Job Description

SEO Executive
Lancashire, near Preston - 3 days in office
Salary up to 30k
Forward Role are supporting a well-established and highly regarded retail business with a strong omnichannel presence and a reputation for investing in people and digital innovation. As part of their continued digital expansion, they're now hiring an SEO Executive to join their growing, super-friendly & close-knit Digital Marketing team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong foundation in SEO who's ready to step into a fast-paced, collaborative environment where their work will make a measurable impact!
The Role
Sitting as part of a large, internal Digital team, the SEO Executive will help execute and optimise the brand's organic search strategy. You'll act as the key point of contact for the SEO agency and work closely with internal teams across digital content, PR and development. From technical audits to metadata optimisation, you'll be deeply involved in ensuring the site ranks effectively and organically attracts high-quality traffic.
Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day contact for the SEO agency, aligning on strategy and KPIs, working closely alongside of the Digital Manager
• Conduct keyword research, support campaign planning, and optimise product and landing pages
• Collaborate with PR and content teams to support outreach and digital PR campaigns
• Coordinate implementation of technical and on-page recommendations across the website
• Monitor and report on rankings, traffic performance and SEO KPIs using GSC, GA and other tools
• Take ownership of local SEO efforts (Google My Business and Bing Places), delivering regular audits and improvements

What We're Looking For

• Minimum of 12 months hands-on SEO experience, either in-house or agency
• Strong understanding of SEO best practices across technical, content and outreach
• Experience using key SEO and analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics, Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs)
• Competent in Excel and highly detail-oriented
• Proactive and organised, comfortable managing multiple priorities

Why Apply?
This is more than just an SEO role. You'll be joining a multi-award-winning employer recognised nationally for their culture, employee engagement, and values-driven leadership. With a hybrid working model and clear investment in digital growth, it's a brilliant time to come on board.
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.