather test ideas with real data and human words, you’ll fit right in.
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Senior SEO Executive
SEO
Full-time
Manchester or Cheltenham
£30,000 to £34,000
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Not found what you’re looking for?
We’re always keen to hear from great search people. Send your CV and tell us what you’d bring to the team.
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.
Culture
Work you’re proud of, with people you like.
We’re a small, senior team that genuinely gets on. We share what we learn, back each other up on client work and head to events like brightonSEO together.
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.
FAQs
Questions about working here
You’ll work hybrid, between home and our Manchester office at Lloyds House or our Cheltenham office at Star Lodge. You set the routine that works for you.
Everyone’s available during core hours, 10am to 3pm. Around that, you choose your eight-hour day, for example 8am to 4pm, with an hour for lunch.
No. Writing is at the heart of what we do and we don’t support AI-written content. We do work on AI search, so you’ll learn how brands earn citations in LLMs.
Each role page says what’s involved. For SEO roles there’s usually a small technical element, mainly site audits and crawl analysis, and the team will train and support you.
Yes. Send a speculative application with the form at the bottom of this page and tell us what you’d bring to the team.
Your CV as a PDF, up to 5MB, and a short note about you. We’d love to see examples of campaigns or technical wins you’re proud of.
Speculative applications
Don’t see the right role?
We’re always keen to hear from great search people. Send your CV and a short note about what you’d bring to the team.
