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George Kataras

Athens

Summary

Professional marketeer with +8 years experience working in large agency, fast-paced environments on a range of industries with a specialization in Fintech.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Account Director

SYZYGY
07.2021 - 05.2023

Clients: PayPal, Square, Checkout, RAD Bikes.

Account Director for the SEO team based in London.

Square: Responsible for the Client management, roadmap creation & team resourcing/scoping for international markets.

Managed the Technical, Content & Linking strategies before reporting to senior leadership on forecasted growth, account revenue & resourcing.

Grew the account to becoming the Global SEO Agency Partner for Block.Inc & 3rd most profitable in Agency.

Senior Account Manager

SYZYGY
05.2019 - 07.2021
  • Responsible for the global PayPal.com SEO account reporting to the PayPal Client Partner.
  • Led a team of 4 SEO executives to implement the strategy & recommendations provided.
  • Seconded to PayPal's New York HQ for support on the Paypal Commerce Platform launch, working closely with the in-house team to ensure objectives were met & performance tracked.

EMEA SEO Account Manager

IPG Mediabrands
02.2018 - 05.2019
  • Responsible for the LEGO.shop domain across all markets.
  • Aligned and managed all SEO activities against the global and regional KPIs across EU markets
  • Led SEO campaign activities towards brand visibility improvements
  • Lead technical SEO CMS improvements
  • Regular QBR presentations to senior client stakeholders
  • Set-up tracking capabilities across a number of SEO tracking tools including proprietary tools
  • Project managed the AMS & APAC Regions

Global SEO Senior Executive

Mindshare Worldwide
10.2017 - 02.2018
  • Pandora Jewellery
  • EMEA & MENA Market Lead for the PANDORA Global Account
  • Led Monthly reporting calls with local clients and explain them target- to-date results and next steps
  • Delivered global SEO strategy in local markets
  • Conducted QBR’s for scoped markets.


Global SEO Executive

Mindshare Worldwide
01.2016 - 10.2017
  • Jaguar Land Rover
  • Conducted regular SEO Technical Audits
  • Coordinate technical SEO audits across 22 markets
  • Meta data creation
  • On-page optimisation, Keyword research & internal linking


Education

MSc - Digital Marketing, Marketing

Kingston University

BSc - European Studies and Spanish Studies

University of The West of England

No Degree - Marketing

Google Squared
Online
08.2015 - 01.2016

Skills

  • Project Management
  • New Business Pitching
  • Client Servicing
  • Native level fluency in English, Spanish, Greek

Timeline

Account Director

SYZYGY
07.2021 - 05.2023

Senior Account Manager

SYZYGY
05.2019 - 07.2021

EMEA SEO Account Manager

IPG Mediabrands
02.2018 - 05.2019

Global SEO Senior Executive

Mindshare Worldwide
10.2017 - 02.2018

Global SEO Executive

Mindshare Worldwide
01.2016 - 10.2017

No Degree - Marketing

Google Squared
08.2015 - 01.2016

MSc - Digital Marketing, Marketing

Kingston University

BSc - European Studies and Spanish Studies

University of The West of England
George Kataras