Ben McKay
Co-founder and marketing/product leader; ex-WPP consultancy
Manchester, United Kingdom
Joined February 2026
Summary
Deep expertise in SEO, organic performance and content-led digital marketing built over a long career of hands-on delivery and thought leadership. searchenginejournal+2
Experienced agency leader who has run and reorganised SEO and content functions at scale across MEC/Wavemaker and WPP networks. collectivecontent+2
Product and go-to-market leader in early-stage tech: co-founding Voxelo and leading marketing/product efforts to launch an AI + 3D ecommerce studio and public beta. voxelo+2
Community builder and event organiser with a track record of creating industry forums (e.g., SAScon) to advance search, analytics and social media practice. wikipedia+1
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Interview with Linkbait Insider, Danny Ashton
July 1, 2011Article/interview on Search Engine Journal covering SEO topics; part of Ben McKay's authored contributions to SEJ.
Heading for an SEO Interview? A few Ideas to Help You Along…
April 1, 2010Practical advice for SEO interviews and hiring, published on Search Engine Journal.
From SEO Freelancer To Corporate Guru
March 1, 2009Personal career piece describing the transition from freelance SEO work to agency and corporate roles.