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Job Title: Web Designer/Developer
Location: Tiptree, Essex
Type: Full Time Office Role / Must have own reliable transport for commuting
About Us: At Echelon, a full-service family-run marketing agency, we are dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that drive success for our clients. Our team understands your passion and is committed to helping businesses achieve their goals. Embracing new technology and a collaborative approach, we strive to provide the highest standard of service at all times. If you share our commitment to excellence and innovation, we’d love to have you join our team and grow with us.
Role Overview: e are seeking an experienced Senior Web Designer to join our team. This role requires advanced technical expertise in WordPress and Elementor, combined with the ability to develop custom booking and ordering systems that meet complex business requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain advanced WordPress websites using Elementor Pro, including custom booking systems, e-commerce solutions, bespoke functionality, and complex data structures (custom post types, taxonomies, ACF).
- Manage end-to-end website delivery and launches, covering domain and hosting setup, DNS and SSL configuration, staging-to-live migrations, and post-launch verification.
- Ensure optimal performance, security, and reliability through performance optimisation, responsive and accessible design, regular backups, security updates, monitoring, and proactive issue prevention.
- Provide ongoing technical support and maintenance, diagnosing and resolving live-site issues quickly to minimise downtime and maintain service continuity.
- Lead and coordinate web projects, managing multiple timelines and deadlines, delegating tasks to designers and freelancers, and ensuring all work meets technical, UX, accessibility, and quality standards.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into functional solutions, reviewing and quality-checking deliverables before final release.
- Implement SEO best practices and analytics tracking to support discoverability, performance measurement, and continuous improvement.
Technical Expertise
- Expert-level WordPress development, including theme customisation, plugin integration, core functionality, and custom feature development using PHP and MySQL.
- Advanced Elementor Pro expertise, covering theme building, dynamic content, and custom widget creation.
- Strong front-end development skills, with proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery to deliver responsive, high-performance interfaces.
- E-commerce and booking system implementation, using WooCommerce, established booking plugins, and custom-built solutions where required.
- API and third-party integrations, including REST APIs and external service connections.
- Hosting, deployment, and infrastructure management, with hands-on experience across hosting control panels, DNS configuration, SSL installation, website migrations, backups, and disaster recovery.
Design & UX
- Strong visual design expertise, with exceptional attention to detail
- Advanced understanding of UX/UI principles, including responsive and user-centred design
- Proficiency in professional design tools, such as Figma, Adobe XD, Photoshop, and Illustrator
- Thorough knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG compliance
Project Management
- Proven experience managing external contractors and design teams
- Strong project management skills with ability to juggle multiple deadlines
- Experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana, Trello, Monday.com, or similar)
Additional Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of professional web design experience
- Portfolio demonstrating complex WordPress/Elementor projects
- Knowledge of web security best practices
- Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking
- Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Experience working under pressure to resolve critical website issues
- Strong client-facing skills with the ability to manage expectations during technical incidents
- Full UK driving licence and own transport
- Willing and able to commute to Tiptree regularly
Desirable Skills
- Experience with page builders beyond Elementor (Gutenberg, Bricks, Oxygen)
- Experience with Shopify Web Builds
- Knowledge of web hosting environments and DNS management
- Familiarity with SEO tools and Google Analytics
- Experience with email marketing platform integrations
- Understanding of conversion rate optimisation principles
- Basic understanding of web server configuration (Apache/Nginx)
- Experience with CDN configuration (Cloudflare, etc.)
- Knowledge of website monitoring tools (Uptime Robot, Pingdom, etc.)
- Familiarity with WordPress debugging and error log analysis
If you are passionate about digital marketing and ready to contribute to a forward-thinking team, we’d love to have you join. Submit your CV today and be part of our exciting journey!
Job Title: SEO Manager
Location: Tiptree, Essex
Type: Full Time Office Role / Must have own reliable transport for commuting
About Us: At Echelon, a full-service family-run marketing agency, we are dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that drive success for our clients. Our team understands your passion and is committed to helping businesses achieve their goals. Embracing new technology and a collaborative approach, we strive to provide the highest standard of service at all times. If you share our commitment to excellence and innovation, we’d love to have you join our team and grow with us.
