Assistant Manager, SEO

TITLE Assistant Manager, SEO

DEPARTMENT Earned Media

DIVISION NP Digital Malaysia

LOCATION Hybrid – Malaysia KL

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

NP Digital (NPD) is a global award-winning performance marketing agency. AdAge named us Performance Marketing Agency of Year, Campaign Magazine labeled us the Global Agency of the Year in two categories, and The Drum awarded us the Agency Business Award for Global Development. Google recently handed us the Agency Excellence Award for Media Unification and both Inc. and AdAge listed us on their Best Places to Work lists.

NP Digital combines proprietary platforms with best-in-class talent to deliver leading edge experiences centered around: paid and organic search, social, content, retargeting, performance display, feed management and conversion rate optimization.

NP Digital focuses on creating innovative, adaptive, and data-driven digital marketing plans for our clients. Obsessed with helping companies grow and exceed their goals, NP Digital delivers on the mission of continually helping brands connect and engage with their audience.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

This role is available due to an internal transition, offering a great opportunity for a new team member to join and make an impact.

NP Digital has been on an incredible upward trajectory globally since its inception and has recently opened offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines in the past year to spearhead its expansion in APAC. Malaysia have been identified as key market to elevate NP Digital's SEO capabilities and fuel business growth.

This is a unique opportunity to grow your expertise in SEO and take your career to the next level. This is a roll-up-your-sleeves position with strong potential for growth within the organization as we scale across APAC.

To be considered, candidates must currently reside and be eligible to work in Malaysia.

ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting into the SEO Lead, you'll play a leadership role in delivering world-class SEO solutions, managing a portfolio of high-performing clients, and supporting the development of the broader SEO team. You'll have autonomy, room to grow, and the backing of a senior team that genuinely values innovation and results.

• Own the day-to-day delivery of SEO campaigns across a portfolio of clients, with a focus on performance, strategy, and stakeholder management
• Support and mentor junior team members, ensuring quality and consistency across outputs
• Lead client calls, performance reviews, and present data-driven strategic recommendations
• Collaborate with internal teams across paid media, strategy, and analytics to drive integrated growth outcomes
• Run SEO audits, keyword research, technical optimisations, on-page and off-page SEO, and content ideation
• Stay ahead of SEO industry changes - especially around AI Search, platform updates, and emerging tools
• Contribute to internal innovation, new business support, and broader team capability building

ABOUT YOU

• 3 to 5 Years of hands-on SEO experience, with a proven track record of delivering strong results across a range of industries
• At least 1 year of management or mentorship experience
• Deep understanding of technical SEO, content strategy, and link building - and how they fit within a broader marketing mix
• Strong experience using tools like GA4, Ahrefs, SEMrush, Data Studio, and Search Console
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal - including confident presenting to senior stakeholders
• A natural problem-solver who thrives under pressure and leads with solutions
• Someone who's commercially-minded, results-driven, and motivated by growth

ABOUT YOUR GROWTH

As an organization we support your growth and development by investing in your learning to advance your career. We believe in empowering you to showcase your knowledge and skills to win together. Career path opportunities for this department includes:

• Associate (typically 0-1 years)
• Specialist (typically 1-2 years)
• Senior Specialist (typically 2-3 years)
• Lead (typically 3-4 years)
• Senior Lead (typically 4-5 years)
• Manager (typically 5-6 years)
• Senior Manager (typically 6-7 years)

ABOUT OUR BENEFITS

We offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. Benefits include but not limited to:

We offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. Benefits include but not limited to:

• Competitive remuneration, performance incentives and substantial perks, including wellbeing benefits (gym membership, Spotify subscription, health checks, etc.)
• Comprehensive outpatient & medical benefits on top of great insurance coverage
• Extensive annual leave entitlement (Birthday, marriage, maternity, paternity, paid sabbatical leave)
• Positive and supportive leadership
• A work culture that drives teamwork and collaboration
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Unbiased work culture from top to bottom to encourage and push you to #DreamBig
• Fun employee engagement activities & parties, annual dinners and company trips
• Strategic office location that's easily accessible by public transportation
• Work among experts and specialists in a company with years of experience in the industry and has won multiple awards

ABOUT THE COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: RM 72,000.00 to 108,000.00 annually; depending on experience and skills

ABOUT OUR CULTURE

We value our best-in-class company culture, which is results-driven, innovative, fast-paced and fun. Our focus is on outcome, not output. We encourage our employees to work with an entrepreneurial spirit while applying a businesslike approach. When you work with great people and leaders that support you, there is no end to what you can accomplish. We celebrate different backgrounds and perspectives from our team members, but one thing we all have in common is a core set of values:

Think Big

Think Big challenges our teams in all aspects of the business. For our clients, it requires that we expand their vision beyond what's expected, while pushing us to become a committed partner who provides strategic recommendations and measurable outcomes.

Own It

Own It plays a key role in encouraging employee autonomy. We believe owning it inspires employees to build skillsets within their roles and beyond to drive their career where you want. Own It highlights ability to make the work yours and deliver creative results.

Have Fun

Have Fun means we enjoy working together and cultivating a great work experience for everyone. Our passion for what we do is visible throughout the organization. Anything we enjoy, we are naturally going to do better, so we make our work something we look forward to, rather than simply something we have to do.

ABOUT OUR PRACTICES

NP Digital takes a human-centric approach to hiring. AI tools may assist with administrative or creative tasks, but all evaluations and decisions are made by our awesome people.

NP Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer, proud of our diversity and inclusive culture! Our goal is to positively impact change through our actions, and we're committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.