SEO Specialist

About Empirical Media

Empirical Media is a Bengaluru-based media agency. Our core practice is television advertising audit and measurement, and we are one of the strongest independent players in South India at it.

Location: Bengaluru (On-site) Experience: 3–5 years Reports to: Digital Business Head

Compensation:  Competitive package with growth opportunities for the right candidate.

About this role

We are building our digital division from scratch. Not as a side service. As a full practice, with its own team, its own targets, and its own client roster.

You would be one of the first four people in it.

That means two things. The good part: you get to set how things are done here — the process, the tools, the reporting, the standard. The honest part: on day one there is no playbook waiting for you. You write it.

We are not a 200-person agency with a floor of juniors to hand work down to. We are a business with 20 years of client relationships, real measurement discipline, and a digital arm that is currently a blank page.

If you want to inherit a system, this is not the job. If you want to build one, read on.

How to apply

Email [ [HIDDEN TEXT]] with the subject line [Role Name] — [Your Name].

Include:

• Your CV
• The specific work sample listed in the role below
• Two lines on why this role and not a bigger agency

We read every application. We reply either way.

Why this role exists

Paid media rents attention. Organic owns it. This role builds the long-term asset our clients keep even when the ad budget pauses.

You'll also be the person who actually touches client websites — so comfort inside a CMS is not optional here.

What you'll own

• On-page, off-page and technical SEO strategy and execution
• Keyword research and competitor analysis
• Optimisation of site content, landing pages, metadata and site architecture
• Regular technical audits with a prioritised fix list, not a 40-page PDF
• Backlink strategy and execution
• CMS-level implementation — you push the changes, you don't just recommend them
• Monthly reporting with insights and next actions
• Working with copy and design so SEO is built in, not bolted on

What you need

• 3–5 years of professional SEO
• Strong on-page, off-page and technical SEO
• GA4, Google Search Console, GTM, Looker Studio
• SEMrush, Ahrefs, Moz or Screaming Frog
• WordPress or similar CMS — hands-on, comfortable making changes yourself
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Nice to have

• Agency experience
• E-commerce or lead-generation SEO
• Page speed and Core Web Vitals optimisation
• Local SEO for multi-location retail clients
• Google Analytics or SEO certifications
• Awareness of how AI search and LLM answer engines are changing organic visibility

How we'll measure you in year one

• Organic traffic growth
• Keyword ranking improvement on target terms
• Website health scores across managed sites
• Backlink quality and growth
• Organic leads and organic conversion rate
• Client satisfaction

Work sample to send

One site you took from A to B. Show the starting position, what you did, and the traffic or ranking outcome. Include the audit you ran, if you still have it.