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SEO Specialist
Manchester City Centre | Hybrid | Salary up to £36k
Looking for an SEO role where you can actually own your accounts, run with your ideas and have some autonomy?
We’re working exclusively with an established, growing digital & PR agency who are investing heavily in their new Manchester team, making this a great time to get involved.
Already a well-established agency of 50 in the Midlands, they are now bringing this success to Manchester and looking to make a key hire. As their newest SEO Specialist you’ll bring around 3+ years’ experience and know your SEO fundamentals whilst also being ready to take more ownership.
The Role
- Take ownership of a varied portfolio of SEO clients across Ecommerce, Retail and B2B
- Develop and deliver SEO strategies from start to finish
- Get hands-on across on-page, content, UX and technical SEO
- Run client calls and confidently talk through results and recommendations
- Use data to spot opportunities and improve performance
- Explore new opportunities across AI Search and emerging channels
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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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About You
- Around 3+ years’ SEO experience, ideally agency-side
- A strong SEO all-rounder- you don’t need to be super technical
- Comfortable managing clients and taking ownership of accounts
- Good understanding of tools such as GA4, Search Console, Ahrefs and Screaming Frog
- Proactive, organised and happy working autonomously


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Why Join?
- You’ll be joining an established agency with a growing Manchester presence, a down-to-earth team and continued investment in AI & Automation. There’s plenty of senior support from their brilliant Head of Digital in Manchester, but they want someone who’ll be trusted to run with their work rather than being micromanaged.
- You’ll also get 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays, Christmas closure, your birthday off, flexible start/finish times, personal training budget, quarterly development days and regular socials.
Hybrid: 2- 3 days per week in Manchester
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