SEO Senior Account Executive

Digital

Senior SEO Account Executive

Who are we?

We are PHA, a leading integrated comms agency with offices in London, Manchester, Leeds and Boston. Founded in 2005 by our Chairman and former newspaper editor Phil Hall, we have evolved to offer public relations, creative activations, social media, and digital marketing services to our enviable client roster.

We are now looking for a passionate and ambitious Senior SEO Account Executive to join our growing Digital team on an initial fixed term basis for 9-12 months. There is potential for the role to expand into a permanent position. You can expect to work on multiple clients, varying in size and sectors, for example: HiPP Organic, 1:1 Diet, ILX, Jon Richard and Virgin Experience Days.

We know that PHA is only as fantastic as its people, but don’t just take our word for it… check out the video testimonials here.

What you will be doing?

Client responsibilities

• Regular delivery of high-quality work and taking accountability for results.
• Carry out SEO execution tasks, such as onsite content curation and optimisation, keywords research, technical analysis and recommendations, and local listing optimisations, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and driving growth.
• Monitor and share performance updates with clients to showcase success.
• Work with other junior team members to pro-actively ensure client facing documents are accurate and up to date such as, progress logs and monthly reports, etc.
• Ownership on clients calls on account activity, prepare agendas, and accurately document, and circulate actions.
• Build a strong relationship with clients, becoming a trusted day to day main point of contact, providing regular activity updates.

Growth

• Support the team with new business campaigns by suggesting potential brands and businesses who may need SEO support, working closely with Sales & Marketing alongside other senior members of your division, and assisting with proposals.

People management

• Demonstrate consistent and effective upward management skills to Account Managers, sharing successes, and flagging issues at the earliest opportunity, whilst also starting to identify and suggest possible solutions.
• Provide ad hoc support and guidance to junior colleagues across accounts, helping them to develop core SEO agency skills including analytics, reporting, and time management.

Industry knowledge

• Develop your knowledge of SEO trends and best practice e.g., the process and methodology of using SEO through the marketing funnel to achieve high-quality performance.
• Use your knowledge of industries relevant to your clients and research skills to contribute to planning and campaign strategies.

Agency responsibilities

• Participation in agency wide activities and initiatives to build relationships with colleagues to include All Staff training, social events, and internal seminars relevant to your level.
• Regular attendance at role specific training organised through the PHA Academy.

What will you get?

Our extensive benefits offering rewards employees for the fantastic work they do every day. You can check out our full brochure here, but to give you a snap shot…

• Make memories last with our long-service awards, wedding and new baby gifts, and a holiday allowance that increases year-on-year from your second anniversary
• Spend time with family through enhanced parental leave, paid time off for antenatal care and fertility treatment, and flexible return to work options
• Get recognised for outstanding work with our £500 wow bonus scheme, new business bonus, talent referral scheme, and monthly companywide awards
• Prioritise wellbeing with our £1,000 healthcare cash scheme, 4pm finish on Fridays, wellness hours, days, and vouchers, flexible working charter, and flexible hours
• Get involved with our culture initiatives, from regular socials, team sports, and company breakfasts, to development days, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion forums, and our PHAcademy training programme

If you’re passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals, not settling for the easy and forgettable, but challenging them to do better and be different in an environment that fosters openness, honesty, and diversity – we want to hear from you!

In return, we’ll provide you with the opportunity to develop your unique talents so that they shine through your work, a role in which your voice is heard, and an extensive range of benefits, incentives, and rewards.

Please enquire or send your CV to David Taylor at [email protected], or apply via LinkedIn or our website.

As an equal opportunities employer, we actively encourage applications from candidates belonging to groups that are underrepresented in the communications, marketing, and creative industries, including those from ethnically diverse backgrounds, belonging to the LGBTQ+ community, living with a physical/hidden disability or neurodivergent condition, and/or were not privately/university educated. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates can participate fully and comfortably in the application and recruitment process while showcasing their suitability for a role to the best of their ability. Please let us know if you require adjustments to the application or recruitment process.