🏢 Company: Brunswick Group
📍 Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
🕒 Employment Type: Permanent
🏛️ Office Address: Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196 (Brunswick regional hub)
💰 Salary: Market Related

About Brunswick Group

Brunswick is a global advisory firm operating across 27 offices in 18 countries. The firm specialises in helping organisations navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, reputational challenges, regulatory pressures, and business-critical events.

Brunswick’s strength lies in its multidisciplinary teams—professionals from journalism, finance, digital strategy, public affairs, data analytics, and corporate communications—working seamlessly as one global firm. Founded in 1987, the company maintains a culture centred on intellectual curiosity, inclusivity, and excellence.

Role Overview

Brunswick Group is seeking a Digital Executive (SEO) to join its expanding Digital practice in Johannesburg. This opportunity is ideal for a professional with a solid foundation in SEO and a deep interest in corporate communications, AI-led digital strategy, and reputation-focused digital advisory.

In this role, you will support senior practitioners, contribute to sophisticated client programs, and help deliver insight-driven SEO recommendations that influence corporate positioning and stakeholder engagement. You will operate in a high-performance environment where digital, communications, and reputation intersect.

The Executive will be hands-on across research, analysis, content structuring, SEO implementation, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration. This is a role designed for professionals ready to accelerate growth, own deliverables, and contribute meaningfully to global mandates.

Key Responsibilities

• Support SEO and AI-driven analysis, developing recommendations aligned with corporate communication objectives and stakeholder engagement strategies.

• Conduct detailed research into digital ecosystems, competitor activity, industry trends, and online performance signals.

• Produce well-structured client deliverables such as monitoring reports, insights memos, presentations, and advisory notes.

• Work collaboratively with Communications, Digital, Public Affairs, and Sector teams to integrate SEO insights into broader mandates.

• Engage partners across digital platforms, media environments, and industry-specialist networks to drive better outcomes for clients.

• Uphold the highest standards of quality, precision, and accuracy in all work delivered.

Key Competencies

• 2–4 years’ hands-on SEO experience in an agency, consultancy, or corporate communications environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

• Proficiency with SEO tools such as Google Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, and GA4.

• Ability to diagnose digital performance issues, identify trends, and produce actionable insights.

• Strong analytical capabilities and writing skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical information.

• Confident communicator—strong written, verbal, and visual communication.

• Highly organized, adaptable, and capable of managing multiple concurrent deliverables.

• A growth-oriented mindset, curiosity, and willingness to contribute beyond standard responsibilities.

Why This Role Matters

Digital reputation continues to evolve at the speed of technology, and Brunswick is at the forefront of advising global organisations on high-stakes challenges that shape markets, influence stakeholders, and define corporate narratives.

This position gives you exposure to top-tier client work, international collaboration, and the opportunity to deepen your expertise in SEO, AI strategy, analytics, digital communications, and reputation management. You will be part of a high-calibre, globally connected team that operates with excellence, rigour, and strategic discipline.

Best CV Tips 

To strengthen your application for competitive digital and corporate advisory roles, ensure your CV reflects the following:

1. Professional Summary with Keywords
   Include a concise summary highlighting your core strengths (SEO, analytics, digital strategy, communication).

2. Quantifiable Achievements
   Demonstrate impact using measurable outcomes (e.g., organic growth %, traffic uplift, rankings improved).

3. Tool Proficiency
   List the exact SEO, analytics, and reporting platforms you have mastered.

4. Case Examples
   Provide short project highlights showing your involvement in digital campaigns or SEO-led transformations.

5. Writing and Communication Strengths
   Add examples of reports, presentations, or content pieces you have produced.

6. Employer Names and Industry Sectors
   Show context by explaining which industries you served and at what scale.

7. Training and Certifications
   Include any SEO, analytics, AI, or digital badges (Google, HubSpot, Semrush Academy).

8. Soft Skills
   Particularly for advisory work: clarity, collaboration, research capability, stakeholder communication.

9. Clean, Modern CV Layout
   Use a professional structure with sections clearly separated and no excessive colour or decorative elements.

10. Tailoring for This Role
    Match your experience to SEO, digital communications, strategy, analytics, and stakeholder engagement responsibilities.

Employment Equity Statement

Brunswick Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable law.