We're looking for an experienced SEO Manager to join our team in Birmingham.

Role overview

As an SEO Manager, you will be responsible for creating and delivering SEO, GEO and AEO strategies across a wide range of client sectors and budgets. You’ll take ownership of technical audits, content optimisation, and strategic planning, while also working with our Paid Search Manager to ensure an integrated approach.

You will be client-facing, confident in presenting SEO strategy and results, and capable of leading other team members to implement some of your recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee SEO strategies tailored to client objectives.

• Monitoring and identifying opportunities based on web data within GA4.

• Conduct technical SEO audits, identifying site improvements and ensuring best practice is applied.

• Lead keyword research, on-page optimisation, content planning, and link acquisition.

• Optimise for Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), ensuring content is structured for AI search engines and summarisation.

• Stay at the forefront of AI’s impact on search and integrate these insights into client strategies.

• Provide consultancy on how SEO, PPC, and Paid Social can work together for growth (without direct PPC delivery).

• Liaise directly with clients, presenting SEO performance reports, insights, and recommendations.

• Collaborate with other divisions (content, design, PR, CRO) to deliver integrated campaigns.

• Ensure all campaigns are data-led, with results measured against KPIs.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven agency experience in SEO, with a strong grasp of technical SEO and on-page optimisation.

• Setting up events tracking in GA4 via Google Tag Manager.

• Awareness of Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) and the impact of AI on search.

• Working knowledge of PPC and social ads, with the ability to factor them into wider digital strategies.

• Experience with SEO tools such as SEMRush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, and Google Search Console.

• Strong organisational skills, comfortable managing multiple clients in a fast-paced environment.

• Confident communicator, able to present technical recommendations and strategic direction to clients.

• Analytical mindset, using data to inform decisions and measure success.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work alongside specialists across other areas of marketing

• A collaborative environment built on honesty, innovation, and commercial focus.

• Career progression within a growing agency with international offices.

• A vibrant Birmingham Jewellery Quarter office, with flexibility to work from home 1 day a week.

• Incentives linked to client retention and results.

• 33 days holiday plus an extra day for your birthday.

About Us

Our team are the backbone of our success, which is why we invest in our people just as much as we invest in our clients, as when our team flourishes, our business grows.

That’s why we’re looking for driven, ambitious and commercially-focused people to join our growing team; people who are ready and willing to test themselves, develop skills and contribute to our ongoing success.

It’s important to us that we find the right people to join our business. Our team are a close-knit group of individuals with different backgrounds and skill sets, which helps us deliver what our clients need – lead generative, successful marketing and brand building.

Our team are encouraged to:

• Think – Step outside of your comfort zone, develop your skills and take on real responsibility for your work. We always trust our team to make the right decisions.
• Challenge – We operate in an open culture, with regular feedback sessions and transparent management. If you see something you want to change, take the initiative and let us know (it’s how we grow).
• Achieve – Achieve your goals, set new ones and achieve those, too. We reward our team based on retention & success. Above all else, maintaining extremely high standards is our goal (we want to be proud of our work).

Looking for the next step in your marketing career?

Let’s get straight to it….

The ideal candidate would have:

• 5+ years experience working in an agency environment
• A proven track record of helping to run successful B2B marketing strategies & campaigns across a wide range of sectors
• Experience working with SME clients and owner managers
• A natural commercial outlook and approach to marketing
• Knowledge of the entire marketing mix including; Inbound marketing and HubSpot (a big bonus!)
• Ability to deliver marketing strategies that focus on delivering tangible value/ROI
• Strong presentation and client management skills

Responsibilities would include:

• Reporting directly to the Marketing Director
• Implementation of marketing strategies and campaigns
• Understanding client’s goals and creating an integrated marketing strategy that focuses on meeting them
• Presenting research and marketing strategies to prospects and clients
• Campaign reporting and working with the senior to to analyse and optimise
• Overseeing Marketing Executives

Our team are the backbone of our success, which is why we invest in our people just as much as we invest in our clients, as when our team flourishes, our business grows. That’s why we’re looking for driven, ambitious and commercially focused people to join our growing team; people who are ready and willing to test themselves, develop skills and contribute to our ongoing success.

It’s important to us that we find the right people to join our business. Our team are a close-knit group of individuals with different backgrounds and skill sets, which helps us deliver what our clients need – lead generative, successful marketing and brand building.

Our team are encouraged to:

• Think – Step outside of your comfort zone, develop your skills and take on real responsibility for your work. We always trust our team to make the right decisions.
• Challenge – We operate in an open culture, with regular feedback sessions and transparent management. If you see something you want to change, take the initiative and let us know (it’s how we grow).
• Achieve – Achieve your goals, set new ones and achieve those, too. We reward our team based on retention & success. Above all else, maintaining extremely high standards is our goal (we want to be proud of our work).

It’s our mission to create a progressive, inclusive, gratifying and modern working environment. We’re growing, and with growth comes opportunity – opportunity that we feel is important to give to our team.

Think we sound right for you? We’d love to hear more. To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to: [email protected].

Looking for an experienced Account Director

Let’s get straight to it….

The ideal candidate will have:

• 7+ years of experience working in a marketing agency environment, with at least 2 years in a senior leadership or account leadership role
• A strong background in B2B marketing, with hands-on experience working with SMEs and owner-managers
• Proven ability to lead and develop integrated marketing strategies across the full marketing mix
• Experience managing and mentoring team members, with a clear ability to get the best out of the people around you
• A commercially minded approach, with a genuine understanding of ROI and what good marketing outcomes look like for a business
• Solid knowledge of inbound marketing principles and HubSpot (a significant advantage)
• Confident presentation and communication skills, with experience presenting strategy at a senior or board level
• The ability to manage multiple client accounts without dropping the ball on quality or delivery

Responsibilities will include:

• Reporting directly to the Directors of Catalyst and playing an active role in shaping agency direction
• Maintaining strong relationships across your client portfolio, supporting account managers as the primary day-to-day contact while stepping in at a senior level where needed
• Leading the development and implementation of integrated marketing strategies tailored to each client’s commercial goals
• Overseeing the delivery of campaigns across your accounts, ensuring quality, timelines and performance targets are met
• Managing and mentoring a team of account managers and marketing executives, supporting their development and holding high standards
• Presenting strategies, performance reports and recommendations to clients with clarity and confidence
• Identifying opportunities for account growth and contributing to new business activity where relevant

Our team are the backbone of our success, which is why we invest in our people just as much as we invest in our clients. We’re looking for driven, commercially focused individuals who are ready to take real ownership, develop those around them and contribute to what we’re building here.

Our team are encouraged to:

• Think – Take ownership of your work, challenge your own thinking and bring ideas that genuinely move the needle for clients. We trust our people to make the right calls.
• Challenge – We operate in an open culture with regular feedback and transparent management. If you see something that isn’t working, say so. That’s how we improve.
• Achieve – Set high standards, meet them and then raise the bar. We reward our team based on retention and results, because that’s what matters most.

It’s our mission to build a progressive, inclusive and modern working environment. We’re growing, and with that comes real opportunity for the right people.

Think we sound right for you? We’d love to hear more. To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to: [email protected].