SEO Account Manager: Strategy, Growth & Insights

Zenith Media Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wholeself program

Global Marcel platform access

Marcel Classes learning platform

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Birthday Leave and flexible holidays

Work Your World travel flexibility

Parental leave policy

Job summary

Zenith is hiring an SEO Account Manager to join our growing team. You will work closely with the SEO Director to deliver effective and holistic SEO campaigns that exceed client objectives.

You’ll push the boundaries of our SEO offering and manage the execution of SEO work while developing your own digital knowledge. You will understand how digital experiences impact acquisition and conversion, applying a test-and-learn approach to drive scalable SEO programmes and helping the team build

Qualifications

• Experience in an SEO role, ideally agency side.
• Strong grasp of Microsoft Office programmes, especially PPT and Excel.
• Experience of working within a fast-paced agency environment with high-value clients.
• Confident, comfortable, and professional when communicating with clients and third parties.
• A solid understanding of how to measure impact of SEO-based strategies through analytics platforms and other external metrics.
• A good understanding of how websites and search engines work.
• Able to demonstrate an (intermediate) understanding of how web languages like HTML work.
• Strong knowledge of how to identify organic search opportunity, set business relevant KPIs & project organic search performance.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of high-performing SEO content strategies by conducting keyword research, content gap analysis and competitor reviews.
• Partner with internal teams to ideate, plan and produce engaging, search-optimised content that drives organic visibility, attracts qualified audiences and supports broader business objectives.
• Deliver data driven technical and content recommendations to improve website performance, user experience and search engine rankings.
• Conducting site audits, identifying optimisation opportunities, improving site architecture, metadata, internal linking and supporting best practice SEO implementation.
• Conduct comprehensive off site SEO audits and provide strategic recommendations to strengthen website authority and online visibility.
• Support backlink analysis, digital PR opportunities and other initiatives designed to improve domain authority and enhance organic search performance.
• Leverage data, analytics platforms and SEO tools to identify opportunities.
• Uncover performance trends and inform strategic recommendations.
• Translate complex data into actionable insights through regular reporting, keyword analysis and performance reviews that demonstrate business impact.
• Build strong relationships with clients by developing a deep understanding of their business, industry and objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor, proactively communicating recommendations, managing expectations and delivering exceptional service to drive client satisfaction and long term partnerships.
• Support the growth of a holistic search offering by collaborating across SEO and Paid Search teams.
• Identify opportunities where organic and paid strategies can work together to maximise performance, share insights across channels and deliver integrated solutions that drive measurable results.
• Stay abreast of the latest SEO trends, search engine updates and emerging digital marketing best practices.
• Contribute innovative ideas and recommendations that help clients remain competitive in an evolving search landscape.

Job description

Zenith is hiring an SEO Account Manager to join our growing team. You will work closely with the SEO Director to deliver effective and holistic SEO campaigns that exceed client objectives.

You’ll push the boundaries of our SEO offering and manage the execution of SEO work while developing your own digital knowledge. You will understand how digital experiences impact acquisition and conversion, applying a test-and-learn approach to drive scalable SEO programmes and helping the team build