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Senior SEO Client Manager

1WML
Full-time
Permanent employee

The Role

Overview – Performance Team & Core:

The SEO team sits within the Performance team at Core, which delivers integrated digital marketing services across Paid Search, Organic Search, Paid Social, Organic Social, And Precision. As a full-service SEO team, we collaborate closely with multiple disciplines across the business, including other performance teams as well as media and advertising teams. This collaborative approach ensures that SEO is fully aligned with broader marketing strategies and delivers maximum impact for our clients.m

Overview – SEO Team & Role:
Our SEO team provides end-to-end SEO services, spanning website content writing, on-site optimisation, and technical SEO recommendations. This role is positioned within a full-service SEO team and will play a key part in delivering both content and technical SEO solutions for clients. We are seeking a candidate with 3–5 years’ experience in SEO, with a strong leaning towards technical SEO, who can contribute across all aspects of SEO delivery. The successful candidate will help elevate technical SEO standards within the business and support the ongoing development of best practices across the team.

SEO Role & Responsibilities:
• Develop optimisation strategies that increase client’s website search engine results rankings
• Identify SEO opportunities for clients and create business cases to pitch them efficiently
• Research and implement SEO recommendations
• Determine and report on measurable goals that demonstrate improvement
• Incorporate high quality content strategies to improve search results rankings
• Act as the technical SEO expert within the team, setting standards for client work and acting as a key point of contact to support and upskill colleagues in technical SEO

Day-to-Day Duties:
• Build strong relationships with clients and respond to requests in a timely manner
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, managing day-to-day communications and owning client relationships based on individual needs
• Manage client accounts from both a content and technical SEO perspective, delivering full-service SEO support based on client needs
• Prepare actionable reports monthly and present findings back to clients in person
• Take a proactive approach to identify problems and implement solutions
• Proactively collaborate with other teams across the business to ensure efficiency in service delivery
• Collaborate with client web development and content teams where required
• Stay up to date with the latest developments in SEO and digital marketing

Your profile

Requirements & Qualifications:

• 3–5 years’ experience in a similar role, either in-house or agency
• Proven track record in technical SEO, with strong knowledge of content SEO
• Proven experience managing client SEO needs in a client-facing role
• Strong track record for content SEO experience
• Proven track record in building SEO strategies across multiple industries and improving website rankings
• Experience using tools such as Semrush, Ahref, Google Search Console, GA4, Screaming Frog, etc
• Understanding of how SEO fits into the broader marketing and advertising landscape
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Experience in analysing data and deriving key insights through various analytics tools
• Problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills

Why us?

What’s in it for you?

  • Work your way – enjoy flexible, hybrid working that fits around your life
  • Never stop growing – 24/7 access to LinkedIn Learning, plus clear career progression and mentoring support
  • Variety that excites – collaborate with an incredible mix of clients across sport, retail, food & drink, alcohol, insurance, banking and more
  • Grow with us – real opportunities to develop and progress within the business
  • Time to recharge – 21 days annual leave, your birthday off, Christmas closure days, and early finishes on bank holiday Fridays
  • Balance matters – a culture that genuinely supports work–life balance
  • People-first perks – employee referral programme and family-focused benefits, including paid maternity & paternity leave, fertility support, pregnancy loss leave, and a maternity phase-back programme
  • Your wellbeing, covered – access to mental health and wellbeing programmes, plus paid health insurance for you and your dependents under 18
  • Plan for the future – professional financial advice, contributory pension, and life assurance
  • Be part of something bigger – join our D&I, CSR, Green, Social or Great Place to Work committees and even earn an extra day’s leave for making an impact
  • And plenty more along the way…

Salary Range

48000 - 56000 DOE

About us

Core is Ireland's largest marketing communications company with over 400 people working across the key areas of marketing communications - research, data science, strategy, planning, creative development and implementation. We are now a collective of nine practices, working towards a single purpose - to expand the possibilities of what brands can achieve. At Core, we believe that change can move us forward and compel us towards new possibilities. Our wonderful people are at the centre of our success. It is essential that we keep building a high-trust working environment that supports our people and enables them to flourish. There is no magic formula for becoming a great place to work. Instead, it involves working together, through constant change, to match the personal dreams and ambitions of our people with the aspirations of the organisation.

Over the years, we have cemented our position as a great place to work, with 2025 being voted 8 Best Large Workplace in Ireland. Additionally, we are recognised as a Best Workplace for Women, and Best Workplace for Health & Wellbeing. 2025 was our best year yet, and we're excited to have you join us and our continued success.