News SEO Editor

Location: MailOnline Headquarters – London

Position: Permanent

Job Description

MailOnline is looking for a talented News SEO Editor to join its team in London. Suitable candidates will have a strong background in search engine optimisation tailored specifically for news articles and experience of working in a newsroom environment.

Applicants must demonstrate a sound understanding of SEO best practices and be able to apply those principles in a fast-paced digital publishing setting to drive traffic to our website, increase user engagement and contribute to our mission of delivering quality journalism to our readers. The ideal candidate will have strong organisational skills, thrive under pressure and have a passion for growing new audiences and driving traffic to the Mail brand.

Requirements and accountabilities

• Significant newsroom experience and a background of working on a news desk
• Solid knowledge of current events and trends to inform relevant news coverage
• Familiarity with a range of SEO tools (eg SEMRush, Google Trends, News Dashboard)
• Ability to spot trends, identify traffic-driving opportunities and communicate those to the newsroom
• Make recommendations on SEO best practices and optimise stories
• Sound understanding of Google Discover, Google News, organic search and Top Stories
• Be an enthusiastic evangelist for SEO in the newsroom
• Flexibility regarding shift patterns (evening and weekends will be required)

Competitive salary and staff benefits including annual travel season ticket loans, company cab service, private healthcare, and many more.

The above list is not exhaustive and constantly evolving, based on the needs of the business. Out of hours availability and a high level of adaptability are essential.

Please apply by sending an up-to-date CV, a note about yourself and why you’d be perfect for the team.

Any applications received without a CV will not be considered.

About dmg::media

dmg media maintains an unwavering commitment to uncovering the stories that matter most. Its brands Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, The i Paper, MailOnline, and Mail+reach more than 9 million people daily in the UK.

Globally, dmg media’s brands reach 160 million unique browsers every month across its domains and apps.*

Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story-getting power, and breadth of content formats, delivers highly engaging, trusted content to loyal and new audiences, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Mail brand reaches three in five Brits every month and is officially the best-read, most recognised, most engaged newsbrand in the country. It is the largest news publisher on TikTok with over 21 million total followers and nearly 30 billion views** in the past year.

*GA Sept 2024 **Dec 2023 - Nov 2024 inclusive

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.