Senior SEO Strategist in Portsmouth

NOVOS is a fast-growing agency specialising in eCommerce SEO. We have won multiple awards for our SEO, PR and Content Strategy work, alongside our culture - we are an Employee Owned company which allows you to contribute and benefit from the growth of the company directly! We work with clients that range from household names such as TALA, Beavertown Brewery and Omio to exciting up-and-coming brands.

As an SEO Strategist, you’ll be working on creating and implementing successful, in-depth SEO strategies for a range of exciting eCommerce clients. You’ll report to the SEO Manager and support your colleagues to manage client accounts, answer any SEO-related queries and present your ideas directly to the clients. There will be plenty of opportunities and encouragement for you to develop and learn new skills to then take on the responsibility of managing your own clients.

• Reviewing data analytics to ensure clients are growing in line with expectations and the strategy.
• Managing client projects and ensuring their expectations are being exceeded.
• Communicating your work to your manager.
• Developing your abilities to manage your client accounts, with guidance and development KPIs, resulting in you becoming the go-to for any and all client questions across Technical, Content & Digital PR, leveraging the knowledge of the wider team to answer these queries.

Below is a list of the skills and experience we’d prefer you to have, but don’t worry if you don’t have them all. We’re all about your personal and professional growth and offer a huge variety of training opportunities to help you thrive in the industry.

• 3-year agency experience, ideally with evidence of working directly with an eCommerce brand.
• Good understanding of SEO strategy and how technical, content, and digital PR work together.
• Examples of how your work has positively impacted a client’s SEO performance.
• Strong project management experience with the skill to juggle multiple workflows.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to dilute SEO jargon to non-experts.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and Google documents.
• Experience working with Google Analytics and Search Console.
• A good analytical understanding – is able to demonstrate clearly and concisely the impact of work using data.

• Salary: £35,000+ per annum depending on experience
• Unlimited annual leave (yes, really!)
• An annual profit share bonus for all employees from our Employee Ownership Trust
• Health cash plan, giving you cash back on dental, optical, physio, and alternative therapies
• Virtual GP access and counselling support
• Discounted gyms across the country
• Send and earn recognition points to cash out as gift vouchers at your favourite stores
• Hybrid working options - pick an office-based or remote contract based on what works for you
• Flexible working hours - start and finish any time outside of our core working hours
• Annual 2 week Christmas closure
• Team cultural events - socials, events, meals and games
• Training budget that refreshes annually
• Early finish on the last Friday of every month
• A quarterly Personal Care Day
• Additional bonuses for marketing initiatives

We’re an employee-owned company, which brings multiple benefits, including a voice in business direction, a sense of ownership and your day-to-day contribution helps to grow a business you’ll ultimately benefit from our annual profit share.

Our values guide everything we do. We’re looking for someone who lives them too:

• Sustained Growth: Always learning, always sharing knowledge, and supporting others to grow.
• Simplicity: Cutting through jargon and making SEO clear and accessible.
• Specialism: Becoming a true expert in eCommerce SEO, across platforms and emerging trends.
• Stand Out, Be Unique: Bringing individuality and new perspectives to the table.
• Service First: Going beyond deliverables to build trust and long-term client partnerships.