SA - Senior SEO Executive

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Cape Town, Western Cape, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
The Role
The Senior SEO Executive will drive organic growth for UK clients, overseeing SEO strategy, technical audits, and performance analysis while mentoring junior team members.
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The Role

We’re looking for a Senior SEO Executive to help deliver organic growth for a portfolio of UK-based clients. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of SEO performance end to end - from strategy and planning through to delivery and optimisation.

You’ll work on complex SEO initiatives across technical SEO, content strategy, and performance analysis, using data to inform decisions and drive measurable business results. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys responsibility, problem-solving, and seeing the commercial impact of their work.

What you’ll do
  • Take ownership of SEO strategy and performance for a portfolio of clients, defining clear, long-term organic growth plans

  • Lead technical SEO audits and translate findings into prioritised, actionable recommendations

  • Identify growth opportunities through competitor research, keyword analysis, and performance reviews within the UK market

  • Align SEO activity to agreed business goals, including traffic growth, conversions, and revenue

  • Support and guide junior team members through knowledge sharing and best-practice execution

  • Clearly communicate insights, recommendations, and performance updates to stakeholders

Skills & experience
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret large datasets, identify trends, and diagnose performance changes

  • Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver projects to deadline

  • Confident written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting SEO insights to non-technical audiences

  • Good commercial understanding of how organic search contributes to wider business objectives

Tools you’ll use
  • Crawlers: Screaming Frog (custom extraction, regex, API integrations), Deepcrawl / Lumar

  • SEO platforms: SEMrush, Ahrefs, SISTRIX

  • Analytics & reporting: GA4 (Explorations), Google Search Console, Looker Studio

  • Productivity & AI: Advanced Excel / Google Sheets, Monday.com, Jira, ChatGPT / Gemini

What we’re looking for
  • 3–5+ years of hands-on SEO experience, ideally in an agency or multi-client environment

  • Strong technical SEO knowledge, including crawling, indexing, and ranking fundamentals

  • Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and the SEO implications of JavaScript

  • Proven experience delivering organic growth or solving complex technical SEO challenges

Incubeta Company Values
  • Earn Trust
    Focused on maintaining and strengthening customer relationships by working with integrity and accountability alongside clients and colleagues.
  • Help Others Succeed
    Actively contributes to shared goals, collaborates effectively, and approaches challenges with a solution-focused mindset.
  • Dare to Lead
    Continuously seeks to improve performance, sets high standards, and encourages others to do the same.
  • Exceed Expectations
    Takes ownership of tasks and challenges, aiming to deliver outcomes that go beyond basic requirements.
Equal Opportunity Employer

Incubeta is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Application Process

If you feel you meet the criteria, please submit your resume and cover letter. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

If you do not receive a response within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Top Skills

Advanced Excel
Ahrefs
Chatgpt
Deepcrawl
Ga4
Gemini
Google Search Console
Google Sheets
JIRA
Looker Studio
Monday.Com
Screaming Frog
Semrush
Sistrix
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The Company
HQ: New York City, NY
861 Employees
Year Founded: 2001

What We Do

Incubeta is a team of over 800 creators, thinkers, makers and doers working across 20 offices globally to unlock business growth for clients including Google, Hyundai, Netflix, HBO and L'Oréal. Incubeta combines capabilities across the full spectrum of digital disciplines to deliver standout outcomes at every brand touchpoint, from awareness to fulfilment. Incubeta’s ‘Upgrade your Growth’ narrative emphasizes how the business will grow alongside its clients focusing on expanding our services and products across the entire customer journey, giving clients back control over their data, customers, and actions. The Incubeta group has grown 20 fold over the past 7 years, offering fantastic growth opportunities for staff and helping its rising number of clients grow in a complex digital environment. The unification of its specialisms will ensure Incubeta remains at the forefront of innovation to help businesses unlock the power of digital and amplify growth.

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