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Xigen is hiring a mid-level SEO Specialist for a remote role based in Bedford, with a salary of £35,000-£40,000. You'll own SEO strategies across multiple brochure and e-commerce websites, covering technical audits, content, site structure, migrations, and ongoing optimization.
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Role Snapshot
- Original title: SEO Specialist
- Company: Xigen
- Location: Bedford, UK
- Workplace: Remote, with studio and hybrid options available
- Salary: £35,000-£40,000 per year
- Employment type: Full-time
- Seniority: Mid-level
Company Overview
Xigen is an award-winning UK e-commerce agency with more than two decades of experience creating high-performance websites for global brands, multinational companies, enterprise organizations, and small and medium-sized businesses.
About the Role
As SEO Specialist, you'll plan, deliver, and develop SEO strategies across a portfolio of brochure and e-commerce websites. You’ll work with clients, developers, designers, and content teams to embed SEO throughout discovery, website builds, migrations, ongoing optimization, and growth.
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Responsibilities
- Own and deliver SEO strategies for multiple clients across brochure and e-commerce websites.
- Conduct technical SEO audits and oversee implementation across different platforms and content management systems.
- Lead keyword research, competitor analysis, and search-intent mapping to guide content and site structure.
- Work with developers to apply SEO best practices during website builds, migrations, and platform upgrades.
- Optimize on-page elements, content, and internal linking to improve organic visibility and performance.
- Support e-commerce SEO across product pages, category pages, faceted navigation, and pagination.
- Monitor performance and provide clients with clear, actionable insights and recommendations.
- Serve as an SEO point of contact for clients, managing expectations and explaining complex topics clearly.
Qualifications
- Proven experience delivering successful SEO strategies in a digital agency environment.
- Strong technical SEO knowledge and hands-on experience across multiple CMS and e-commerce platforms.
- Ability to manage multiple clients and competing priorities effectively.
- Results-focused approach centered on measurable performance and continuous improvement.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across development, design, content, and client teams.
- Experience with Shopify, WordPress/WooCommerce, Magento/Adobe Commerce, or Craft CMS is beneficial.
- Experience with complex website migrations or replatforming projects is beneficial.
- Knowledge of CRO, UX, paid media, or mentoring junior SEO team members is beneficial.
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Compensation and Benefits
- Salary of £35,000-£40,000 per year.
- Performance-based KPI bonus.
- 32 days’ holiday, including public holidays and a Christmas shutdown.
- An additional day off for your birthday.
- Flexible working hours, with core hours of 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
- Choice of working from the studio, remotely, or through a combination of both.
- Five professional-development days.
- Drinks, fresh fruit, and cakes available at the studio.
- Mental-health support from trained mental-health first-aiders.
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