ROAST is looking for an Organic Performance Director (SEO Director) to lead and grow our Organic Performance offering across the US market.

Reporting to the USA Managing Partner and working closely with the UK Head of Organic Performance, you will lead SEO strategy, client performance, team growth and new business development. This is a senior leadership role responsible for scaling our enterprise SEO, content and technical SEO capabilities while ensuring strong commercial performance.

Key Responsibilities

SEO Strategy & Client Leadership

• Lead SEO and Organic Performance strategy across key enterprise client accounts

• Ensure campaigns deliver measurable organic growth and performance improvements

• Build strong relationships with senior client stakeholders

• Oversee account strategy, budgets and resource planning

Department Leadership

• Grow and develop ROAST’s SEO and Organic Performance offering in the US

• Recruit, mentor and manage a high-performing SEO team

• Improve processes, frameworks and best practices across the department

Commercial Growth & New Business

• Lead SEO strategy within new business pitches

• Create commercials, forecasts and resourcing plans

• Identify opportunities to cross-sell digital marketing services to existing clients

Innovation & Industry Leadership

• Evaluate and implement new SEO tools, technologies and automation

• Contribute to thought leadership including blogs, whitepapers and industry events

• Maintain strong relationships with technology partners and suppliers

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in SEO strategy and Organic Performance

• Strong knowledge of technical SEO, content SEO and enterprise SEO

• Proven experience leading client strategy and digital marketing teams

• Experience contributing to new business pitches and commercial growth

• Strong analytical and data skills

Desirable

• Experience working with international teams

• Advanced Excel or data analysis skills

• Additional language skills

Working at ROAST

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Annual Leave: 20 days, increasing with length of service, plus Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve off

Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Additional 2 weeks ‘work from anywhere in the world’
• Discounted wellbeing classes / membership
• Active company social life organised by a staff committee
• Lots of opportunity for involvement in CSR, sustainability and charity initiatives
• Training, including supplier sessions (e.g. Google), industry bodies (e.g. IAB), external trainers
• Opportunities to learn about other digital marketing disciplines

Our hybrid-working model allows you some variety on your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home where possible. You will be expected to attend the office in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

At ROAST, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status.
If you have a disability we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you.

Please note that we will only accept applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the USA.

Please beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A ROAST employee will never solicit candidates through a non-Roast email address or phone number / WhatsApp. Please refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process.