SEO Specialist

  • Permanent
  • Full time
  • £25,600 - £28,400
  • Hybrid (HD9 6QA, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
  • Marketing

About Accu

Accu is one of the fastest growing companies in UK engineering. We take pride in serving more than 50% of the top 100 global manufacturers through our online store: Accu.co.uk. To hit our growth targets, we’re looking for great people to join our talented team in 2024.

We work with our customers to create life changing advancement, from tiny screws in children's prosthetic limbs, to precision bolts within fusion reactors that promise unlimited clean energy, our components are delivered across the world to help build a better tomorrow.

We have an “Excellent” TrustPilot rating and an overall “5 Star” rating on Google. We truly are nuts about offering the best experience to all our customers.


We are guided by these principles:

  • Be the most loved buying experience for engineers and innovators.
  • Leverage technology to make engineering faster and more accessible.
  • Deeply understand our customer’s expectations, then blow them out of the water.
  • Nurture a highly efficient and innovative workplace that allows everyone to grow.
  • As a business, we care about our impact on the environment. We're here to minimise waste, protect the planet and support projects that make lives better.


The Role

We are looking for an SEO Specialist to join our team.


Responsibilities

  • Create compelling content that establishes Accu as an expert in the engineering/procurement/supply chain space and helps drive more targeted organic traffic to Accu.co.uk, including: articles, case studies, technical guides and new product launches.
  • Formulate search engine optimised descriptions for our range of engineering components, working closely with other teams on joint projects, including: engaging with the engineering department on technical specifications, 3D model creation and creating training resources.
  • Working with the Merchandising team to create optimal product and category names, identifying best keywords to target the right audiences.
  • Collaborating on Marketing team projects, including: brainstorming, refining and developing new creative ideas for campaigns.
  • Writing storyboards & scripts for video content and ad creatives e.g. YouTube ads, TikToks & Instagram reels.


Essential/Desirable Skills

  • The ideal candidate will be passionate about both marketing and engineering.
  • You'll have strong writing and presentation skills, combined with a determination to drive results.
  • A solid understanding of SEO principles and some experience with content marketing and SEO tools such as Ahrefs, Moz, Sistrix, SEMRush Hubspot, Google's Keyword Planner & Search Console would be an asset.
  • Experience blogging and/or writing marketing copy that clearly communicates a product's benefits and unique selling proposition.
  • SEO fundamentals - a basic understanding of how web pages rank and have applied this to projects you have undertaken.
  • Google Search Console or other SEO Tools that capture data to help plan content production to grow organic website traffic.
  • Experience editing technical documentation and articles written by others.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Interest in engineering/supply chain/procurement and a curiosity in how things work.


Qualifications / Study Requirements

  • No formal qualifications are necessary, but we'd like to see at least one year of experience working on SEO related projects.
  • Ideally across a broad range of industries and utilising some of the tools mentioned in the role description.


The Team and What We Offer

We’ve created a self-directing workplace that cultivates a culture of inclusion and belonging, whilst allowing everyone to grow. We have built a close-knit team with an extremely low employee turnover rate, here’s a few things you can look forward to:

  • Competitive salary with a transparent pay structure.
  • Opportunity for progression at a high growth company.
  • 4 day working week.
  • Remote and flexible working.
  • 6 weeks paid annual leave. Earn up to 7 weeks through our length of service bonus.
  • Up to 6 months paid maternity leave and 1 month paid paternity leave.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Accu Academy - a fund to grow our employees' skills.
  • Bean to cup coffee, soft drinks and fresh fruit in the office.
  • Sports and Social activities; including escape rooms, go-karting, food, drink and much more.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • £300 birthday bonus.


We welcome applicants from the Armed Forces community. Armed Forces community applicants, who meet the minimum criteria for the role, will be guaranteed an interview. However, please note that this does not guarantee a job offer.


If you’d like to join us on our mission to build a better tomorrow, apply and take the next step today to help us build tomorrow.


Job Type

Full time, Permanent


Working Days/Hours

4-day working week, Monday to Friday.

34Hrs per week, 08:30 to 17:30, 30 minute lunch break daily.