Tue, 04 December 2012

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a talented and driven individual to join the leading search and social agency in Dubai.

The successful applicant will have at least 5 years within an agency environment dedicated to SEO delivering SEO campaigns for a multitude of clients, they will have a strong technical background with such qualifications as a Bs in computer sciences and show experience in the implementation and assessment of websites.

Applicants must have a solid command of English both written and verbal, with a technical mind-set coupled with good analytical skills and an understanding of HTML, CSS and PHP coding.

You will be the backbone of the company. You will be liaising with client technical teams and must be confident in your technical SEO ability and experienced in dealing with intrinsic ecommerce SEO concerns such as duplicate content, canonical issues, site migration and SEO code rewriting. Managing the SEO Team the director of Search is responsible for all SEO deliverables, from building a content marketing team to delivering fully comprehensive technical audits of clients websites.

Key job roles

• Liaise with Client Servicing, Business development and client technical teams to personally deliver integration of SEO requirements
• Delivering SEO marketing strategy reports including keyword research and Analysis, and On Page Optimization recommendations
• Confidently present, explain and support the implementation of website technical audits
• Managing the Link Acquisition team across many different languages
• Creating content for social media accounts (blog articles, updates, web content)
• Preparing month end web ranking reports for clients
• Writing Articles on search and social for prominent blogs to help promote Sekari as the leading SEO agency in the region.

Essential Requirements

On Site SEO

• Master of Keyword research and Analysis of head and long tail keywords, as well as informative and transactional queries
• Execution of proposals, site analysis & new SEO pitches
• Provide recommendations for writing Meta tags, copywriting and implementation
• Proven ability to rewrite a balanced copy in regards to the actual SEO Copywriting Standards
• Local Search: Must have a sound knowledge of local ranking factors gaining exceptional results in Google Maps and Yahoo! Local
• Must be Google Adwords and Google analytics Qualified

Link Building & Content Marketing

• Show a history of successfully building well rounded backlink portfolios for a variety of website link Building Campaigns
• Has Delivered creatively minded content tailored to each customer for optimum link baiting
• Maximized workflow to tight deadlines with the use of Excel and management software (Raven SEO, IBP)
• Experience in leveraged competitive intelligence for Link Building campaigns tools SEO Majestic, Link Diagnosis

SEO for eCommerce 

• Strong command of essential web technologies: XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Perl, AJAX, JSON, DOM Scripting, unobtrusive JavaScript, XML/XSLT, W3C DOM methods and properties, Adobe Photoshop and other graphic editing tools
• Advanced experience in delivering SEO solutions for dynamic database driven ecommerce websites and content publishers
• Experienced in dealing with intrinsic ecommerce concerns: duplicate content, canonical issues, site migration and SEO friendly Url rewriting.
• Comprehensive use of tools such as Google webmaster, submitting XML sitemaps, RSS feeds, reporting on URL errors and Missing links Web Analytics and Conversion Rate Optimisation
• Running regular rank tracking reports to monitor client progress in the search results. Use of AWR – Advanced Web Ranking Tools
• GAIQ Qualified & assisting top clients on plan, tag implementation, data consultation and improvements using Google Analytics and Website
Optimizer (A/B and multivariate testing and conversion attribution modeling) providing actionable insights and increasing conversion rates. • Experience in the management and implementation of other web analytics tools such as Omnitur and Webtrends

SMO 

• Must have an intrinsic understanding of social media optimsiation and asset optimization
• Delivering Social Optimisation audits and optimizing social profiles to deliver SEO indicators
• Have worked with social media monitoring software such as Sysomos, SM2 delivering social media brand audits and influence analysis reports

Please do not apply unless you fulfill all of these critical requirements 

• Excellent English spoken and Written
• Google Adwords Professional Qualification and Google Analytics Professional Qualification
• Minimum 5 years SEO experienced in an agency environment
• Advanced Excel automation and reporting: ASAP Utilities, advanced Filtering, conditional formatting, vlook-up & Macros.
• Excellent command of English written
• Min Bs qualification in computing sciences


Sekari is an international digital organic search engine optimisation and social media marketing agency based in Dubai. The first of its kind in the region, we employ only the best of breed industry specialists from the biggest online economies around the world to deliver a truly world class service.

Sekari places digital search marketing at the very heart of our client’s marketing strategies, facilitating the connection between your brand and potential consumers. Sekari is the only digital search and social media marketing agency in the Middle East that deals exclusively in this space.

To apply for this role, please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@sekari.com

Wed, 02 January 2013

An opportunity has arisen for a talented and driven individual to join a fast growing search and social optimization agency in Dubai. The successful applicant will already have an in-depth understanding of organic search engine optimisation and will be able to talk with authority on the subject.

The candidate must have a solid track record in sales preferably from a digital marketing agency and must show a keen interest in Digital Marketing.  A good communicator, able to inspire and lead you must be capable of dealing with all management levels. The applicant must have at least 1 year experience in the United Arab Emirates.

