Job Title: SEO Content Strategist
Duration: 3 months (possibility of ongoing)
Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, (Zone 9 London Metropolitan line) HP5 1PS
Senior SEO Content Strategist / Manager
Position Overview
We are looking for an SEO Content Strategist / Manager with experience leading a team of individual and:
- Developing content strategies
- Writing for the web using SEO principles
- Promoting content through online PR / outreach and backlink building
The successful candidate will take a lead role in a successful sub-team of 3, and will be responsible for working across a variety of clients and a number of industries.
upriseUP pride ourselves on delivering demonstrable results to our clients. The successful applicant will enjoy contributing to that work and will generate organic traffic that will lead to conversions and make a tangible difference for our clients.
We are looking for someone with agency experience, across the spectrum of content marketing, including: keyword research, developing strategies, writing content and critiquing the content developed by colleagues, and (lastly), effective promotion of that content. Promotion will require experience with developing links from other sites to clients’ web content, through to developing content on targeted third party sites and effectively utilising social media to promote the content that is available.
About upriseUP
upriseUP is a digital marketing agency located in Chesham Buckinghamshire (we are at the end of the Metropolitan line). We are a rapidly growing agency that specialises in the Charity and Fitness sectors.
In 2017, we were one of three finalists for the Buckinghamshire Business First, ‘Apprentice and Young Person Employer of the Year’ awards.
You will be joining a company that cares for its employees, providing you with everything you need to hit the ground running.
Duties
- Content strategy creation across a variety of clients
- Writing informative and well optimised copy for web visitors / search engines
- Performing ongoing keyword research for discovery and expansion of traffic opportunities
- Taking the lead with backlink building and online PR (including social media); managing teammates through the same process
- Provide internal training and support where needed
- Developing client plans and proposals
- Re-purposing content for different mediums including social media and video
- Keeping up-to-date with industry best practices
Experience Required
- Strong agency experience working on; content strategy, content creation and online PR / outreach / content management
- Experience writing content that is SEO optimised
- Degree educated (ideally from an English, Marketing, Business, or Journalism related degree)
Other Desirable Skills
- Experience with technical SEO
- Experience working with HubSpot or other automated marketing platforms
- Experience working on paid search
- An understanding of UX (User Experience) and how it impacts SEO
- Experience in creating videos and infographics
- Previous experience using SEO tools (especially Ahrefs, Majestic SEO, Screaming Frog and Moz)
- A highly articulate level of oral and written English
- Programming in HTML, PHP…etc
If you are interested, please get in touch at john.onion@upriseup.co.uk with a copy of your CV and a covering letter.
We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
No agencies please (without invitation).
Unfortunately, we are unable to reply to all applicants.