SEO Executive

Company Description

Zenith is the ROI agency. We help brands make Bold Moves in communications to drive profitable, measurable growth.

At Zenith, Bold Moves are big, brave shifts to strategy, data, audience or activation. They’re grounded in evidence, backed by rigorous forecasting and designed to deliver stronger returns for clients and better experiences for consumers. We work as empathetic partners, taking the time to understand our clients’ businesses and tying our success to theirs.

Part of Publicis Media, Zenith has over 5,000 specialists across 90 markets. In the UK, we work with leading organisations including The Very Group, Macmillan and Morrisons – helping them make smarter, more impactful choices to unlock growth. We believe an inclusive culture strengthens our business, enabling greater idea exchange, innovation and creativity, and we actively encourage our people to drive positive change.

Overview

We are hiring an

SEO Executive to join Performics @ Zenith and help leading UK and international brands grow their visibility across traditional search and emerging AI-powered experiences. You’ll get hands-on with both content and technical SEO, seeing your work go live and learning from experienced specialists as you build your expertise. From keyword research and website copy to audits, reporting and AI visibility, this is an opportunity to develop a broad foundation in modern search while contributing to work that makes a measurable difference for clients.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day delivery of SEO activity across content, technical and insights workstreams, connecting your work to client business objectives.

• Contribute to website audits and help develop practical recommendations that improve search performance and make content easier for search engines and AI tools to understand.

• Track performance across areas such as keyword rankings, organic traffic and AI visibility, turning the data into clear insights for client updates.

• Carry out keyword research and use your findings to write and optimise website copy, including page content, meta titles, meta descriptions and FAQs.

• Work closely with the SEO Account Manager and wider specialists to deliver joined-up search campaigns and develop your understanding of client needs.

• Explore developments across SEO and generative engine optimisation, sharing useful learnings and ideas with the team.

• Take part in training and hands-on learning, building your SEO knowledge and taking on greater ownership as your skills develop.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make information clear, engaging and easy to understand.

• Good organisation and time-management skills, with an approach that helps you balance priorities and meet agreed deadlines.

• Confidence working with numbers and data, spotting meaningful trends and translating them into straightforward insights.

• Comfortable using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, and willing to learn new platforms and tools.

• A genuine curiosity about SEO, digital marketing and the changing ways people search for and discover brands online.

• An interest in AI and how developments such as ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews are influencing search and content discovery.

• Some exposure to SEO or digital marketing is helpful, but it does not need to come from a traditional career path.

• Experience gained through study, an internship or placement, a personal project or another practical setting is welcome.

Additional Information

Employees joining The Pack, an early careers programme that connects, supports and develops you to kick-start your career with us, initially start with an annual salary of £28,860.

The recruitment process

• Step 1: Apply and get started!
• Step 2: Show us your skills and strengths – complete some fun, interactive tasks through our assessment tool delivered in partnership with Arctic Shores. Look out for this in your emails following your application!
• Step 3: A quick chat with a recruiter to get to know you better and for you to ask any questions and let us know if you require any adjustments.
• Step 4: Join us for a two stage interview process where you can showcase your skills and strengths.
• Step 5: We’ll give you feedback, post interviews, whether or not we move forward with your application.

What to Expect from the Arctic Shores Assessment

As part of our selection process, we use an Arctic Shores game-based assessment to help us understand your natural strengths in a fair, engaging way. This isn’t a quiz about what you know, it’s about showing how you think, behave and solve problems in real time.

What it is

• A series of interactive tasks (games) designed to measure problem-solving, decision-making, adaptability, focus and other work-relevant behaviours.
• You won’t see typical questions, instead, you’ll play activities that look and feel like simple games.

How it works

• You’ll receive an email with a link and simple instructions.
• Before the official assessment you can try a practice task so you’re confident with the format.
• The assessment usually has around 7-9 tasks and should take about the same time as a standard online test.

Tips to succeed

• Choose a quiet, distraction-free space with a reliable device.
• Read the instructions carefully before starting each activity.
• Be yourself - Arctic Shores is designed to capture how you naturally approach challenges, not what you think is the “right” answer.

After you finish

• Candidates receive a personalised feedback report that explains what your responses suggest about your strengths - valuable insight whether you join us or not.

There are no right or wrong answers - your results simply help us understand where you’ll thrive. Approach it with confidence and focus on performing consistently throughout each task.

Zenith UK offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Zenith UK, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.