Hybrid Agency : Havas Media Group Job Description : About Havas Media At Havas Media, we are passionate about helping our clients create Meaningful Brands by reimagining valuable experiences. Our smart thinking around enhancing consumer experiences means we deliver more measurable, meaningful moments between brands and people. We call this Mx (Meaningful Media Experiences); thinking about how we connectconsumers to the right content in the right context. We maximise collaboration and offer our clients a powerful combination of creative, content and media excellence, scale, agility and innovation. This means we can field our very best people and change our shape according to the needs of each client and brief we work with. HELLO THERE, IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY, YOU MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. PLEASE POP THE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON THE TOP OF YOUR CV FOR US TO READ, MANY MANY THANKS, AND GOOD LUCK 1. Why did you choose to apply for this role? 2. What skills and interests do you think you can bring to the role? 3. We would love to find out more about you and your future ambitions. Describe to us how taking part in this programme would benefit and impact your future goals. SEO Strategy Platformer Reporting To: SEO Strategy Manager Office Location: Havas, 3 Pancras Square, Kings Cross, N1C 4AG We have a hybrid working model – 3 days in office / 2 days working from home. ABOUT HAVAS MARKET: We are Havas Market, part of the Havas Media Network. We believe in in the fusion of commerce and performance to drive limitless performance. We break down barriers between commerce and performance to build cohesive multichannel purchase experiences that powerfully combine tech and human flair. Havas Market expertise spans four core specialist services: paid media (PPC, paid social, shopping international), owned (SEO, CRO, content, creative, localisation), commerce (Amazon, Marketplaces, Retail Media, social commerce) and earned (digital PR, social). [PPC – Pay per click SEO - Search Engine Optimisation CRO - Conversion Rate Optimisation] We help clients such as Bonhams, DASH Water, JDE, Liverpool Football Club, Office Shoes and TOAST to: • Connect with the human behind the click – we harness human-led planning and technology to create experiences that connect more deeply and drive superior digital performance. • Capture meaningful metrics that matter – we focus on meaningful results that drive business impact, not just superficial metrics, ensuring client strategy delivers real commercial success. • Combine curious minds and powerful technology – we turn data into actionable insights, all powered and delivered by cutting-edge technology, giving clients a competitive edge in market. The role itself: • We’re looking for a smart and motivated individual to take on the role of SEO Strategy Platformer within a scaled SEO team. Within the role you will support with creating an overall SEO strategy, spanning Technical, Content and Digital PR across a diverse and exciting portfolio of clients that includes established household brands, such as Kia, Hyundai, Office, and the BBC. • You will be supporting your manager to interpret client’s briefs and deliver inventive and effective solutions that deliver against their SEO objectives. We need someone to support our SEO strategy function with engaging tasks including audience research, keyword analysis, content auditing and data mining. http://www.havasmarket.co.uk • You will play a key part as a member of an integrated client campaign team. As such, you will need to be comfortable being involved with formal communication and able to build strong relationships with client stakeholders and internal teams. • Extensive training will be provided by the wider team of Account Managers and Account Directors to ensure you have the right knowledge and support to succeed in this role. • A head for solutions-focused and strategic thinking would be ideal. • Strong organisation skills will also help you given you will be working multiple clients and teams across Havas Market. We are looking for a Platformer with: • Basic understanding of SEO is desirable but not essential as we will provide all necessary training. • Good strategic thinking & problem-solving skills, with a solution focussed mindset • Comfortable communicating confidently with internal teams and clients - written and verbal, with the ability to convey work and results effectively. • Interest in SEO and ideally digital more broadly. • Organised, self-starter with excellent attention to detail. • Good project management skills, with ability to manage multiple tasks at once. • Strong time management skills and ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines • Proactive, can-do attitude. • Good collaboration skills and a desire to work with others. On the 6 month programme, you’ll be involved in: SEO Strategy Development & Execution • Learn to perform audience and search term research, content auditing and competitor analysis. • Be able to contribute and support on the delivery of the end-to-end SEO strategy for your client set. • Learn to support with coordinating campaign teams across Technical, Content and DPR departments, as set out by your AM, in-line with the strategy. • Develop strong working relationships across internal teams such as Technical, Content and DPR. • Support in developing strategic plans, roadmaps and client goals for each of your assigned clients, alongside our SEO Strategy Managers. • Get to grips with our agency best practice to ensure the work you deliver aligns to these high standards. Providing Data-Driven Insights • Acquire working knowledge of core SEO tools, including Ahrefs, SEMRush, GA4, Google Search Console etc. to support with analysing sites and data-sources to identify opportunities for improvement. • Contribute to reporting and insights for clients, ensuring regular updates on performance and strategy implementation.http://www.havasmarket.co.uk Team & Client Communications • Participate in client meetings, and support in preparation, note-taking, and follow-up communications. • Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across a portfolio of accounts. • Grow to present your work and results to internal teams, and even clients if necessary On the Platform programme, you'll benefit from: • A dedicated Buddy • Introductions and breakfasts with Senior Leaders • Pastoral Support • Free breakfast in the office • Wellbeing and mental health support • Yulife - wellbeing app • Employee assistance programme Training and Development sessions • Communication • Productivity • Goal Setting and Objectives • Career Development • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion • Networking • CV & LinkedIn • Industry Insight sessions • Group Project As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to a diverse workforce and a barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please let us know. Contract Type : Intern Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.