Search-first creative agency Rise at Seven, founded by Carrie Rose and Stephen Kenwright in June 2019, appoints former Reprise SEO director, Tasha Amponsah-Antwi, to head up their SEO team following their rapid global expansion.

From speaking at Brighton SEO and being featured in WARC, Tasha joins the team with a wealth of experience across web search, eCommerce, and video search with omnichannel. 

Having worked in the industry for almost 9 years, she has worked with over 20 fashion, beauty, and travel brands, global superbrands such as Gucci and Ralph Lauren as well as leading the Global SEO team for LEGO. 

Tasha’s experience has given her valuable insights into the nuances of retail and e-commerce concerning SEO, with her role at Rise at Seven now focusing on the development and execution of global strategies. 

The hire comes after Rise at Seven’s announcement that they plan to open an NYC office after setting up in Sheffield, Manchester, and London. With a roster of US-based clients including Interflora, PrettyLittleThing US, Next Vacay, and plenty more, they have already hit the ground running with an existing US team. 

They are now expanding to NYC to get access to a whole new talent pool of creatives and digital talent. They already have 102 members of staff and are looking to hire senior positions across the UK and US; including US digital PR manager, content manager.

Richard Lawrence, technical director of Rise at Seven, says, "With experience in search across multiple platforms, Tasha brings a huge amount of value to the SEO team and we are really excited to have her on board. From app store and YouTube optimization to gaining search visibility on marketplaces such as Amazon, she has broad expertise that will be integral to further building on Rise's 'search everywhere' approach in 2022.”

Amponsah-Antwi adds, “I'm excited to be joining the team as Rise is totally shaking up the industry with innovative results-driven work. I've been researching and talking about how as SEO's we need to be building strategies beyond just the website and traditional search, and take into consideration other platforms and how this influences a user’s search journey. I feel like Rise is the perfect place for this forward way of thinking and committed to being the first to implement new SEO strategies in the industry!”