Key Job Roles

• Identifying, searching for and creating sales leads and turning them into prospects.
• Develop relationships with prospective clients, present and communicate the benefits of Sekari’s unique Search and Social Optimisation Services.
• Develop business proposals, respond to RFP’s and create inspiring presentations.
• Ensure client satisfaction throughout the duration of contract.

Essential Requirements

• Excellent English communications skills
• At least 4 years within business development and digital marketing
• At least 1 year in a sales role within the UAE, preferably within the digital industry
• Must have a solid knowledge of Search Engine Optimisation and how to integrate an SEO strategy for a client

Additional Skills

Candidates with any of the following additional skills will have a distinct advantage:

• Google Adwords Individual Qualification
• Appreciation and understanding of SEO and Social Media marketing.
• Experience of working in an agency environment

Salary offered is negotiable, however, provides a solid basic salary and lucrative commission includes visa, medical and flights.

Sekari is an international digital search and social optimisation agency based in Dubai. The first of its kind in the region, we employ only the best of breed industry specialists from the biggest online economies around the world to deliver a truly world class service.

Sekari places digital search marketing at the very heart of our client’s marketing strategies, facilitating the connection between your brand and potential consumers. Sekari is the only digital search & social optimisation agency in the Middle East that deals exclusively in this space.

Mon, 21 January 2013

growing search and social Optimisation agency in Dubai.  The successful applicant will already have an understanding of the basics of search engine marketing and will have a keen interest in digital marketing.

Applicants must have a solid command of English and Arabic, both written and verbal, with a technical mind-set coupled with good analytical skills. A keen interest and awareness of Google Adwords and Google Analytics would be an advantage. 

Strong Arabic and English Writing skills are extremely important.

 Non Arabic-speaking candidates will not be considered.

The successful applicant will be working in a very friendly and supportive environment, with full training provided in the areas of paid search engine marketing.

Key job roles

• Arabic copywriting
• Arabic and English Keyword Research
• Performing keyword research, analysing trends and traffic volumes for client campaigns
• Google Adwords Campaign management
• Google Analytics Reporting

Essential Requirements

• Arabic copywriting skills for websites
• Fully proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Good attention to detail
• Conscientious and a team player
• Must be a graduate (ideally in marketing, media, mathematics or similar)

Additional Skills

Candidates with any of the following additional skills will have a distinct advantage:

• Google Adwords Individual Qualification
• Appreciation and understanding of SEO and Social Media marketing.
• Experience of working in an agency environment

Sekari is an international digital organic search engine optimisation and social media marketing agency based in Dubai. The first of its kind in the region, we employ only the best of breed industry specialists from the biggest online economies around the world to deliver a truly world class service.

Sekari places digital search marketing at the very heart of our client’s marketing strategies, facilitating the connection between your brand and potential consumers. Sekari is the only digital search and social media marketing agency in the Middle East that deals exclusively in this space.

To apply for this role, please send your CV and convering letter to jobs@sekari.com

Wed, 06 March 2013

An opportunity has arisen for a talented and driven individual to join a fast growing digital Search (SEO) agency in the Middle East. The successful applicant will already have a background of paid search management and will have a keen interest in search engine optimisation - SEO.

The successful applicant will have at least 2 years within an agency environment dedicated to PPC or SEO, managing campaigns for a variety of clients. The candidate will have experience dealing with client communication on a regular basis, with a strong analytical mind-set.

The successful applicant will be working in a very friendly and supportive environment and will be well rewarded for good performance.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate proactive account management and add value to accounts driving client satisfaction
• Demonstrate measurable success through the achievement of set KPIs

• Thorough understanding of SEO and PPC practices, tools and techniques
• Formulate campaign strategy, keyword research & potential marketing channels, analysing competitors, and testing.
• Analyse campaign performance, identifying strategic opportunities, facilitating change in order to hit and exceed client expectations and KPIs.
• Project manage all of the activity and processes required to proficiently run campaigns.
• Producing client-facing reports, studies and presentations to high standards

• Demonstrate continued increase in knowledge of SEO and PPC
• Keep up to date with marketplace and technical developments and integrate recent search developments into client campaigns

Essential Requirements

• A solid working knowledge of all aspects of online marketing.
• Experience setting up and running PPC campaigns
• Currently in an SEO or PPC Role at Account Manager level
• Understands core elements of SEO , PPC and Social media
• Strong account management, relationship building & client facing skills
• Data driven with an analytical mindset and the ability to present data and ‘de-jargon’ information to clients
• Demonstrates a high level of attention to detail
• Educated to Degree Standard, ideally within marketing, online or computing
• Google Adwords qualified
• Knowledge of analytical tools and bid management tools
• Highly proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel Knowledge of research tools, bid management tools and Google webmaster tools
• Excellent command of the English spoken and written language; strong written, verbal & presentation skills
• Conscientious and a team player