Job Description
Marketing Executive
(SEO Focus)DorkingOffice-Based Permanent£30,000 - £37,000 Incentives
Employal is recruiting on behalf of a growing digital marketing agency, they are now looking to appoint a Marketing Executive with a genuine passion for SEO.
Provided SEO is something you are actively doing every day and genuinely enjoy.
This is a stand-alone SEO role. You will be the internal SEO specialist and the go-to person for all things search. As such, your technical knowledge and hands-on capability will be explored in detail during the interview process.
If you live and breathe SEO, keep up with algorithm updates, enjoy audits, and can confidently explain why rankings move, this could be for you.
The role
This position sits at the heart of the agency. You will work closely with Sales and Account Management to ensure SEO strategies are commercially aligned, effective, and scalable.
This is not a client-facing account management role. Instead, you will:
- Own and deliver SEO activity across multiple client accounts
- Conduct website audits and develop clear, actionable SEO strategies
- Implement technical, on-page and off-page optimisation
- Monitor performance, rankings and traffic, identifying growth opportunities
- Support the Sales team with technical SEO insight pre and post sale
- Feed results, analysis and recommendations back to Account Managers
- Keep projects on track and ensure high-quality delivery
- Stay up to date with algorithm updates and industry developments
- Proactively identify issues and implement solutions
The candidate
We are looking for someone who may currently hold a Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing Executive or similar title, but who is hands-on with SEO daily.
- Minimum 12-18 months' experience in SEO, ideally within an agency
- Confident using tools such as SEMrush, AWR Cloud, Screaming Frog and Google Sheets
- Strong understanding of technical SEO fundamentals
- Experience with on-page optimisation and link-building strategies
- Comfortable managing multiple projects
- Organised, analytical, and commercially aware
- Able to confidently explain SEO decisions and performance data
- Self-motivated and comfortable working independently
This is a genuine opportunity to step into a role where you will take full ownership of SEO within the business.
In return
- Ongoing training and development
- Clear progression within a growing agency
- Modern office environment with onsite parking
- Walking distance to the train station
- Casual dress code
- Supportive team culture
- Company trips and regular team events
- Increasing annual leave with length of service
If you are currently in a broader marketing role but SEO is the part, you enjoy most, and you are ready to specialise - we would love to hear from you.
Interested? Please click 'apply' today!
