Deputy head of SEO

The Times and The Sunday Times are looking for a deputy head of SEO to grow our readership and drive subscriptions.

You will be responsible for supporting the SEO editor with the day-to-day running of the SEO team for The Times and The Sunday Times and heading up initiatives to maximise search traffic.

You will work alongside editorial, product, tech and data to report on performance and implement our strategy to optimise our website and journalism.

Based in a fast-paced newsroom, you will share actionable insights and make recommendations on what stories we cover and how.

This will involve communicating trends, giving feedback, writing headlines and making sure that high-quality internal links improve the reading experience.

As well as acting as an authority in SEO best practice, you will be responsible for leading a training programme for reporters, editors and sub-editors.

Please apply with your CV and covering letter by April 20.

Minimum Requirements:

1. In-depth knowledge of SEO
2. Excellent communication and people skills
3. Experience working in a newsroom
4. Strong SEO editing, optimising and digital headline writing skills
5. Experience working with Google Trends, Search Console and similar tools
6. Able to manage, motivate and develop a team

This job is for you if:

1. You have a sharp news sense and an audience-first mindset
2. You can explain trends and patterns in data clearly and concisely
3. You enjoy working collaboratively across departments to get things done
4. You have a proven track record of growing search traffic
5. You’re up to date with the latest SEO and media trends

To apply you must have the right to work in the UK.

**We are News UK**: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month.

**Life at News**: Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities – attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce.

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

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