Agency :
Havas Media
Job Description :
We're looking for an Organic & AI Manager to join the growing Organic & AI Performance team at Havas Media. This role will be based in the Havas Village in Sydney.
Why work at HAVAS?
We're
a certified
Great Place to Work
. There are plenty of reasons why, but these are some of our favourites:
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Industry leading parental leave
BECAUSE
your family
matters, and
being there for the important moments
shouldn't
come at the expense of your career.
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Hybrid working: 3 office anchor days, 2 days working from home
BECAUSE
we believe
great work
can happen without being in the office five days a week.
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Flexible working, with core hours of 10am to 4pm on office anchor days
BECAUSE
life
doesn't
always fit neatly around a 9 to 5. School drop offs,
appointments
and everything in between matter too.
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Havas From Anywhere: work from anywhere for up to one month
BECAUSE
sometimes being closer to family, extending a trip or simply changing your surroundings makes life better.
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Hava Rest Days: 2
additional
days off every year to recharge
BECAUSE
proper rest makes us better humans, not
just better
employees.
❤️
Paid volunteer leave
BECAUSE
we want you to have the time to support the causes and communities that matter to you.
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Career development through leading internal and external providers
BECAUSE
your career should keep moving forward, and we want to invest in where you want to go next.
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A culture of belonging, supported by our Employee Resource Groups
BECAUSE
you should never have to leave part of yourself at the door when you come to work.
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Sydney CBD location in the heart of The Rocks
BECAUSE
if
we're
coming together in person, it should be somewhere worth coming to.
✨
And so much more
BECAUSE
the best workplaces
don't
just offer benefits. They create an environment where people can build a career and a life that work together.
The Opportunity
AI search is the next major shift in organi
c
vi
sibility
and most brands
d
on't
have a strategy for it yet. Havas Media's Organic & AI Performance team is building that capability now, helping clients understand and grow their presence across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and other AI surfaces, alongside best-in-class organic search.
This is a rare opportunity to join a recent-model organic department at build stage: you
won't
inherit someone else's
play
book
,
you
'll
write it. As our AI visibility
specialist,
you'll
own the
methodology
, tooling and standards that m
ake Hava
s Media t
he go-to ag
ency for AI search in Austral
ia, wh
ile running your own portfolio of enterprise clients.
The Role
The Organic & AI Manager owns a portfolio of client accounts end-to-end across both organic search and AI vis
ibili
ty, and holds specialist ownership of AI visibility for the whole department — the deepest AI search practitioner in the team.
With 4+ years of experience in SEO/organic and demonstr
abl
e h
ands-on AI




search work, this role leads strategy, delivery and reporting for a defined client book, while building the GEO methodology, owning our AI visibility platform, and training the wider team.
You'll report to the Organic & AI Director an
d work clos
ely with the Head of Organic & AI Performance on pitches, landscape briefings and the development of a market-first AI visibility offering.
Key Responsibilities
Client Delivery (Portfolio Ownership):
Act as day-to-day delivery lead
for
a def
in
ed client book — strategy, roadmaps, execution and reporting. Deliver across the full service mix: technical SEO, content strategy, AI Overview optimisation, LLM brand presence, and entity and structured data strategy. Produce monthly insight-led performance reporting using our portfolio of tools.
AI Visibility Leadership (Specialist Ownership):
Own the dep
artment's
AI visibility practice. Set up and run our AI platform
including
prompt tracking design, competitor sets, and the reporting templates
used acro
ss all clients. Build and
maintain
the GEO
methodology
: AI visibility audit frameworks, AI-readable content standards, and zero-click strategy playbooks.
Team Enablement:
Train the wider team on AI visibility delivery so the whole department delivers both organic and AI. Share learnings, tools and techniques through our workshop cadence and team meetings.
New Business Support:
Support the Head of Organic & AI Performance with technical subs
tance
for AI v
isibility
pitches,
proposals
and AI search landscape briefings for senior client stakeholders.
Client Communication:
Build strong relationships at working-team level, acting as a trusted advisor on organic and AI visibility strategy. Facilitate client workshops and clearly communicate complex AI search concepts to non-technical audiences.
AI-Assisted Ways of Working:
Use AI tools as the default in day-to-day delivery within our quality governance. Build straightforward, reusable automations for repetitive tasks (briefs, schema, audits, reporting) and share them with the team.
Industry Knowledge:
Stay at the forefront of the fastest-moving space in search — AI platforms, GEO
techniques
and industry developm
ent
s and contribute to agency thought leadership on AI search.
Required Skills & Experience
4+ years of experience in SEO/organic, with demonstrable hands-on AI search work: AI Overview tracking, LLM visibility measurement,
GEO
or answer-engine optimisation on real client accounts
Working knowledg
e of how LLM retrieval and citation
works
(RAG, grounding, entity recognition) and the ability to explain it clearly to a CMO
Exper




ience with an AI visibility platform (
Peec
AI, Profound, Otterly or similar) strongly preferred
Strong command of the organic analytics stack: GA4, Google Search Console, SEMrush
Solid technical SEO and structured data foundations
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Comfortable using AI tools in day-to-day delivery, with sound judgement on quality governance
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple accounts and prioritise effectively
A genuine curiosity about where AI search is
heading and
the drive to help define how brands respond
Who are we?
Havas Media is the media experience agency of the Havas Village. Our
Organic & AI Performance
team is repositioning wha
t an orga
nic practice looks like: integrated SEO and AI visibility, AI-assisted ways of working, and a deliberate focus on the surfaces where brand discovery is moving.
You'll
join a small, senior, tight-knit team at the ground floor of that
build with
the backing of one of Australia's leading media networks behind you.
We invest in our team's success, wellbeing and growth. Here's what you can
look
forwar
d to:
Career-Defining Territory:
Own a genuinely new specialism
at the moment
it matters with the case studies, award submissions and industry profile that come with it.
Commitment to Growth:
Training, professional development and clear career progression, including development through Havas University and industry programs.
Flexible Hybrid Work:
A balanced schedule combining in-person collaboration at the Havas Village in Sydney with flexibility.
Collaborative Village Model:
Work alongside specialists across media, creative,
PR
and CX with direct access to leadership in a team built around client needs, not org charts.
About HAVAS
The Havas Village is a unique model — creative, digital, content, PR, media and partnerships, all under on
e roo
f. We bu
il
d teams around our clients' needs, not our own structures, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Our mi
ssion? To make a meaningful difference to the brands, businesses and lives of the people we work with. We're proud to be a
Great Place to Work Certified company
.
At HAVAS, we are committed to building a future that is inclusive to all, where you can bring your whole self to work and feel valued, respected, and supported to succeed. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, identities, beliefs, age, and abilities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to apply for this or any role with us.
Contract Type :
Permanent
Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual's ability to perform their job.

📌 Organic & Ai Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Havas
📍 Sydney