SEO Specialist 12 month FTC

SEO Specialist (Fixed-Term Maternity Cover, 12 Months)Huddersfield – 2 days in officeSalary up to £40kIf you're an SEO professional looking to sink your teeth into a hands-on, execution-focused role with real ownership, this one's for you!Forward Role are supporting a fantastic Ecommerce businessto find an SEO Specialist to cover maternity leave for 12 months. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone a few years into their SEO career who wants to build on strong technical foundations and get genuine cross-team exposure — working alongside IT, developers, an external digital PR agency, and an in-house content writer.The OpportunityThis isn't a content-writing role - it's all about execution. You'll spend your time implementing SEO recommendations, digging into performance data, spotting opportunities, and keeping technical SEO projects moving. If you like seeing your work go live and watching the numbers move because of it, you'll feel right at home here.You'll be picking up an already-established SEO roadmap and keeping the momentum going across keyword targeting, technical health, on-page optimisation, and digital PR - with plenty of support from a collaborative marketing team.What You'll Be DoingKeyword Research & On-Page OptimisationRunning keyword research and search intent analysis to support category, product, and landing page workPartnering with the content writer on keyword direction, content briefs, and spotting cannibalisation or content gapsOptimising meta data, internal linking, and on-page elementsSupporting the rollout of SEO recommendations across the siteTechnical SEO & Site HealthMonitoring technical SEO and flagging crawl, indexation, and site health issues using tools like Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, and SemrushWorking with developers to get fixes and improvements implementedKeeping an eye on redirects, canonicals, robots directives, XML sitemaps, and structured dataSupporting core web vitals and technical performance trackingDigital PR Agency ManagementActing as the main point of contact for the external digital PR agencyBriefing them on product launches and business activity to keep campaigns alignedReporting & Performance AnalysisTracking rankings, traffic, and visibility — across both traditional search and AI/LLM surfacesProducing regular SEO reports and turning insight into quick winsKeeping tabs on competitor activity and emerging opportunitiesCollaborationWorking closely with the Head of Performance Marketing to keep the SEO and content roadmaps on trackCollaborating across marketing, IT, development, and content to embed SEO best practiceEssential1–3 years' experience in an SEO or digital marketing roleSolid grasp of technical and on-page SEO principlesComfortable using tools like Google Search Console, GA4, Semrush, and Screaming FrogStrong communicator who can work confidently across teams and with external agenciesWhy ApplyThis is a great stepping-stone role for someone who wants visible ownership over real SEO outcomes, not just a supporting seat. You'll get exposure across technical SEO, digital PR, and performance reporting, all while working within a team that's clearly invested in keeping its organic growth on track.As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.TPBN1_UKTJ