Cieran M. Hickson
SEO Specialist at Clicky Media- Claim this Profile
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Charlotte Chapman
Cieran is a knowledgeable, reliable SEO and a pleasure to work with. I managed Cieran for just over a year. In that year I saw Cieran learn a great deal and start to excel in managing his own portfolio of larger clients as well as in client meetings. Cieran is self motivated, hard working and hugely passionate about all things SEO. A great team player but also capable of working alone. I would not hesitate to hire Cieran again in the future.
Andrea S.
If you have been lucky enough to meet Cieran you will already know about his fun personality and dry sense of humour. Cieran is truly a great character and the perfect fit for an SEO delivery team. I was fortunate enough to work closely with Cieran at Click Consult. Stunned by his in-depth technical SEO know-how and often delighted by his enthusiasm and dedication. Cieran is always curious and asks questions, one of the best traits for an SEO. He was always looking to improve/refine our offering, or learn something new. While at Click Consult Cieran became the go-to guy for tracking, specifically Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. Inspired by emerging trends, Cieran confidently tried out injecting schema via Google Tag Manager with great success. Cieran embraced agency life at Click Consult every day! Challenging me and fellow colleagues to table tennis matches, enjoying Friday night beers, and general fun and banter. A gem for any team that I will sadly miss. Good luck in the future! #excelatexcel
Charlotte Chapman
Cieran is a knowledgeable, reliable SEO and a pleasure to work with. I managed Cieran for just over a year. In that year I saw Cieran learn a great deal and start to excel in managing his own portfolio of larger clients as well as in client meetings. Cieran is self motivated, hard working and hugely passionate about all things SEO. A great team player but also capable of working alone. I would not hesitate to hire Cieran again in the future.
Andrea S.
If you have been lucky enough to meet Cieran you will already know about his fun personality and dry sense of humour. Cieran is truly a great character and the perfect fit for an SEO delivery team. I was fortunate enough to work closely with Cieran at Click Consult. Stunned by his in-depth technical SEO know-how and often delighted by his enthusiasm and dedication. Cieran is always curious and asks questions, one of the best traits for an SEO. He was always looking to improve/refine our offering, or learn something new. While at Click Consult Cieran became the go-to guy for tracking, specifically Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. Inspired by emerging trends, Cieran confidently tried out injecting schema via Google Tag Manager with great success. Cieran embraced agency life at Click Consult every day! Challenging me and fellow colleagues to table tennis matches, enjoying Friday night beers, and general fun and banter. A gem for any team that I will sadly miss. Good luck in the future! #excelatexcel
Charlotte Chapman
Cieran is a knowledgeable, reliable SEO and a pleasure to work with. I managed Cieran for just over a year. In that year I saw Cieran learn a great deal and start to excel in managing his own portfolio of larger clients as well as in client meetings. Cieran is self motivated, hard working and hugely passionate about all things SEO. A great team player but also capable of working alone. I would not hesitate to hire Cieran again in the future.
Andrea S.
If you have been lucky enough to meet Cieran you will already know about his fun personality and dry sense of humour. Cieran is truly a great character and the perfect fit for an SEO delivery team. I was fortunate enough to work closely with Cieran at Click Consult. Stunned by his in-depth technical SEO know-how and often delighted by his enthusiasm and dedication. Cieran is always curious and asks questions, one of the best traits for an SEO. He was always looking to improve/refine our offering, or learn something new. While at Click Consult Cieran became the go-to guy for tracking, specifically Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. Inspired by emerging trends, Cieran confidently tried out injecting schema via Google Tag Manager with great success. Cieran embraced agency life at Click Consult every day! Challenging me and fellow colleagues to table tennis matches, enjoying Friday night beers, and general fun and banter. A gem for any team that I will sadly miss. Good luck in the future! #excelatexcel
Charlotte Chapman
Cieran is a knowledgeable, reliable SEO and a pleasure to work with. I managed Cieran for just over a year. In that year I saw Cieran learn a great deal and start to excel in managing his own portfolio of larger clients as well as in client meetings. Cieran is self motivated, hard working and hugely passionate about all things SEO. A great team player but also capable of working alone. I would not hesitate to hire Cieran again in the future.
Andrea S.
If you have been lucky enough to meet Cieran you will already know about his fun personality and dry sense of humour. Cieran is truly a great character and the perfect fit for an SEO delivery team. I was fortunate enough to work closely with Cieran at Click Consult. Stunned by his in-depth technical SEO know-how and often delighted by his enthusiasm and dedication. Cieran is always curious and asks questions, one of the best traits for an SEO. He was always looking to improve/refine our offering, or learn something new. While at Click Consult Cieran became the go-to guy for tracking, specifically Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. Inspired by emerging trends, Cieran confidently tried out injecting schema via Google Tag Manager with great success. Cieran embraced agency life at Click Consult every day! Challenging me and fellow colleagues to table tennis matches, enjoying Friday night beers, and general fun and banter. A gem for any team that I will sadly miss. Good luck in the future! #excelatexcel
Credentials
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How to Perform Local SEO Audits for Multi-location Businesses
BrightLocalDec, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Managing Introverts
LinkedInNov, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
How to Make Strategic Thinking a Habit
LinkedInSep, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
How to Set Goals When Everything Feels Like a Priority
LinkedInAug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Coaching and Developing Employees
LinkedInJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Having Career Conversations with Your Team
LinkedInJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
How to Manage Your Manager
LinkedInJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Google AdWords Fundamentals
Google
Experience
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Clicky™ | Part of ClickyGroup
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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SEO Specialist
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Sykes Holiday Cottages
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United Kingdom
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Travel Arrangements
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300 - 400 Employee
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Technical SEO Strategist
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Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
Working in-house has given me an appreciation for big company processes and the value of each team within the business.- Managing and actioning large scale web migrations as new acquisitions are brought on to our website framework (redirect mapping, content migration, tracking, project manager and developer liaising).- Analysis every landing page on the website in a huge overhaul in order to prioritise and promote the most valuable pages while culling the non-valuable.- Creation of Jira tickets in technical and non-technical speak as well as liaising with the SEO Developer to ensure technical issues can be actioned as easily as possible with RICE priority.- Weekly analysis of all brands to ensure performance is improving.
