SEO Editor — National Newsroom in London

SEO Editor — National Newsroom

£35,000–£45,000

Hybrid | 3 days a week in the London office | Flexibility around working hours required

We’re partnering with a leading national newsroom to support the recruitment of an SEO Editor who will play a key role in shaping audience growth across breaking news and evergreen content.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone with strong editorial SEO experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working closely with journalists, editors and digital teams.

What you’ll be doing

• Identifying search opportunities and pitching SEO-driven content ideas.
• Optimising breaking news, features and evergreen journalism for search visibility across classic and AI-driven search platforms.
• Working directly with desk editors to plan ahead and develop search-led content strategies.
• Training and supporting reporters, editors and subs to improve SEO best practice across the newsroom.
• Crafting search-effective headlines, standfirsts and internal linking structures.
• Monitoring performance, analysing data and feeding insights back into planning.

What we’re looking for

• Proven editorial SEO experience in a newsroom or fast-paced digital publishing environment.
• Strong understanding of search trends, content optimisation and audience behaviour.
• Ability to collaborate confidently with editorial teams at all levels.
• Excellent writing, editing and headline optimisation skills.
• Familiarity with SEO tools (e.g. GSC, Trends, keyword research platforms).
• Curiosity around the future of search, including AI/LLM-driven discovery.

Work pattern

• Hybrid: 3 days per week in the office.
• Some flexibility required around working hours to support key publishing moments.

If you\’re interested in discussing this role or would like to see the full brief, get in touch.

Pete Sawyer

Director, Versende