Work with one of the largest media houses in India, take your career to a new high with the global exposure and experience.

Our client is among the top 3 most trusted newspapers in India, read by more than 30 million Indians. It is one of the most renowned names in Indian media especially across North India. They also host a multitude of media initiatives like Print, Digital, TV, Events and Radio Stations covering various states in the country to connect better with the locals. Their website is one of the fastest growing digital news sites, where they have shown a growth in audience by around 200% in tier 2 and 3 cities and towns in India.

The 6 decade old media house was founded by a fearless and famous journalist and writer who has been felicitated with many literary awards. Currently led by a team of experts and media professionals at its CXO levels, the publishing house has expanded to many digital and offline businesses under its roof, providing employment to thousands in India. They have kept the flag high with their journalistic values and quality coverage of events throughout the world.

As a Head of SEO, you'll drive the constant innovation and performance of the company's organic presence across all search engines by focusing on the right data and tactics to secure rankings for existing terms as well as expand keyword coverage.

The bottom line for this role would be to Increase 1st page rankings and enhance site speed & crawlability.

What you will do :

- Influencing the direction of our marketing team and the business at large by informing strategy research, innovation, suggesting, testing, and utilizing the latest and greatest approaches and tools in the space.

- Partnering with outside agencies to amplify successes and results

- Optimizing content, site structure, link architecture, and our growing brick & mortar footprint to improve 1st page ranking

- Increasing and constantly iterating the communication streams and alignment cross functionally that ensure SEO efforts are understood, well-supported, and successful at the enterprise level

- Nurturing a world class, engage, and high-performing SEO function & team

- Contributing thought partnership, positive influence, and subject matter expertise to the Marketing leadership team as well as peer groups across the organization

What you need to have :

- MBA - Marketing or in related Stream from good college is preferred. (tier 1 colleges not mandatory)

- 6 - 10 years of success in Marketing with strong track record and technical knowledge of SEO latest practices

- Demonstrated success within B2C/ D2C/ Media/ EdTech/ Fintech/ Ecommerce businesses

- Obvious and insatiable curiosity and learning agility

- Proven agility to move between simultaneous projects, challenges, and priorities

- Experience collaborating across teams, functions, and initiatives

- A strong drive to identify and act on improvement opportunities

- A head for business and a heart for people

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