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SEO Copywriter

Southbank, Melbourne
Date:

Overview

Placement Type:

Permanent

Salary:

$70,000-100,000 Salary

Start Date:

14/09/2026

Aquent is partnering with an innovative, independent digital marketing agency, renowned for its dynamic approach to digital marketing and commitment to client success. This agency is rapidly expanding its service offerings and team, driving significant impact across diverse industries. Join a team where your expertise will be central to delivering measurable results and driving continued expansion, playing a pivotal role in shaping client success through compelling content strategies.

Are you a wordsmith with a strategic mind, eager to see your creations drive measurable results? We’re seeking a talented individual to join a thriving team, where you won’t just write; you’ll be a strategic force, crafting engaging narratives that captivate audiences and drive tangible outcomes for a broad spectrum of clients. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your writing prowess across various media, directly influencing search visibility, audience engagement, and campaign performance, and seeing your work translate into significant client growth and the agency’s continued expansion.

What You’ll Do

  • Review, re-write, optimize, and continually update website content to significantly improve search engine rankings.
  • Craft compelling content for landing pages, category and subcategory pages, blog articles, and other web assets designed to elevate a website’s position in search.
  • Conduct thorough keyword research to identify content opportunities and improve search ranking positions for clients.
  • Edit existing client website content, focusing on grammar, syntax, readability, and ranking potential, with a strong SEO-centric approach.
  • Publish and update content across various websites and platforms, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.
  • Track the performance of content pieces and keywords, using data-driven insights to continually optimize websites and deliver superior results.
  • Actively participate in team meetings to discuss ongoing projects, plan future tasks, and present results to clients.
  • Develop strategic content plans and proposals to secure new business and expand client portfolios.
  • Contribute to the agency’s own digital presence through new content, page optimizations, and performance tracking.
  • Generate impactful headlines, creative text, captions, and other written copy for paid advertising campaigns, with a focus on digital platforms.
  • Collaborate closely with digital performance and design teams to ensure a cohesive campaign vision and alignment with client objectives.
  • Engage with clients, incorporating their feedback to refine and perfect advertising copy.
  • Contribute insights and awareness of performance in monthly review meetings.
  • Write creative and brand-appropriate post captions for diverse clients across a range of social media platforms.
  • Utilize social media management and scheduling tools to efficiently manage content publication.
  • Develop monthly content ideas to inspire design teams in creating engaging visuals and graphics.
  • Review social media performance metrics such as followers, engagement, and reach, and discuss these insights with clients.
  • Stay abreast of social media trends and best practices to ensure content consistently meets industry standards.
  • Develop scripts for various traditional media formats including radio, television, outdoor, and video advertising.
  • Liaise with creative studios, talent, media outlets, and clients to ensure brand-appropriate copy is executed precisely across all channels.

Who You Are

You are a capable and enthusiastic writer with a profound passion for words and a commitment to delivering exceptional client results. You thrive in a collaborative team environment, contributing to all marketing efforts as needed. This role is perfect for an individual eager to produce high-quality work, grow within a fast-paced independent marketing agency, and evolve into a well-rounded marketing and communications professional.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Minimum 3 years (ideally 3-5 years) of proven experience in SEO copywriting.
  • A university degree or higher education qualification, preferably in marketing and/or media publishing/communications.
  • High-level English proficiency, demonstrating excellent grammar, spelling, and meticulous attention to detail.
  • Experience with email marketing platforms.
  • Familiarity with website content management and publishing systems.
  • Exceptional creativity and an enthusiasm for developing unique, innovative writing.
  • The ability to expertly tailor writing to different clients, their distinct tone of voice, and their overall industry.
  • A commitment to being detail-oriented and organized, with a proven ability to manage deadlines and weekly workloads effectively.
  • Ambition and humility; a willingness and desire to continuously improve your work and contribute to business growth, while remaining teachable and fair to all.
  • Strong teamwork skills and comfort collaborating within diverse team environments.
  • Proficiency across standard office productivity suites.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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