Merkle is a leading data-driven, technology-enabled, global performance marketing agency that specialises in the delivery of unique, personalised customer experiences across platforms and devices. We call it ‘people-based’ marketing, and with over 25 years’ experience, we are proud to be recognised as a global leader. 

Merkle’s heritage in data, technology and analytics is the foundation for our understanding of consumer insights that drives our people-based marketing strategies. Combined with our expertise in performance creative and media, we can then offer our clients content-driven, contextual and compelling customer experiences that drive business growth. 

In 2016, the agency joined dentsu, one of the world’s biggest media companies to form the Customer Experience Management (CXM) Line of Business. 

Merkle are looking for an experienced SEO Associate with strong content and technical SEO experience within agency or similar. The candidate will be working closely with the senior leads to ensure the standards of SEO work are kept to the highest level across the wider SEO team. A typical day will include completing content and technical SEO work and performing QA of deliverables.

Together with the team, the candidate will help Merkle keep the edge in the SEO field and experiment new solutions to stay ahead of the curve, including learning new or developing existing skills to enhance the work processes. Curiosity and proactive are key for a successful candidate.

Key Responsibilities 

• Produce Merkle standard recommendations that deliver value to our clients.
• Help wider SEO team develop their tech and content skills.
• Keep up to date with industry updates and new techniques.
• Contribute in solving complex SEO problems for websites across different platforms and markets.
• Carry out training and workshops for junior associates. 
• Mentor junior associates.
• Help to prepare presentations and potentially speak at conferences.
• Help to develop new methods of analysis and data collection.

What we are looking for in you:

• We anticipate the successful candidate will have circa 3-4+ years’ experience of hands on SEO 
• Curiosity and drive to learn new skills 
• Pro-active attitude 
• Good knowledge of SEO Tools such as Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, DeepCrawl, Ahrefs, Semrush
• Understanding the prioritisation of SEO work based on impact vs resources needed 
• High level of competence using Analytics platforms including Google and Adobe 
• Good knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript 
• Interested in working with large scale corporate websites 

Benefits:

⛺ 5 weeks of vacation + 3 wellness days

❤️ 2 Volunteering days to share the kindness of your heart with others

⏰ Flexible working hours and home office

🎓 Full access to Dentsu Academy and on-site learning sessions

🍹 Team events: company parties, monthly breakfasts, and pub quizzes

🥪 Snacks, and drinks at the office

💸 Referral bonus programme

💻 Laptop and equipment

The SEO team is mostly remote, but our base office is in Sofia, with additional office in Plovdiv  if a hybrid working model is preferred by the successful candidate