Search Industry Job Of The Week: SEO Specialist

Job Title: SEO Specialist

Job Reference #: Unknown

Position Type: full time

Name of employer: TH UK

Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK

Date Posted: 19 November, 2007

Position description:

TH UK, requires an SEO expert to work on several key projects in our SEO department. We are looking to recruit an individual with previous experience of working for an Internet company or online marketing agency. Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK

Main Duties

• Increase traffic to client websites via organic SEO techniques.

• Work closely within the SEO team to help build and evolve tailored search engine strategies that achieve the company's growth objectives.

• Carry out extensive site-wide analysis to identify and resolve technical and usability issues.

• Conduct thorough competitor analysis to expand and evolve content.

• Increase website prominence within topical web communities.

• Promote sites through strategic online link-building.

• Analyse campaign performance and devise appropriate actions for maintaining and increasing visibility.

Core Skills Required

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in online marketing (preferably SEO) and will:

• Have commercial experience, with a proven track record in SEO and link-building - must be able to demonstrate with reference to successful SEO and link-building campaigns.

• Be highly knowledgeable about natural/organic search engine optimisation tactics and how web metrics are tracked.

• Be able to analyse changes in the Google algorithm and understand how to adjust website content and structure to stay up to date. You should be current with the changes and ongoing developments affecting the major search engines, specifically Google, and understand how to re-engineer website content and structure to benefit accordingly.

• Have knowledge of how to use PR, blogging, social book marking, affiliate campaigns, and other current legitimate SEO techniques.

• Be fully aware of all SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) techniques, the latest technologies and methods.

• Be a problem solver - able to spot aberrations in trends.

• Make solid recommendations on SEO strategy and traffic growth.

• Have strong technical skills and be conceptually strong with commercial experience and a sound understanding of the search engine landscape.

• A very keen eye to detail.

• An excellent understanding of the English language.

• Software / Application Knowledge Before applying, we would also request that you have:

• Good knowledge of HTML/DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, RSS, XML and an understanding of Relational Database Systems. ASP / PHP, technology knowledge would be advantageous.

Salary range: 16-20K GBP

Closing date: Unknown

More info about the company from: [www.thuk.co.uk]

Contact: Send resumes to jobs[at]thuk.co.uk

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