Company description
At Zenith, we are a connected team with purpose. We are driven to create new perspectives through modern media. We believe marketing is a powerful investment that can build and grow brands and increase business profitability. So we unlock opportunities for growth by placing consumer behavior, attitudes, and insights at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on delivering return on investment, imagination, and insight.
Central to this vision is the knowledge that we are only as good as our people. To grow our clients' business, we need to attract, retain, develop, and grow the brightest talent in the industry. We know it is not the sum of one but the sum of all of us that make us great. Our behaviours are: Be Bold, Be Kind, Be Better Together.
We're determined to eradicate any barriers that prevent our people from achieving their fullest potential.
We offer progressive flexible working options to everyone at all levels — it's not a policy. It's behavior‐led and reinforced through our values.
Mental health & wellbeing is something we consider a priority — it's championed by our own people internally and is a regular conversation.
We have a lot of fun — we're constantly looking at reinventing how we're connecting with each other.
Overview
ROLE PURPOSE
The SEO Executive plays a key role in delivering high-quality organic search performance across client accounts.
This role focuses on executing SEO initiatives to a high standard while supporting the development and delivery of strategy, ensuring outputs are accurate, insight‐led, and aligned with client objectives.
Working closely with senior team members, you will contribute to on‐page optimisation, content initiatives, technical recommendations, and performance reporting. You will manage your own workstreams, ensuring deliverables are completed efficiently and to a consistently high standard.
Over time, you will take increasing ownership of key workstreams within accounts, contribute insights during performance reviews, and support client conversations where appropriate.
This role is suited to someone who is looking to deepen their expertise, work with increasing independence, and contribute to both delivery excellence and strategic thinking.
Key Performance Indicators
* On‐site SEO: Delivering on‐page and technical SEO recommendations to improve search visibility, site performance, and user experience.
* Keyword & Content Optimisation: Conducting keyword research and developing SEO content outlines and briefs to guide content creation, ensuring alignment with search intent and client objectives.
* SEO Audits & Opportunity Identification: Supporting site audits to identify technical, content, and structural improvements that drive organic growth.
* Performance Analysis & Reporting: Monitoring organic performance, analysing data, and contributing insights to inform optimisation opportunities and reporting outputs.
* Account Delivery: Managing assigned SEO workstreams across accounts, ensuring deliverables are accurate, timely, and aligned with client objectives.
* Client Support: Supporting the preparation of client deliverables and, over time, contributing to performance updates and client conversations.
KEY BEHAVIOURS
* Curious and Future‐Focused: Shows interest in GEO, LLM search trends, AI content frameworks and SERP evolution, and supports the team's adoption of new approaches.
* Accountability: Comfortable taking ownership of SEO workstream delivery and contributing to client performance outcomes.
* Adaptive and Flexible: Open to adapting approaches based on performance insights, changing priorities, and evolving SEO best practices.
* Organised: Managing tasks effectively across multiple workstreams and collaborating across teams.
* Quality‐focused in all areas. Ensures work is of a high standard, with rigour applied to outputs and that brilliant basics are always delivered.
EXPERIENCE
* Ideally but not mandatory - 1-2 years in SEO or Organic Growth roles, with hands‐on experience supporting the delivery of SEO initiatives across on‐page, content, and technical workstreams.
* Working knowledge of core SEO principles, including keyword research, search intent, on‐page optimisation, and content structure, with the ability to apply these in day‐to‐day tasks.
* Experience using SEO and analytics tools (e.g. Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Google Search Console, Adobe Analytics or equivalent) to support analysis and identify optimisation opportunities.
* Experience in SEO reporting and analysis, including tracking performance, identifying trends, and supporting insight generation to improve organic performance.
Additional information
Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com.
Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:
* A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.
* A creative, lively, and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach — "working your way with us."
* Access to our Global AI Platform Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
* Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform, Marcel Classes.
* A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
* A committed Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE, and Écologique committees.
* Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.
* Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
* Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks based on tenure, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, and Cub Care leave.
* Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder, an all‐in‐one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.
* A workplace that stands together to provide a more open, supportive, and recovery‐forward culture for all employees with life‐threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge: https://workingwithcancerpledge.com/.
* Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.
If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity rather than ticking boxes — so if this role resonates with you, please apply.
Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words; these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe, we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge, and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.
Uniqueness is powerful; without it, we wouldn't be where we are today. So be you — we like it that way.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via recruitmentpublicisgroupe.com; your personal information will be kept confidential.
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