SEO Manager

ICG is looking for a SEO Manager to work with the wider digital team to create, develop, implement and drive SEO strategy as well as have the ability to optimise digital marketing spend to produce high ROI.

This SEO Manager role will see the successful candidate managing and providing comprehensive and effective SEO strategies to a wide range of clients in a number of sectors.

Excellent keyword research & SEO copywriting skills are essential along with a proven track record for high quality link prospecting & link building. A firm understanding of Google Analytics, Google Webmaster tools and other measurement/analytics packages is also essential.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Creating and maintaining SEO strategies across a number of client websites
Defining, prioritising and executing specific SEO tasks; including keyword research and competitor analysis, keyword performance analysis, site auditing, on-site optimisations, link building and liaising with the Web team for technical updates and PR team for content generation
Off-Page Outreach / Digital PR. Creating of link building strategies and executing them in a timely manner
On Page – optimising and implementing technical upgrades for website and content campaigns
Liaising with the website and UX teams to optimise the user experience and website performance
Produce regular client performance reports and strategic insights

Essential Skills:

Excellent keyword research skills to identify, build and prioritise essential keyword sets
Excellent knowledge of Google Analytics, Search Console and SEO software (Moz, SEMRush, SE Ranking)
Excellent SEO copywriting skills
First rate link building / link prospecting experience and demonstrate proven strategies
Good understanding of digital marketing
Excellent communication skills and ability to work within an agency environment

Desirable Skills:

Agency or big brand background is preferred but not essential
Basic web development / coding knowledge, desirable but not essential

Alongside a fabulous working environment, competitive salary and package and career progression, we offer a number of additional benefits including a pension scheme, staff bonus scheme, 25 days holiday (plus Christmas Eve), annual staff weekend away and lots and lots of cake.

If you are passionate about working in an inspiring and creative environment, please send your CV to careers@icg.agency

Strictly no recruitment agencies.

Why choose a career at ICG?

Be part of a successful agency

With 10 consecutive years of growth and more than 30 industry awards, ICG is committed to delivering the best creative work possible.

Get to work on a wide variety of projects

With over 80 clients in a diverse range of sectors, we offer a great mix of interesting projects.

Competitive, regularly reviewed salary

We monitor industry rates and make sure our staff are rewarded with decent salaries and regular pay reviews.

Benefit from our profit share scheme

Everyone benefits from our success with an annual profit share scheme, with staff regularly updated on our financial performance.

A workplace with wellbeing at its heart

Voted Active Workplace of the Year, we have lunchtime yoga, a triathlon team and walking groups - all set up in the last year alone.

Free snacks and drinks

Jaffa Cake fan? Prefer a peppermint tea instead of a builders? We provide the team with a great selection of free drinks and snacks.

Generous holidays and bonus days off

On top of the standard 25 days of annual leave, we provide Christmas Eve off too and bonus days for long service.

Regular social calendar

Trips to the pub, summer BBQs and meals out, the ICG family like to get away from their desks and enjoy social time together.

Annual ICG weekend to Europe

We’re quite the jet-setters and enjoy our ICG trips abroad to some of Europe’s finest cities from Prague to Barcelona.

A great working environment

Our office is a vibrant workplace with plenty of creative thinking space and break-out areas including a pool table and darts room!

Pension scheme

We make sure our team is looked after with the usual benefits including a workplace pension scheme.

And much more!

Birthday cakes, charitable fund-raisers, Spotify in every room and a new decked garden area, we’re always looking at ways to improve the agency.