Technical SEO Specialist - Contract - Digital Publisher

Technical SEO Specialist - Inside IR35 Contract - Digital News Publisher

A leading British digital publisher is seeking a temporary Technical SEO Specialist to spearhead discovery, optimisation, and implementation support, with a focus on maximising organic visibility and enhancing site performance

Contract duration: 6months

Rate: 550 Inside IR35

Hybrid/Location: 3 days per week to the London Bridge Office

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive technical SEO audits for large, content-rich domains, especially post-migration.
• Identify indexation gaps, crawl inefficiencies, and performance bottlenecks.
• Develop and deliver a prioritised SEO roadmap, including quick wins, mid-term fixes, and strategic recommendations.
• Define and track measurable success metrics (crawl efficiency, visibility, indexation, Core Web Vitals).
• Collaborate closely with internal developers via Jira to scope, deliver, and validate technical fixes.
• Offer technical guidance on HTML, JavaScript, CSS, structured data, schema, and canonicalisation.
• Advise on emerging search trends, including Google Zero and AI-driven search experiences.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading enterprise-level SEO projects for large, content-rich clients (Preferably Publishers, News, and Media)
• Proficiency with Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, Botify, and related SEO tools.
• Deep understanding of site architecture, crawling, and indexation management.
• Hands-on experience optimising Core Web Vitals and site performance.
• Strong technical literacy across HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Comfortable working with APIs (e.g., Search Console Inspection API, Google Sheets scripting).
• Experience with log file analysis to identify crawl inefficiencies and anomalies.
• Demonstrated success in SEO migrations, crawl budget optimisation, and topic/tag management.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, product managers, and delivery teams

If you're passionate about helping a leading national publisher optimise content for non-subscribers and make world-class journalism accessible to all, we'd love to hear from you! Please share your updated CV to kick off an exciting conversation.

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