Head of SEO

• Company Name : Summit Media Ltd
• Location : East Yorkshire
• Salary : dependent on experience

• First Name : Val
• Last Name : Patterson
• Email Address : val.patterson@summitmedia.com
• Website : http://www.summit.co.uk
• Phone Number : 01430 875760
• How to Apply : email cv and covering letter

Summit Media are one of the top ten online marketing and web development agencies in the UK. We service blue chip and international clients and many household names rely on our company for their digital marketing/technology needs. Over the last eight years, we have achieved an established track record built on referrals not sales and successful multilingual campaigns. Summit have media centres in the UK and a technology centre in Prague.

The Head of SEO will be co-ordinating all Search Engine Optimisation activities carried out on behalf of Summit Media’s clients.
Key tasks:
• Ensuring Summit’s approach to SEO (on page and off page) is market leading and that new SEO techniques are researched and developed
• Managing the delivery of all SEO work outputted from the team
• Presenting to the business on Summit’s SEO proposition on an ongoing basis
• Working with Key members of Summit (Head of Specialist Team, Head of Online, Client Services Director, Sector Head to ensure Summit’s SEO proposition is ever evolving
• Managing expectations (internally / clients in relation to work delivery)
• Development of training and personal development plan for the team
• Ensuring all internal meetings are facilitated
• Supporting the recruitment process
• Motivating the SEO team
• Developing relationships / ongoing review of key suppliers
• Supporting the planning for additional resources / requirements within the SEO team
Core skills:
• Minimum basic understanding of SEO
• Web development skills and understanding of HTML
• Ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical persons
• Creativity in technical solutions
• Ability to understand relation of theoretical systems and algorithms
• Supportive / Approachable
• Motivate, Guide and Inspire
• Process Orientated
• Strategic (as well as tactical)
• Proactive (as well as reactive)
• Commercially aware
• Systematic thinking
Qualification / Experience:
Degree qualified preferred but not essential. Technical background essential
At least 2 years experience working agency or client side within the SEO arena.