Head of Organic Growth and SEO

Education First; Zürich; In loco; CHF 210.000 - 250.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Staff discounts

EF Hello access

Tuition reimbursement

Referral bonus

Hotel & travel discounts

15% Kita discount

On-site gym access

Descrizione del lavoro

EF Language Abroad, part of Education First, seeks a Head of Organic Growth and SEO to define and execute a global strategy across search, social, AI, and off-site channels to boost student enrollment in 50+ markets and 25+ languages.

You will lead a 6–8 person team, collaborating with paid media, creative, PR, and engineering to integrate organic growth into broader acquisition efforts. The role is 100% in-office, centered in Zurich.

Competenze

• 10+ years in organic marketing with global multi-market scope.
• Strong understanding of technical SEO.
• Proven ability to drive measurable outcomes through organic discovery in complex industries.
• Hands-on experience optimizing for traditional and AI-driven search.
• Experience leading and developing specialist organic teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across all levels.

Mansioni

• Own global organic visibility strategy across search, social, AI, and off-site channels.
• Deliver technical SEO architecture: crawlability, indexing, site performance, structured data, and multilingual strategy.
• Build scalable content frameworks and global guidelines for local teams.
• Drive a content strategy to build strong brand signals across search, social, and AI platforms.
• Define organic KPIs and build attribution dashboards across traditional and AI-driven channels.

Descrizione del lavoro

Are you ready for a dynamic role in a truly international environment?

As Head of Organic Growth and SEO, you will define and execute a holistic strategy to maximize visibility across traditional and AI-driven search, organic social media, user-generated content platforms, and third-party publishers. Your leadership will be critical to EF’s mission of driving student enrollment through organic growth across 50+ markets and 25+ languages.

Strategic leadership

• Own the global strategy for organic visibility, including search, social,AI, and off-site channels such as digital PR, partnerships, and third-party platforms, ensuring EF is cited, quoted, and recommended.
• Deliver technical architecture and oversee core SEO fundamentals, including crawlability, indexing, site performance, structured data, and multilingual strategy.
• Build scalable content frameworks and global guidelines that enable local teams to execute with consistency and impact.
• Stay ahead of trends in search, social, and AI, adapting quickly to algorithm and platform shifts.

Team and cross-functional leadership

• Manage and develop a team of 6–8 specialists across SEO, content, technical, and social.
• Collaborate closely with paid media, creative, PR, and engineering teams to integrate organic growth into broader acquisition strategies.
• Foster a culture of experimentation, using query research, citation tracking, and continuous testing of content performance across search and social platforms to keep EF ahead of the curve.

Content, signals, and authority

• Drive a content strategy designed to build strong, consistent, and authoritative brand signals across search, social, and AI-driven platforms.
• Champion E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness).
• Align website, video, social, email, and PR to ensure consistency across channels rather than siloed execution.
• Own organic distribution across social and community-driven platforms, leveraging user-generated content to drive reach, engagement, and discovery.

Performanceand measurement

• Define and report on organic KPIs, including impressions, traffic, leads, bookings, share of voice, brand mentions and citations, and adoption of global frameworks across local markets.
• Build attribution dashboards that integrate data from traditional and AI-driven search, organic social media, user-generated content platforms, and third-party publishers, delivering actionable insights.
• Use search, social, and market insights to identify keyword trends, student questions, and competitor activity to inform ongoing optimization.
  What we are looking for

Required

• 10+ years of experience in organic marketing, with a strong track record across search and social at a global, multi-market, multi-language scale.
• Strong understanding of technical SEO.
• Proven ability to drive measurable business outcomes through organic discovery in complex, research-driven industries.
• Hands-on experience optimizing for both traditional and AI-driven search.
• Expertise in driving discovery and engagement on platforms such as TikTok and YouTube.
• Experience leading and developing specialist organic teams.
• Strong commercial mindset, with the ability to connect organic strategy and KPIs to revenue and enrollment outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all levels.
• Experience in education, travel, or other high-consideration B2C categories.
• Discounts on EF programs for Staff, and Staff Friends and Family for all EF Programs
• Free use of EF Hello: a premium Language Learning App
• Tuition Reimbursement for continued Education
• Referral Bonus for all referred staff hires (equivalent for 500 USD
• Discounts with our global hotel and travel partners
• 15% off our on-site Kita
• And much more!
  

We are a global, mission‑driven company, our goal? Open the world through education and cultural exchange. We are an International team, with an international audience, and have opportunities to work across regions.

Other benefits include

• Discounts on EF programs for Staff, and Staff Friends and Family for all EF Programs
• Free use of EF Hello: a premium Language Learning App
• Tuition Reimbursement for continued Education
• Referral Bonus for all referred staff hires (equivalent for 500 USD)
• Free access to the EF on-site gym
• Discounts with our global hotel and travel partners
• 15% off our on-site Kita
• And much more!

This role in 100% and fully in-office. Our onsite policy enhances collaboration, company culture, and faster decision-making. Working together in person fosters creativity, spontaneous idea-sharing, and stronger team connections, which we believe is essential for success.

At EF Language Abroad we are dedicated to our mission of opening the world through education, harnessing the power of language learning to deepen the connection between people across the globe.

About the Team

At EF Language Abroad, we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we've helped millions of students discover new places, embrace diverse cultures, and gain fresh perspectives. We're dedicated to our mission of opening the world through education, harnessing the power of language learning to deepen the connection between people across the globe.

We offer immersive short-term and long-term language courses and programs across different languages in the countries where they’re spoken. Through blending classroom-based lessons with interactive exercises and real-world practice, our courses bring you to the heart of the language. Together, our global staff help students from around the world develop the language skills they need to achieve their dreams.

EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions are subject to a criminal background and/or reference checks, as applicable.