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Click Consult (Part of Ceuta Group)
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Organic Search Executive
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Sep 2019 - Aug 2020
This technical SEO role really allowed me to get to grips with auditing large websites and planning out the best strategies to get them improving.• Creating strategies for large clients within set budgets that allowed for the correct combination of audits, technical work and outreach campaigns in order to progress the account.• Completion of all types of audits such as Full Technical Audits, Google Analytics, Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster, Structured Data Mark-Up, Keyword Research, Keyword Strategy Planning, Internal Link Analysis, Link Profile Analysis, Competitor and Backlink Profile Analysis, Content Gap Analysis and EAT Matrixes.• On-page and off-page manual analysis on websites in addition to the audits in order to create issues logs. This was then either enacted by myself or communicated with web developers to progress the fixes.• Tracking – I was one of the most developed in Tag Manager tracking, with colleagues from both the SEO & PPC departments asking for my help.• Liaising with other delivery teams to ensure that strategies across the board are complementary.• Liaising with account managers and clients in internal and external meetings to ensure collaboration on all areas on the strategy.
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Aqueous Digital
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital Sales Strategist
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Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
In addition to my role as a Digital Marketing Analyst, I spend a quarter of my time in a sales role, learning the sales side of the business in order to create bridges and identify opportunities within my own company. - Attending sales meetings- Generating sales leads- Meeting target figures
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Digital Marketing Analyst
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Sep 2018 - Sep 2019
Creation and implementation of digital marketing campaigns across a variety of platforms for a range of sectors.SEO- Advanced SEO techniques such as white-hat link building and UX work- Content optimisation- Meta title and description optimisation - Internal and external link building- Monthly reporting to clients and other members of the business - In-depth keyword, content and competitor research PPC- Creating and optimising SKAG PPC campaigns - Managing Shopping campaigns - Optimising landing pages for UX, conversions and keywordsLeadership- Managed the recruitment and interview process, identified gaps in the team to create job roles- Planned, implemented, and delivered 1-2-1 and team training sessions- Quality controlled team and workloads- Stakeholder of a new CRM system, involving gathering requirements and testingTechnical - Fluent in HTML and CSS- Technical development such as GZIP compression, caching and eliminating render blocking resources- Experimenting with JavaScript- Creation of websitesTools- Screaming Frog- Ahrefs- SEMrush- AWR Cloud- Raven Tools- Google Analytics - Search Console / Webmaster Tools- Google Tag Manager Platforms - Wordpress- Joomla 3- Magento- Expression Engine- 123-RegSupplementary - Fire Marshall - First Aider- Health & Safety
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Digital Marketing Assistant
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May 2018 - Sep 2018
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BAGTRADE
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Belgium
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Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
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Sales and Marketing Administrator
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Oct 2017 - Jan 2018
This was a varied role requiring flexibility mainly due to the small size of the company; as such, my responsibilities included: • Preparing quotes and liaising with clients and suppliers.• Responsible for day-to-day stock management of the sample room and sample deliveries.• Managing product catalogues over a variety of media, both online and softcopy. • Managing several websites; updating product information and price lists, as well as tracking organic search rating and SEO.• Following up on jobs / quotes to ensure maximum feedback from clients and prospective clients.• First point of contact; dealing with customer telephone enquiries.
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Bartender
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Jun 2016 - Jan 2017
Working independently and as part of a team to ensure the smooth running of the bar:• Providing excellent customer service, communicating effectively with a broad number of clients.• Responsibility for handling cash.• Responsibility for opening and closing the premises. • Organising and stocking the bar area.• Stock room management.• Aiding the chef with meal preparation and meal presentation. Working independently and as part of a team to ensure the smooth running of the bar:• Providing excellent customer service, communicating effectively with a broad number of clients.• Responsibility for handling cash.• Responsibility for opening and closing the premises. • Organising and stocking the bar area.• Stock room management.• Aiding the chef with meal preparation and meal presentation.
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Kitchen Porter
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Sep 2012 - Feb 2013
Working in a high-pressure environment to help the smooth running of the establishment, my duties included: • Liaising between the front- and back-of-house.• Organising the kitchen to a high standard for the preparation of food.• Assisting the sous chef in preparing high quality food. • Maintaining stocks as we served a hundred covers each day. Working in a high-pressure environment to help the smooth running of the establishment, my duties included: • Liaising between the front- and back-of-house.• Organising the kitchen to a high standard for the preparation of food.• Assisting the sous chef in preparing high quality food. • Maintaining stocks as we served a hundred covers each day.
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Education
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Bangor University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business Studies and French