Role Overview: We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded SEO Manager to lead our organic search strategy and drive measurable growth for our clients. This is a hands-on role for someone who is equally comfortable in the weeds of technical audits as they are presenting strategy to stakeholders. You will own SEO performance end-to-end — from keyword research and content strategy through to technical implementation and reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy & Planning
- Develop and execute comprehensive SEO strategies across multiple client accounts or internal brands
- Conduct in-depth keyword research, competitor analysis, and market opportunity assessments
- Set measurable KPIs, track performance, and produce clear reporting against targets
Technical SEO
- Perform regular technical audits covering site speed, crawlability, indexation, Core Web Vitals, and schema markup
- Work with developers and web teams to implement technical recommendations
- Monitor and resolve issues using tools such as Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, and Ahrefs
Content & On-Page
- Brief and oversee the production of SEO-optimised content, including service pages, blog articles, and landing pages
- Conduct on-page optimisation, including title tags, meta descriptions, header structure, and internal linking
- Identify content gaps and topical authority opportunities to grow organic visibility
Link Building & Off-Page
- Develop and manage white-hat link acquisition campaigns, including digital PR, outreach, and partnerships
- Monitor backlink profiles and manage toxic link disavowal processes
Reporting & Communication
- Produce regular performance reports with clear insights and actionable recommendations
- Present results and strategy to clients or senior stakeholders with confidence
- Keep up to date with algorithm updates and industry developments, communicating implications to the wider team
Client Management
- Act as the day-to-day SEO point of contact for a portfolio of clients, building strong working relationships built on trust and transparency
- Lead regular client calls and check-ins, confidently presenting performance data, strategy updates, and recommendations
- Manage client expectations proactively — communicating clearly on timelines, deliverables, and any changes in approach
- Collaborate with internal teams including PPC, paid social, and web design to ensure a joined-up approach to client accounts
- Identify opportunities to grow accounts through additional services or expanded scope, flagging these to the relevant team lead
- Handle day-to-day client queries promptly and professionally, maintaining the high service standards Echelon is known for
Technical Expertise
- 3+ years of SEO experience in an agency or in-house environment
- Proven track record of delivering organic growth across competitive industries
- Strong technical SEO knowledge, including site architecture, crawl management, and page speed optimisation
- Proficiency with SEO tools including Google Search Console, Google Analytics 4, Ahrefs or SEMrush, and Screaming Frog
- Experience with WordPress and content management systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills — able to translate data into clear narratives
- Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to inform decisions
- Up-to-date knowledge of Google algorithm updates and SEO best practices
- Experience with local SEO and multi-location campaigns
- Experience in Website Design with Knowledge of other systems to implement Technical SEO Techniques.
Desirable Skills
- Familiarity with paid search (PPC) and how it integrates with organic strategy
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, or JavaScript as it relates to SEO
- Experience managing or mentoring junior team members
- CIM qualification or equivalent digital marketing certification
- Familiarity with AI-powered SEO and content tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Surfer SEO, and an understanding of how to use them to improve efficiency without compromising quality
- Awareness of how AI-generated content impacts search, including Google’s evolving stance on AI content and E-E-A-T signals
- Ability to use AI tools to assist with keyword clustering, content briefing, and data analysis whilst applying human judgement to the output
If you are passionate about digital marketing and ready to contribute to a forward-thinking team, we’d love to have you join. Submit your CV today and be part of our exciting journey!
Pay: From £32,000.00 per year
Job Description:
Head of Social — Echelon Media
Location: Tiptree, Colchester, Essex
Reports to: Managing Director
Type: Full-time, permanent
About Echelon Media
Echelon Media is an independent digital marketing agency based in Colchester. We’re a close-knit team of around seven, delivering SEO, web design, paid media, content and social media for clients across a range of sectors. Everyone here is hands-on — including the founders — and the work is varied, fast-moving and genuinely collaborative.
The Role
We’re looking for a Head of Social to own our social media offering end to end — organic and paid. You’ll set the strategic direction for client accounts, build and manage paid social campaigns that deliver measurable return, produce and oversee the content that goes out, and grow social into a stronger commercial pillar of the agency. This is a senior role in a small team, so it’s equal parts strategy and delivery — you’ll be shaping the approach and doing the work.
