Technical SEO Lead

We're looking for a data-driven Technical SEO Lead! Organic traffic drives a large proportion of our revenue and we've got big plans to expand, and so technical SEO needs a dedicated owner.

This role is perfect for someone looking for a technical focus, in a business which understands the value of SEO and wants to protect and grow it, and a role which allows them to get into the nitty gritty of technical. LoveCrafts is a large site with millions of pages so you’ll get to work with large amounts of data, log files and complex technical challenges. We have huge growth ambitions and need a Technical SEO Lead to help make it happen. This includes growing the existing business, launching new crafts and potential business acquisitions.

What youll be doing:

First we’ve got the technical core; finding problems, helping fix them and reporting on the process:

• Conduct technical audits of the site to identify issues, write tickets in Jira for the tech team, and when needed provide business cases.
• Manage the technical SEO of a large replatforming project we’re currently undergoing.
• Setup reporting to monitor and update on technical projects.

We’ll also need you to take your technical expertise and share it with the business:

• Work closely with the technical teams and product managers to be the voice for SEO.
• Support the SEO Team with any technical issue that may require a more complex knowledge and conduct training sessions.

Finally, we’ll want you to be part of our strategy planning:

• Work with the Head of SEO to identify opportunities for organic growth across the site and support the building of the project roadmap and OKRs with this in mind.
• Support Head of SEO with forecasts to inform business planning and budgeting.

 Who you are

• Demonstrated experience and understanding of technical SEO and working with large ecommerce websites.
• Able to prioritise technical recommendations with an understanding of how development teams work. You’re comfortable sizing and prioritizing issues and can communicate that clearly to the rest of business
• A team player who is able to build and develop relationships across the business providing insight into the importance of SEO.
• Experienced working with and building great relationships with development teams
• Experienced working on international sites and multiple sites
• Experienced working on replatforming or migration projects
• You’re data driven and analytical, utilising these skills to provide forecasts and reports
• You’re someone who is able to connect with both marketing and the tech team to achieve great performance
• You have an understanding of software such as Google Analytics, Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, SEMrush, OnCrawl and Google Search Console.

What we’re offering

• Competitive salary to reflect your skills and experience
• Great benefits including Options over shares, pension plan, private healthcare, health cash plan and some other great perks!
• 25 holiday days pro rata + a day off for your birthday.
• Smart colleagues and supportive team- you will join a fantastic team of really bright, motivated, and driven individuals who will support you at every stage of your journey
• Working environment that values excellence
• Central London Location, although working remotely through the COVID pandemic and will continue with a hybrid-remote approach post pandemic

About us

At LoveCrafts we’re building online communities for crafters: homes for makers where they can find inspiration for their latest projects, learn new techniques, easily source all their supplies and share their creations with like-minded makers around the world.

Since launching in 2012, we’ve grown incredibly quickly. We've graduated from the Future Fifty were 20th place on the FT’s list of fastest growing European companies is thanks to the hard work of our team of smart, kind makers based in London, Kyiv and in the USA. We’ve been fuelled by investment from Europe’s leading venture capital firms; Balderton Capital (LoveFilm, The Hut) funded our Series A round, followed by Highland Europe (Photobox, WeTransfer) and most recently Scottish Equity Partners (Skyscanner, Matches Fashion).

We’re playing with the very best in web, mobile, social, commerce and media technology as we create the perfect digital business for all things craft related.  Our team is filled with ambitious, curious, entrepreneurial and occasionally kooky makers. We hire and nurture inquisitive, creative minds looking to flourish in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Diversity is important at LoveCrafts. We aim to attract the widest range of talent into our business to enable us to create an inclusive working environment, and to reflect and understand our customers and their needs. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief. We aim to create a modern, flexible work environment that supports everyone to do their best work and therefore, we are open to having conversations about flexible working for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. We are committed to providing a working environment where everyone’s individuality and unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected and where all of our employees have equal opportunity to grow and attain their full potential.