Senior SEO Manager

Company description At Digitas, we harness the power of connection to make positive impact everyday. We have a relentless focus on creating connections to help our clients’ businesses grow, connecting diverse people, ideas and expertise in innovative and exciting ways. We are making positive impact with our amazing clients, through our capabilities in Consulting, Products & Platforms, Customer Engagement and Digital Media. Part of Publicis Groupe, and a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies, we’re proud to work with some of the world’s leading brands. Digitas. Experience the power of connection. Our Commitment Digitas is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity. Overview We are hiring a Senior SEO & GEO Manager to shape how ambitious brands are discovered across traditional search and emerging AI-powered experiences. You’ll lead integrated search programmes, turn complex performance signals into clear opportunities, and help clients navigate a rapidly evolving landscape. Working with talented specialists across content, media, data, strategy and creative, you’ll have the scope to influence client growth and the future of Total Search at Digitas. This is an opportunity to combine strategic thinking, technical craft and collaborative leadership in work that creates meaningful impact. Responsibilities Lead the planning, delivery and ongoing optimisation of integrated SEO and GEO programmes. Build practical search roadmaps that connect client objectives with measurable business outcomes. Analyse customer search behaviour, competitors, content, authority signals and visibility across AI-powered discovery platforms. Act as a trusted strategic partner to clients, presenting insights and recommendations in clear, commercially relevant language. Bring together SEO, paid search, media, content, data, strategy and creative specialists to unlock Total Search opportunities. Identify opportunities for client growth while contributing to pitches, proposals and the continued development of our search capabilities. Support colleagues through mentoring, knowledge-sharing, training and accessible best-practice guidance. Qualifications Strong experience developing and delivering SEO strategies that respond to client or business objectives. A practical understanding of GEO, AI-powered search, AI Overviews and how brands can improve visibility within large language model experiences. The ability to turn search data and technical findings into focused recommendations, compelling stories and commercial value. Experience building trusted stakeholder relationships and communicating confidently with both specialist and non-specialist audiences. Familiarity with relevant SEO, analytics, reporting and AI-search visibility platforms, with the curiosity to learn new tools as the landscape develops. A collaborative and organised approach, with the ability to guide work across disciplines and support the development of other team members. An analytical, curious and solutions-focused mindset, ideally supported by exposure to complex brands, multiple markets, digital PR, automation or advanced analytics. Additional information Digitas offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including: 📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups). Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week. At Digitas, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application. Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included. #LI-IM2