SEO & AI Content Executive / Manager | Prestigious Education Group | London £28-40k
Posted 3 days ago by Direct Recruitment
£40,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The SEO & AI Content Executive/Manager role at a prestigious education group in London involves developing digital marketing capabilities, particularly focusing on SEO and AI-driven content production. The position requires a hands-on approach to writing, editing, and optimizing web content while collaborating with senior digital leadership and an external agency. Candidates should possess strong writing skills and a genuine interest in SEO and digital visibility, with opportunities for career growth and development. This is a hybrid role with an immediate start available.
Key Responsibilities:
- Write, edit and optimise web content including landing pages, guides and blog posts
- Work from agency-provided content briefs, keywords and SEO direction
- Upload and manage content via WordPress
- Use AI tools to support drafting, editing, research and workflow efficiency
- Support on-page SEO tasks: metadata, internal linking, structured publishing
- Monitor content performance using tools like SEMrush, Google Search Console and GA4
- Attend weekly agency calls and internal project meetings
- Help improve visibility across both Google and AI-driven search results
Key Skills:
- Degree educated ideally in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or a related discipline
- Strong writing skills - examples of blogs, coursework, marketing copy or written work welcome
- Digitally confident and comfortable picking up new tools quickly
- Genuine interest in SEO, content marketing, AI and digital visibility
- Some experience in content, digital marketing or SEO - internship, placement or 1–2 years in a full-time role
- Familiarity with WordPress, SEMrush or Ahrefs a bonus, not a requirement
- Organised, proactive and able to work to briefs and deadlines
Salary (Rate): £40,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
SEO & AI Content Executive / Manager | Prestigious Education Group | London £28-40k Hybrid (2–3 days in office) | Full-time | Immediate Start Temp to Perm
Our client
Our client is a family of nurseries, schools, and colleges in the UK dedicated to helping children be the best they can be. They provide a supportive environment that inspires pupils to become well-rounded, confident and articulate individuals. Students develop culturally and socially, as well as academically, enjoying a well-rounded education full of fun and laughter. They work hard to help every child find something that fulfils them - to find their extraordinary, the thing only they can contribute to the world.
The opportunity
We're building out our digital marketing capability and looking for a sharp, curious content professional to join at an exciting moment - we're launching a major SEO and digital visibility project with a newly appointed specialist agency, and we need someone to help us execute it. This is a hands-on, development-friendly role with real scope to grow. You'll work directly with senior digital leadership and a leading external agency, picking up SEO strategy, AI-powered content production and CMS management at pace. Full training is provided so if you're technically confident, a natural writer and hungry to learn, this could be the role that accelerates your career.
What you'll do
- Write, edit and optimise web content including landing pages, guides and blog posts
- Work from agency-provided content briefs, keywords and SEO direction
- Upload and manage content via WordPress
- Use AI tools to support drafting, editing, research and workflow efficiency
- Support on-page SEO tasks: metadata, internal linking, structured publishing
- Monitor content performance using tools like SEMrush, Google Search Console and GA4
- Attend weekly agency calls and internal project meetings
- Help improve visibility across both Google and AI-driven search results
What we're looking for
- Degree educated ideally in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or a related discipline
- Strong writing skills - examples of blogs, coursework, marketing copy or written work welcome
- Digitally confident and comfortable picking up new tools quickly
- Genuine interest in SEO, content marketing, AI and digital visibility
- Some experience in content, digital marketing or SEO - internship, placement or 1–2 years in a full-time role
- Graduate candidates considered if they show strong potential
- Familiarity with WordPress, SEMrush or Ahrefs a bonus, not a requirement
- Organised, proactive and able to work to briefs and deadlines
What's on offer
- £28,000–£40,000 depending on experience
- Initial 3-month contract with strong potential to go permanent
- Fast-track development in SEO, AI content tooling, CMS and performance marketing
- Direct exposure to a globally recognised premium brand
- Small, high-performing team where your work is visible and your ideas are heard
- Hybrid working + on-site gym
- Start date flexible - ideally within one month, but up to three months for the right person. We may also consider permanent from the outset.
- Unfortunately, our client is unable to accept applications from candidates requiring sponsorship at any point.
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