Job Title: SEO Manager

About SquareFish

SquareFish is a small entrepreneurial company based in Cork. We work with a range of companies, from tech to travel to engineering. For each, we are a full business partner, not just an external supplier.

Generally, we’ll focus on the tech, marketing, and business side of all the companies we partner with. We have a full range of skills in-house to fulfil our partners' needs, without the use of outside agencies.

About the Position

Job Title: SEO Manager

We’re looking for an experienced SEO Manager to lead two projects in particular - PureVolt Solar (solar panel installations) and Engineers with Drones (drone inspections). Prior experience in these industries is not required—our marketing and sales teams are knowledgeable, collaborative, and eager to share their insights.

The main areas you'll be in charge of are SEO and CRO for these projects, and there's a small PPC aspect too. While you will be directly responsible for the online growth and maintenance of these projects, you will also work in collaboration with our web dev team and report directly to our head of SEO.

Our head of SEO is always there if you need help, so there'll be someone you can bounce ideas and strategies off. That said, we are looking for someone who is ready to take over projects from day 1, bringing new skills and insights to our company to expand our collective knowledge, particularly in SEO, CRO and website analytics.

What we're looking for

• Proven SEO Expertise: A deep understanding of SEO principles, including keyword research, on-page optimization, and technical SEO.

• Good knowledge of CRO: How you convert a website browser into a customer.

• Website Analytics: How to track the effectiveness of the strategies you roll out, and overall digital marketing performance.

• Leadership Skills: The ability to lead projects, mentor and get the most from our web dev / coding team.

• Hands-On Approach: A willingness to roll your sleeves up to implement SEO strategies directly. You'll be writing code and editing the websites yourself (along with your colleagues, too).

• Innovative Mindset: A critical thinker who seeks out evidence and logic in decision-making, and can identify new opportunities and improvements.

Skills & Experience Required

• 5+ Years of SEO Experience: Must also include leading at least one SEO project in a competitive field yourself.

• Technical Skills: Hands-on coding and troubleshooting experience. You don't need to be an expert in all the languages we use, we can give training and there's always people to ask. But, if coding scares you, this is not the position for you.

• Analytical Abilities: Confident with website analysis tools used for SEO, CRO and alike, for example using Google Analytics or similar tools.

Key Responsibilities

• SEO: Create and take full responsibility for the SEO strategy of projects, making data-driven decisions to achieve top rankings in competitive markets.

• Collaboration & Training: Advise and collaborate with internal teams, sharing SEO best practices and conducting website audits for improvements.

• Keyword Research & Analytics: Conduct thorough keyword research and engagement tracking to refine content strategy and user experience.

• Trend Monitoring: Stay updated on industry trends, search engine algorithm changes, and SEO advancements to keep our strategy at the forefront.

• CRO: Design and implement CRO strategies to increase online engagement and conversion.

• PPC: A small aspect only. No experience is required here, as long as you have an inquisitive mindset and drive to learn.

• Hands-On Website Optimization: Use coding skills to address technical SEO challenges, collaborating with our web development team as needed.

Salary, Hours & Location

• Permanent position

• Full time, 5 days per week

• Based in: Office in Marina Commercial Park, Cork City

  • Once fully up to speed then a hybrid model is possible, though please note min 50% of time must be done from the office in the long term.

• Start date: Flexible, to suit you.

• Working Hours: flexible.

• You’ll need the majority of your hours to overlap with the rest of the team, but it’s no problem to do the rest when suits and to be flexible.

• Salary Range: €50,000 - €75,000 per year

  • Why such a broad salary range?

    • The salary offered will depend on directly relevant work experience.

Assessing Us

We are very keen that you have all the information that you need to see if we are the right company, with the right position for you. This is a two-way process, after all, and we’d expect you to be assessing us too.

There will be time throughout the recruitment process for you to ask us any questions you would like. But, we know doing job applications can be seriously time-consuming, so if you’ve questions you’d like answered before you decide if it’s worth applying, then please just ask.

If you’d like to have a 10-min informal chat about the role, just drop us a note with your details on jobs@squarefish.ie, and we’ll call you back to answer any questions you might have. Also, if you’d like to chat to one of our current team who’s not involved in the recruitment side, to see what we are like as an employer, please just ask. You can do this on a confidential basis, where anything you chat about will not be shared with those recruiting. 

The Recruitment Process

If you decide that this would be a great fit for you, then the recruitment process would be as follows:

Step 1 - Application form & CV

You can find the application form here:  https://forms.gle/xUVWeE8bpvCRPSAA9

 After you’ve filled that in, if you could email over your CV to jobs@squarefish.ie

Step 2 - Online Interview

We are conscious that your time may be limited, so we will be inviting shortlisted candidates through to the first round with an online interview.

Step 3 - In-Person Interview

We always want to give you the opportunity to meet us in person to help you decide if we are the right company for you. This would not only be a chance for us to get to know you better, but also for you to find out more about what we are like to work with.

 We’ll be conducting the interviews in our office in the Marina Commercial Park, Cork.

Step 4 - References

We’d need two references, that we can phone, who know you in a professional capacity. Please note this is part of the recruitment process, and positions will not be offered until after reference checks have been completed.

Application Deadline

The deadline for applications for this position is Monday 2nd December 2024.