SEO Manager

About You

The SEO Manager will be responsible for managing the day-to-day performance of our SEO team, including our in-house and overseas teams, ensuring work is delivered on time, to a high standard and in line with client objectives.

You’ll be confident owning and developing SEO strategies, reviewing performance data, identifying opportunities and ensuring activity is aligned with wider content, web, account management and marketing goals. You’ll work closely with account managers to understand client priorities, support client meetings, provide clear SEO recommendations and ensure communication across client accounts is joined-up and commercially focused.

You’ll also work closely with the content team to ensure SEO and content strategies are aligned, and with the web team to support sitemap planning, best practice implementation and SEO sign-off before new websites go live.

Search is changing quickly, with AI-driven results, algorithm updates, Generative Engine Optimisation and changing user behaviour reshaping how businesses achieve visibility online. We’re looking for someone who understands these challenges and can help Purplex and our clients stay ahead without losing sight of strong technical foundations, useful content, ethical SEO and measurable performance.

Success in this role will mean helping clients improve organic visibility, ensuring SEO strategies are clear and commercially focused, supporting account managers with confident insight, improving departmental processes and helping the wider SEO team deliver consistent, high-quality work.

You’ll be the point of escalation for SEO team members, helping to solve challenges, improve ways of working and support professional development across the team.

Summary of skills and experience

Experience as an SEO Manager, SEO Lead, Senior SEO Executive or similar role.

Strong knowledge of SEO strategy, including technical SEO, on-page optimisation, keyword research, content strategy and performance analysis.

Experience managing or supporting a team, including setting goals, reviewing performance and helping team members develop.

Ability to create, own and implement comprehensive SEO strategies that support client and business objectives.

Confident using SEO tools such as SE Ranking, Google Analytics, Google Search Console and other relevant platforms to monitor performance and identify opportunities.

Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into clear insights, actions and recommendations.

Experience working closely with account managers to support client communication, explain SEO performance, attend client meetings where required and ensure activity is aligned with client priorities.

Experience working closely with content teams to ensure content plans are aligned with SEO goals, search intent and commercial opportunity.

Understanding of how web development and SEO work together, including site structure, redirects, metadata, internal linking, launch checks and SEO best practice for new websites.

Awareness of Google algorithm updates, AI developments, Generative Engine Optimisation and wider industry trends.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain SEO clearly to internal teams, account managers and clients.

Proven organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple clients, priorities and deadlines in a busy agency environment.

A commitment to ethical SEO that delivers sustainable commercial results.

High level of self-awareness, professionalism and accountability.

Suited to an individual who is self-motivated, keen to learn and able to keep up in a fast-paced environment while working alongside a professional and supportive team.

The package

Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 depending on experience.

– 31 days holiday rising to 36 days, including bank holidays.
– Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, with early finish Fridays.
– Company share scheme after 2 years’ service.
– Free tea and coffee.
– Pension plan.
– Free on-site parking and adjacent to train station.
– Regular social events and activities.
– Opportunity to develop in a fast-growing group.
– Recognition and incentives.
– Fantastic team of people and supportive management.
– A financially stable and secure company.

If you’re analytical, proactive, commercially minded and passionate about helping clients grow through SEO, we’d love to hear from you.

Strictly no agencies.

Pay: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person