SEO Content Executive

Save My Exams is a rapidly growing EdTech business on the lookout for an ambitious SEO Content Executive.

Reaching up to 2.7m monthly active users and on our way to 120,000 paying members, all while being bootstrapped and profitable, we’re looking for an ambitious SEO Content Executive to join our team and support our SEO content strategy.

We like to think we are the most exciting tech company in Europe you’ve never heard of, and this role is a unique opportunity to join a profitable EdTech business at a key inflection point. We are passionate about solving challenging and meaningful problems and looking for people who care about making a real difference in the lives of students and teachers.  

So, if you’re interested in joining a rapid, product-led, customer-obsessed growth business and having the chance to disrupt a $7tn+ market by improving the lives of millions of students every year, then read on.

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The Role

To love this role, here’s the type of person you are:

• You have experience writing content that is SEO optimised and goes above and beyond to deliver exceptional results 
• You enjoy writing copy for a range of content types, including commercial pages, articles, landing pages, in-depth guides and outreach campaigns 
• You care about writing content that’s rigorously researched, resonates with your audience and helps them to solve real-world problems 
• You enjoy collaborating with experts, internal and external, to ensure your content is accurate and truthful 
• You’re excited by the potential of AI to help you publish more content, faster and at scale, without compromising on quality 

 This is the role for you if:

• You have a ruthless focus on using data & insights to improve your work 
• You are positive, proactive, and open-minded
• You take pride in the quality of your work and have exceptionally high attention to detail
• You’re a team player, comfortable working with others and independently, holding yourself and others accountable
• You are passionate about education and are excited to be part of a company that impacts millions of students all over the world
• You embrace critical feedback and always seek opportunities to reflect on your performance

Your Responsibilities:

Over the next 12 months, you’ll:

• Create SEO optimised editorial content for our student and teacher audience, including articles, glossaries and in-depth guides
• Write on-site copy to drive relevant organic traffic to our revision resources 
• Produce content for a range of SEO tests and experiments, and support our Acquisition Squad with copy for programmatic SEO projects and product features
• Use AI and automation to publish content at scale, whilst maintaining high quality standards 
• Outreach content to newspapers, magazines, websites and bloggers to acquire relevant, high-quality backlinks 
• Perform keyword research and SERP analysis, using SEO tools like Ahrefs, to ensure all content is informed by data-driven insights 
• Collaborate with internal experts to ensure SEO content is both optimised for search engines and pedagogically accurate

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in a similar SEO or content focused role 
• A track record of producing SEO content that drives traffic and acquires backlinks
• A solid understanding of the latest SEO content best practices and tooling
• Experience writing content for a B2C audience, ideally in the education sector 
• Impeccable spelling and grammar, with a high attention to detail

Benefits

Working for a fast-growing, bootstrapped education company is a rare opportunity to build a hugely impactful and sustainable business.

Our positions are challenging, but also come with amazing advantages and opportunities.

Here’s what we offer:

• Competitive annual salary of £25,000 - £38,000 depending on experience & skills 
• 36 days of annual leave, this includes the UK bank holidays but you can take them whenever suits you 
• A 4-week paid sabbatical for every 3 years you work with SME (this is in addition to your annual holiday allowance)
• In addition to your salary, we also offer Share Options, so everyone can benefit from our success
• Profit share bonus scheme
• Private medical & life insurance  
• £500 annual learning & development budget
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave 
• Pension contribution
• Equipment budget for equipment you might need to do your job brilliantly
• Flexible working hours: We don’t expect (or want) you to spend every waking hour at work. Our general working hours are 9-6pm, however we have a company-wide principle around Core Hours, which is 10-4pm and you can work at times that suit you and your team
• Remote working: we’re UK based but you can work from your home or wherever you want.
• A people-first culture - we’re driven to work hard but we also have fun, with weekly virtual Zoom fitness classes and whole company coffee coolers, as well as bi-annual quarterly get-togethers in person.

Process

Here’s an overview of our hiring process, so that you know what to expect. We aim for a fast and straight-forward process.

1. Phone screen (15–30 minutes)
2. Take home task (maximum 90 minutes)
3. Task discussion (30–60 minutes)
4. Final interview (30 minutes)

All Are Welcome Here

Save My Exams is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to building and empowering an inclusive community within our company.

Our goal is to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly, equitably and respectfully.

Research shows that underrepresented groups apply only if they fully meet the criteria in a job listing. Save My Exams is committed to levelling the playing field, and we encourage anyone from any background to apply even if they don’t check every box on our job listing.

We believe flexibility is important, and we’re happy to chat to you about flexible and remote working. And, If you need any flexibility or adjustments in our interview process - to help set you up for success - then please let us know too.