Head of SEO

At Go.Compare, we’re on a mission to help people everywhere save time and money – whether that’s on essential outgoings or on the things that they enjoy.

If someone is looking for an insurance policy for the first time, wants to beat their renewal quote, is searching for the right financial product, or is after an outstanding utility deal, our comparison website – Go.Compare – is there to help. We work with trusted insurance providers, financial services organisations and partners to provide a real breadth of coverage across the market.

Go.Compare is part of Future Publishing PLC, the home of some of the world’s most famous magazine brands, including Marie Claire, Wallpaper, Country Living and Homes & Gardens - to name just a few!

At the heart of the Go.Compare website is an SEO-first strategy. Bringing together technical SEO expertise, the highest standards of content, and closely following the principles of EAT, the SEO team is responsible for one of Go.Compare’s critical marketing channels.

Reporting to the Director of Marketing, you will be ultimately responsible for the performance of the SEO channel but also influence adjacent teams e.g. tech, brand, product, UX; to ensure that business innovation takes place in ways that will both protect existing and grow future acquisition via organic search. You will work tightly with Go.Compare’s leadership and trading teams to ensure SEO strategy aligns with business objectives. Finally, you will be in charge of a sizeable outreach budget with a roster of several well-embedded agencies. As the Head of SEO at Go.Compare you will also oversee content production for the front-end of our website; continuously improving on what already exists and closing gaps with our highly active competitors.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve…

Thorough experience working with all aspects of SEO - technical, content, and offsite
Excellent communication; being clear with parallel business units on what is needed to help SEO succeed, and what may threaten it
Analytical skills - dissecting SEO factors contributing not only to Go.Compare but to competitor’s performance
Strong team management skills; the ability to organise, drive and stabilise a growing team

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal job family level P3

The expected range for this role is £52,000 - £70,000