Search Engine Optimization Team Lead

Ready to lead an awesome team of SEO specialists at one of Australia's best Independent Agencies? - Are you passionate about growth, innovation and excellence in SEO? - We’re a recent winner at "Australia's Best Places to Work" (2023 Australian Financial Review) - We offer amazing culture and benefits + hybrid work **About You** You’re a leader when it comes to SEO in an agency environment. You’re not only great on the tools, but you’re passionate about where things are heading and you naturally bring others along for the journey. You are equally comfortable working on eCommerce as well as lead generation campaigns. You’re a technical person who loves spending a good portion of your time on the tools, but you also get a buzz out of working directly with your team members and your clients to help them grow. Finally, you thrive under pressure and know how to allocate your time, and the time of your team, to ensure the most important actions are taken to deliver true value to your clients. **About The Opportunity** This is a rare opportunity to join Rocket in a senior role. Here’s what your day-to-day would look like: - Having a great combination of autonomy and support to ensure you continue building the most effective SEO offering possible for our clients - Leading our existing team of 5 talented SEO specialists - Reporting directly to our Head of Production - Spending 50-70% of your time on the tools + helping develop strategy for client campaigns - The rest of your time would be spent mentoring, supporting and growing your team as well as providing your expertise and insights in our new business efforts. - There is a real opportunity to make your mark in this role **About Rocket** Rocket is widely regarded as one of the top independent digital marketing agencies in Australia. We’re an award-winning agency of around 50 digital marketing specialists who work with a mix of medium and large businesses to drive leads and sales through digital channels. We're a Google Premier Partner, Meta Business Partner, Bing Partner and a HubSpot Platinum Partner. We were named 'Marketing Agency of the Year' at the 2021 AMI Awards and were also awarded ‘Best Large Integrated Search Agency' at the 2023 APAC Search Awards. We were also winners in the Search Engine Land Awards 2021, the 2022 2021 2020 2019 & 2018 SEMRush Awards, the 2023 2022 & 2021 APAC Search Awards and the 2020 B&T Awards. See the team in action **Our Culture** Rocket was recognised as one of Australia's top-ranked workplaces in the 2023 AFR Boss Best Places to Work list. No games, politics, or cliques - just a great bunch of people who work hard to make our clients happy. Here are a few of the benefits of working at Rocket: - We live and breathe our core values of No Jerks, Be Better, Take Ownership and Do What’s Right. - Salary at the top end of industry-bands - Skilled leaders at every-level to further support your career progression - Flexible hybrid working. We value work-life balance. - Five weeks of leave a year - Birthday leave - Anniversary experiences (Skydiving, hot air balloon ride, bridge climb and more) - Fully stocked kitchen / bar - We provide the equipment for your WFH setup - Pet-friendly office - Generous parental leave policy - Regular team and company events **How to apply** Thanks, and good luck Pay: Up to $96,400.00 per year Schedule: - Monday to Friday Application Question(s): - Are you able to attend the office in Surry Hills at least two days per week? **Experience**: - SEO: 2 years (preferred) Work Authorisation: - Australia (preferred) Work Location: In person