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The Telegraph - Live SEO Executive

Employer
The Telegraph
Location
London (Central)
Salary
Competitive + excellent benefits
Closing date
6 Jan 2023
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Industry
Journalist
Job Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Sector
Nationals, Online, Digital, News
Discipline
Analyst, Digital Journalist

Job Details

Role purpose and overview

The Telegraph is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Live SEO Executive to help reinforce its digital strategy and assist the newsdesk with on-page optimisation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for flagging daily trends and keywords, as well as optimising articles produced by the News, Foreign News, Business and Politics teams.

Working closely with the Head of Editorial SEO and the Deputy Head of Editorial SEO, this role is a crucial part of the day-to-day running of the newsroom and is a great opportunity for someone looking to pursue a career in digital journalism or editorial SEO.

Key responsibilities

  • Working with the Head of Editorial SEO and Deputy Head of Editorial SEO to maintain and improve the Telegraph’s authority in Google
  • Monitoring and maintaining our rankings in Top Stories
  • Provide headline and URL advice to the newsdesk
  • Create topic tags and regularly optimise our key content hub pages
  • Pitch content ideas to relevant desks, based on search queries, trends and demand

Key skills

  • Understanding of and passion for on-page SEO
  • On-the-pulse with the latest industry trends and product updates
  • Hunger for news and current affairs
  • Fantastic interpersonal and communication skills
  • Confidence when speaking to senior editors and stakeholders
  • Experience working with Google Trends, Adobe Analytics and Chartbeat
  • Experience working in editorial or a newsroom and/or a degree in journalism would be advantageous

Our benefits

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance, and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic background, religion and/or belief.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.

 

 

Company

The Telegraph is an award-winning, multimedia news brand synonymous with quality, credibility and authority for more than 160 years. 

We are renowned for the analysis, perspective, opinion and insight our journalism provides to a discerning audience. Every day the content we create sets the news agenda, sparking debate and provoking comment.

Our vision, with quality journalism at the heart, is to pioneer new ways to serve 10 million registered users and 1 million subscribers. We’ll achieve this with a constant focus on our journalism, and by using the data and understanding we have of The Telegraph’s audience to successfully grow our revenue streams from subscriptions to advertising, travel, events, and financial services.
We want to capture diversity of thought through our people, create inclusive working environments that allow everyone to be their authentic selves at work while creating a sense of belonging to ensure we have the highest performing teams.

The Telegraph is proud to be a WORK180 endorsed employer for women in 2021.

For more information on our purpose, beliefs and people values, please visit our website. Visit our careers website to learn more about our people and jobs.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7931 2000
Location
111 Buckingham Palace Road
London
London
SW1W 0DT
GB

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