Key Responsibilities
Paid social
- Own paid social end to end for client accounts — strategy, build, optimisation and reporting
- Plan and manage campaigns across Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager and Pinterest
- Manage client budgets, forecast spend and take accountability for ROAS, CPA and lead quality
- Build audience, targeting and testing frameworks; run structured creative and copy testing
- Produce or direct ad creative — static, video and UGC-style — and iterate based on performance
- Handle tracking and measurement: Meta Pixel, Conversions API, UTMs and platform-to-analytics attribution
- Work with the wider paid media team to align social with search and ensure full-funnel consistency
- Present paid performance to clients with clear commercial narrative and next-step recommendations
Organic social & content
- Develop and own organic strategies across Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook and emerging platforms
- Manage content calendars, approvals and scheduling across all accounts
- Brief and direct photo/video shoots; edit or oversee editing of short-form video
- Use organic performance to inform paid creative, and vice versa
Client leadership
- Act as the senior social contact for clients — leading reviews, presenting performance, and advising on direction
- Identify growth opportunities within existing accounts and support new business pitches
- Set KPIs, track performance and produce clear client-facing reporting across both paid and organic
- Feed social insight into quarterly reviews and wider account strategy
Team & process
- Line-manage and mentor social team members, junior staff and freelancers
- Build and improve internal processes, templates and ways of working
- Keep the agency ahead on platform changes, ad format releases, algorithm shifts and cultural trends
About You
Essential
- 4+ years in social media, with at least some experience in an agency environment
- Demonstrable hands-on paid social experience — you’ve built, run and optimised campaigns yourself, not just briefed them out
- Comfortable managing client budgets and being held to performance targets
- Strong grasp of tracking, attribution and measurement across platforms
- A track record of running multiple client accounts and delivering measurable results
- Strong content instincts — you can write, shoot, edit and know what performs organically and as paid creative
- Confident presenting and building relationships with clients directly
- Organised, self-directed and able to prioritise across competing accounts
Desirable
- Meta Blueprint or equivalent platform certification
- Experience line-managing or mentoring
- Familiarity with how social interacts with SEO and wider digital strategy
- Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut or similar
- Experience with GA4 and project management tools (we use ClickUp)
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience
- Genuine ownership of a service line, with the autonomy to shape it
- Meaningful budget responsibility and the freedom to test
- A small, senior-led team where your work is visible and your ideas land
- Varied client roster across multiple sectors
- Ongoing training and platform certifications
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Our office in Tiptree
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
Work Location: In person
Pay: From £28,000.00 per year
Job Description:
Overview
Echelon Media is an award-winning digital marketing agency based in Tiptree – Colchester, and we’re growing. We’re a tight-knit, passionate team who genuinely love what we do — and we’re looking for someone who does too.
We need a Social Media Marketer who lives and breathes all things social. Someone who can build a killer paid Meta campaign in the morning, write a caption that actually gets engagement in the afternoon, and still find time to reply to comments and keep communities thriving. If that sounds like your kind of day, keep reading.
Responsibilities
- Planning, building, and managing paid Meta campaigns (Facebook & Instagram) across a range of industries and budgets
- Running paid activity across other platforms including TikTok Ads, and exploring other paid channels to get the best results for clients
- Managing client social media accounts day-to-day — scheduling content, posting across platforms, and keeping everything consistent and on-brand
- Building and nurturing online communities — responding to comments, engaging with followers, and keeping audiences active and connected
- Developing content calendars that align with client goals and campaign activity
- Analysing performance data and turning it into clear, actionable insights for clients
- Writing compelling ad copy and captions that stop the scroll
- Staying ahead of platform changes, trends, and algorithm shifts so our clients always are too
- Collaborating with our wider creative and strategy team on campaigns and ideas
Bonus points if you have:
- Experience on-set during social media shoots — whether that’s shooting content, managing shot lists, or just knowing what looks great on camera
- A portfolio or case studies showing real paid media results and organic growth
Requirements
- Proven experience in social media management or digital marketing roles.
- Strong understanding of public relations principles and best practices.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an eye for detail.
- Creative mindset with the ability to generate engaging content ideas.
- Organised with the ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously under tight deadlines.
- Proficiency in social media management tools such as Hootsuite, Buffer, or Sprout Social is desirable.
- Knowledge of analytics platforms like Google Analytics or platform-specific insights tools is advantageous.
- A proactive attitude with a passion for staying updated on the latest digital marketing trends. This position offers an excellent platform for aspiring marketers eager to develop their skills within a vibrant team environment while making a meaningful impact through innovative social media strategies.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
Work Location: In person