Search Engine Optimization Manager at Iris London, London Area, £Day Rate

Freelance SEO Manager

This is a day-rate position available immediately.

About Us

Iris is a global integrated agency driven by one simple philosophy: Participate or Perish. We create ideas that earn attention and inspire people to interact with brands in meaningful ways. Working with some of the world’s most ambitious brands, we combine strategy, creativity, technology, and media to deliver impactful campaigns.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented Freelance SEO Manager to support our team with critical day-to-day SEO operations. In this role, you will act as the bridge between our SEO strategy and our execution teams (content, design, and development).

The ideal candidate has a strong technical SEO foundation, excellent project management skills, and is comfortable working with tools like Jira, Figma, and various CMS platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• EU Translation Quality Assurance: Conduct thorough SEO quality checks on EU translation documents, ensuring accurate localization, checking for missing or broken links, and maintaining regional SEO best practices.
• Design & CMS SEO Checks: Review Figma templates before they are uploaded into our CMS to ensure all structural and on-page SEO requirements are met.
• Metadata Project Management: Take ownership of metadata workflows. This includes downloading and preparing Product Information Management (PIM) sheets, structuring the data, and successfully handing off tasks via Jira to the relevant teams.
• Internal Linking Strategy: Plan, optimize, and map out internal linking strategies to distribute page authority and improve overall site architecture.
• Product Carousel Optimization: Plan and coordinate updates to product carousels to maximize visibility, user engagement, and SEO value.
• Redirect Mapping: Provide hands-on support for redirect mapping during site updates, page migrations, or product URL changes to preserve search equity.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Proven experience as an SEO Manager, SEO Specialist, or similar role.
• Strong understanding of technical and on-page SEO best practices.
• Familiarity with project management software (specifically Jira) and design tools (Figma).
• Experience working with PIM systems, CMS platforms, and managing large datasets in Excel/Google Sheets.
• High attention to detail, specifically when QA-ing content, links, and design templates.
• Experience with international SEO (specifically the EU market) is highly preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple moving parts across different departments.

Equal Opportunities

Iris is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disabilityand gender identity. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.