Account Manager, SEO

About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com . 2758 - Account Manager, SEO - GCS About WPP Media WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com About EssenceMediacom: A Leading WPP Media Brand EssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve. Role Summary and Impact We’re looking for a quick thinking, organised and versatile SEO Account Manager to oversee the day-to-day project for Honda Motor Company You will be responsible for delivering best in class SEO/GEO solutions to our clients, managing multiple stakeholders as well as ensuring the best outputs, working alongside other members of the team. We are looking for someone who has experience working in competitive and performance driven sectors and are ready to take the next step. Skills and Experience At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust . Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise . Role specific: Lead day to day account management of SEO/GEO activities across Honda Motor Company, owning delivery from brief through to implementation and performance reporting. Own the SEO/GEO roadmap for your account(s), translating business objectives into prioritised activities across technical, content, and authority. Manage day-to-day client and stakeholder communications, leading status calls, meeting notes, action tracking, and clear next steps. Lead monthly/quarterly planning and forecasting, aligning deliverables to campaign calendars, product launches, and wider media activity. Track, monitor and report performance using Google Analytics (GA4), Google Search Console and third-party platforms; ensure KPI definitions, tagging requirements and reporting cadences are agreed and maintained. Identify opportunities and risks from data (rank/visibility trends, CTR, crawl/indexation, content performance) and turn them into clear recommendations and prioritised tests. Oversee technical SEO health across client sites (crawlability, indexation, site architecture, Core Web Vitals, structured data, redirects, canonicals, hreflang), raising tickets and tracking delivery with dev/IT teams. Support content strategy and on-page optimisation: keyword and intent research, briefing, metadata, internal linking, information architecture, and content refresh programmes. Deliver GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) best practice by advising on content formats, entity/structured data signals, and brand presence in AI-assisted search experiences, while monitoring changes in SERP/AI features. Quality assure SEO deliverables prior to client submission (audits, reports, recommendations, briefs), ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment to brand and legal/compliance requirements. Oversee performance of all SEO/GEO activity and ensure learnings are incorporated into future plans; surface technical issues early and coordinate resolution across agency and client teams. Stay on top of platform updates (Google and other search engines) and wider industry trends, proactively sharing implications, opportunities and recommended actions with the team and the client. Partner with Planning and other channel teams (e.g.,…