SEO Senior Analyst

To apply, please send a cover letter and CV. No agencies please.

Clients: Charities and socially positive organisations.

Duration: Permanent.

Hours: 9am – 5.30pm Mon-Fri (flexible working with core hours 10am to 4pm).

Salary: £36,000 – £44,000 per annum.

Holiday: 35 days per annum inc. bank holidays. Increasing to 38 days inc. bank holidays after 2 years.

Health: BUPA family cover for permanent employees, free annual health check, free Headspace app.

Flexibility: Hybrid working and flexible hours.

Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1PS (on the Metropolitan Line outside London). Optional 2 days per week remote working.

Other perks: We enjoy getting together. We often attend industry conferences (like Brighton SEO), organise socials including countryside walks, do fun activities at Christmas, and on occasion we take everyone away (our summer parties have included a trip to the Med, and a weekend in the beautiful New Forest). We also offer a 4-week paid sabbatical every 5 years.

We are seeking a talented SEO Senior Analyst with expertise in content writing and the ability to analyse website data to join our team. Reporting into the SEO Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing SEO strategies across some fantastic clients, including well-known charities. You will have an inquisitive, problem solving mindset, great technical skills, strong understanding of data, a keen eye for detail and a hunger to make the world a better place.

Uprise Up is an award winning, digital agency; focused on supporting charities and socially positive organisations with great digital media. We get up in the morning to make a difference, question mediocrity and never settle. We are proudly B Corp Certified and we are committed to being an outstanding employer, especially in terms of inclusivity, benefits, fair pay, and employee well-being.

The Day-to-Day:

• Strategy: Working with clients to clarify priorities and objectives. Opportunity analysis. Competitor analysis. Harnessing your advanced SEO knowledge to build strategies and roadmaps appropriate for clients.
• Content SEO: Developing and delivering organic content strategies. Performing keyword research, mapping and prioritising keyword focus. Building content calendars and strategically timing the new content in alignment with client requirements. Optimising on-page content to maximise organic performance and adding additional content where necessary. Providing training to team members and clients.
• Digital PR: Analysing the backlink portfolio and evaluating the most effective backlink prospects. Identifying and evaluating backlink gaps. Finding opportunities for guest posting and link collaboration. Suggesting outreach article titles and pitching those to publications. Generating unique ideas for getting newsworthy coverage for target keywords. Developing Digital PR strategies.
• Technical SEO: Reviewing websites and flagging opportunities for improvement. Identifying technical quick wins to boost site performance. Making the most of industry leading tools such as Screaming Frog and Ahrefs. Supporting clients’ web developers in making SEO improvements to websites. Providing training to team members and clients.
• Reporting: Analysing and delivering monthly client SEO performance reports. Identifying key performance trends. Benchmarking and forecasting for specific projects. Using Google Analytics and Google Search Console to spot any changes in performance throughout the month and flag where necessary to the SEO Manager and client.
• Client Communication: Living our key value by championing heartfelt camaraderie with all clients. Communicating with clients via email, phone, video call and in person. Supporting junior members of the team. Responding to clients’ needs in a timely manner. Transparency with clients, ensuring all data is accessible to them.

Requirements:

• A passion for SEO with considerable and demonstrable experience.
• Excellent at writing informative and engaging web copy.
• Adept at managing multiple clients, projects and deadlines.
• Able to understand client goals and objectives and keep these front of mind.
• Technically minded and able to solve difficult problems.
• Expertise using leading SEO tools.
• Ability to collaborate well with our other departments, including the Paid Media team.
• Adaptability and versatility.
• Experience of working in an agency and with not-for-profit organisations / charities is preferable.

It’s important for us that all new members to the team support our values: Champion heart-felt camaraderie. Bravely grab the standard, and run. Relentlessly pursue continuous improvement. Lead the charge for effective, transparent data. Make the world better.

If you are interested, please get in touch at hello@upriseup.co.uk with a copy of your CV and a covering letter. We are looking to fill this position ASAP, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch! No agencies please (without invitation). Unfortunately, we are unable to reply to all applicants.

Diversity & inclusion: We want to make the world better, and that includes our commitment to equal opportunities in recruitment and employment. We do not discriminate against anyone because of race, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or disability. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background.