Technical SEO Specialist
HearstWe believe that diversity strengthens and enriches who we are, and it is important to us that our workplace is somewhere our people feel they belong and reflects every aspect of our diverse nation. Our ambition is for everyone to have an equal opportunity to succeed. Currently those from an ethnic minority backgrounds are under-represented at iCrossing and we are keen to broaden our socio-economic diversity. We therefore encourage and welcome applications from Black, Asian, ethnic minority and lower socio-economic backgrounds.
All disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job as set out in the job description and person specification will be guaranteed an interview if requesting to be considered under this scheme. If there’s anything we can do to make our interview process or working environment more inclusive and to meet your particular needs, please let us know.
We are proudly a Disability Confident Level 2 employer and Living Wage employer.
Responsibilities
Deliver complex technical SEO audits and strategies to clients in a simple and clear way for clients to digest and understand.
Tailor your presentation skills based on the stakeholders you're presenting to and be able to pre-empt questions they may have
Support the development and implementation of technical SEO strategies.
Prioritise and address SEO tasks to improve client website performance and search visibility.
Conduct site audits, highlighting areas for optimisation and implementing fixes.
Work closely with developers to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues affecting SEO.
Assist in implementing recommendations for page speed (Core Web Vitals), crawlability, and indexation.
Monitor and report on technical SEO performance, ensuring alignment with objectives.
Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing by staying informed on industry updates.
To be an ambassador of iCrossing UK and its values
You may be required to undertake such further duties as your skills, qualifications and experience allow and/or as may be assigned to you from time to time
Qualifications
We’re looking for someone who has/is:
Experience in technical SEO, with proven success in identifying issues and delivering recommendations.
Strong ability to prioritise tasks effectively based on business impact.
Solid understanding of technical SEO fundamentals, including crawling, rendering, and site structure.
Experience of how JavaScript implementations can impact technical SEO
Understanding of ongoing developments with LLM answer engines (e.g. ChatGPT, Google AI mode etc.) and how these are impacting search and technical SEO specifically.
Familiarity with SEO tools (Google Analytics, Search Console, Screaming Frog, Lumar, Ahrefs, Semrush etc.).
Detail-oriented, with excellent problem-solving skills.