Manager, SEO

Brainlabs is the media agency built to answer one question: what's actually driving profit? Founded in 2012 by Daniel Gilbert, we were built by engineers before we were a media agency. Today, 1,000+ Brainlabbers across five continents use our proprietary agents, built on 32 media tools and over 2,500 logged experiments, to help brands connect every channel they plan and buy to one thing: the bottom line.

• Using your SEO knowledge, you'll be responsible for delivering campaigns that outperform KPIs, on time and to budget.
• You'll start to define campaign delivery plans and set meaningful measurement targets.
• You'll track and optimise campaigns, spotting what's working and acting on what isn't.
• You'll be a day-to-day point of contact for clients, handling tasks and deliverables with confidence.
• You'll develop, implement and follow guidelines and processes, and contribute ideas around automation and process improvement.
• You'll contribute to the SEO practice roadmap, including how we approach AI Search, from optimising for AI Overviews to understanding how generative engines like Perplexity and ChatGPT Search affect organic visibility.
• You'll mentor less experienced colleagues, helping grow capability and knowledge across the practice.

• Strong SEO delivery track record with at least two years of experience.
• Genuinely passionate about SEO and curious about where search is heading, including AI-powered search features and what they mean for how clients get found.
• Demonstrable success in improving campaigns through automation, process improvements and technology adoption.
• A good understanding of how other channels work alongside SEO.
• A confident, engaging and authentic communicator who cares about quality and continuous learning.
• Keen to grow the people around you.
• Strong presentation skills, with solid data analysis and reporting ability.
• Attentive to detail, methodical and process-led.

• You live the culture code every day.
• Campaigns are created and delivered to the right standard.
• Internal targets on technology adoption and process improvement are met.
• Quality assurance metrics across all campaigns you lead are hit.
• Client satisfaction targets, both internal and external, are met.
• Learning certifications are created and completed across the practice.
• You're actively involved in mentoring less experienced SEO colleagues.

What happens next?

We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.

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