We're looking for an SEO Executive to join our UK eCommerce team on a 12 month FTC. Based from the NEXT Head Office in Leicestershire!
The Role:
As an SEO Executive at NEXT, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving organic visibility, traffic, and revenue for our market-leading fashion and ecommerce platform. Organic Search is our largest online channel, and you will take hands-on ownership of SEO and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) strategies for specific key product areas.
Working closely with our online trading teams and backed by a highly skilled wider SEO department, you will act as the internal champion for your categories—helping to shape strategies, fix technical issues, and continuously maximize return on investment.
With support, training, and guidance from the broader marketing team, you’ll have everything you need to grow your expertise and make a visible impact across a FTSE 100 business.
What You’ll Take On:
- Activate SEO & GEO strategies: Deliver end-to-end on-page, off-page, and generative AI optimisation for your dedicated product categories.
- Identify growth opportunities: Conduct in-depth keyword research, competitor analysis, and site audits to uncover search gaps and maximize visibility.
- Collaborate across teams: Act as a key point of contact for online trading teams, technical teams, and external agencies to ensure search best practices are consistently met.
- Monitor and report performance: Track organic search metrics, generate weekly and monthly KPI reports, and keep stakeholders clearly informed of progress.
- Support technical excellence: Assist with identifying, raising, and resolving technical bugs and support large-scale website developments to keep pages fully search-friendly.
- Build ethical search authority: Spot link-building opportunities, manage backlink profiles, and keep pace with the latest industry trends—from Core Web Vitals to AI search developments.
- Champion SEO knowledge: Educate and train internal teams on the value of search best practices and how search impacts their area of the business.
What You’ll Bring:
- Hands-on search expertise: Practical experience in managing successful SEO projects, covering both onsite and offsite strategies, preferably within an ecommerce or retail environment.
- Strong analytical mindset: Confidence in using key industry tools (such as Search Console, SEMRush, Screaming Frog, or Sistrix) to interpret data, track trends, and guide decisions.
- Clear communication: The ability to explain technical ideas simply, build trusted relationships across different teams, and manage external agency partners effectively.
- Great organisation skills: A structured approach to managing your workload, handling multiple priorities calmly, and delivering under busy deadline pressures.
- A collaborative approach: A positive, team-focused attitude with a real curiosity for staying up to date with modern search developments like E-E-A-T and GEO.
Join our team and help shape the future of eCommerce for some of the UK’s leading brands. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career with a fast-paced, innovative team, we’d love to see your portfolio - apply today.
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You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
