I Love SEO

Nicola Lüssi —
Digital Growth Expert

Head of Growth Lab at Tamedia, building reach and audience strategies across some of Switzerland's most-read news brands. Entrepreneur, SEO expert, and INMA 30 under 30 award winner.

nicola@iloveseo.ch LinkedIn Based in Switzerland

Creating value and qualified reach together with editorial, data & product.

Since March 2026, I am leading the newly founded Growth Lab at Tamedia Publikationen Deutschschweiz AG, where my team works cross-functionally with editorial, data, product and more to grow and find new audiences across publications like Tages-Anzeiger, Basler Zeitung, Berner Zeitung, and 24 Heures.

Before stepping into this role, I have built up the SEO team at Tamedia from the ground up. After inheriting a one-man-show from my predecessor, together with product, AI and data, we have established automated workflows, training programs, dashboards, and a workshop culture that embedded SEO thinking across the newsroom.

On the side, I co-founded Hockey News Schweiz in 2015, at one point Switzerland's most-followed hockey media account, and Ballers GmbH, an online shop for international sports merchandise.

Current Role
Head of Growth Lab, Tamedia
Experience
2+ years at Tamedia
Education
BASc Business Administration (International Management), FHNW
Languages
DE · EN · FR
Recognition
INMA 30 under 30 - 2025, Management

Where I've worked.

Mar 2026 —
Present

Head of Growth Lab

Tamedia · Zurich

Leading a cross-functional team focused on growing reach and audiences across Tamedia's portfolio of news brands through SEO, content strategy, data-driven experimentation, and new traffic acquisition channels. From idea to hypothesis formulation, testing and hand-over to editorial teams.

Current
Jan 2025 —
Feb 2026

Head SEO

Tamedia · Zurich

Oversaw technical SEO and performance across all brands. Established automated newsroom workflows, co-creation of CMS-integrated SEO tools, built reporting systems and dashboards, introduced new tracking tools and performance frameworks, and created a workshop culture embedding SEO across Editorial, Data, and Product. Expanded reach strategy into Google Discover and AIO/GEO/LLMO.

Oct — Dec 2024

Head SEO a.i.

Tamedia · Zurich

Interim leadership of the SEO team during organizational transition.

Nov 2023 —
Oct 2024

SEO Content Manager

Tamedia · Zurich

Developed SEO content strategies and workflows for Tamedia's portfolio of news publications.

Dec 2019 —
Jul 2025

Co-Founder

Ballers GmbH · Kloten

Co-founded and operated an e-commerce shop selling international sports merchandise (NHL, MLB, Premier League). Managed the online shop, marketing, and operations.

Entrepreneurship
2015 —
Jul 2025

Co-Founder

Hockey News Schweiz

Built one of Switzerland's most-followed ice hockey media accounts on social media over a 10-year run. Content creation, community building, and audience growth in the Swiss hockey space.

Entrepreneurship
May 2022 —
Oct 2023

Online Shop / Marketing Manager

ELCO AG · Brugg

Managed the online shop and digital marketing for a sub-brand of a leading Swiss stationery company.

Aug 2019 —
Jul 2021

KV Apprenticeship

ELCO AG · Brugg

Completed a commercial apprenticeship (KV) while working across various business functions.

Jul 2017 —
Apr 2018

Military Service

Swiss Armed Forces · Dübendorf

Durchdiener, Fl Ber Kp 104, Flugplatz Dübendorf (Gefreiter).


What I am good at.

📈

SEO & Search Strategy

Technical SEO, editorial SEO, Google Discover, SERP optimization, and emerging channels like AIO/GEO/LLMO.

🧪

Growth & Experimentation

Data-driven experimentation, audience growth strategies, traffic acquisition, performance frameworks, and cross-functional collaboration.

✍️

Content Strategy

Content architecture, pillar/cluster strategies, taxonomy design, editorial workflow optimization, and content lifecycle management.

📊

Data & Analytics

Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Parsely, SISTRIX, Semrush, ahrefs, Xovi, Newzdash, automated dashboards and reporting via Google Apps Script and n8n.

👥

Team Leadership

Building and leading cross-functional teams, stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, and organizational change.

🛒

E-Commerce & Entrepreneurship

Online shop management, digital marketing, brand building, and 10+ years of founding and running side businesses.


Selected work.

Tamedia Growth Lab

Designed and operationalized a cross-functional growth team spanning SEO, content strategy, data, and editorial, shifting from a pure SEO function to a broader reach and audience growth unit.

StrategyLeadershipGrowth Strategy

SEO Newsroom Integration

Built Tamedia's SEO strategy from scratch: automated briefings, dashboards, reporting systems, content strategies and numerous workshop programs designed for the newsroom operations.

SEOAutomationWorkshops

Hockey News Schweiz

Co-founded and grew one of Switzerland's largest ice hockey media accounts over 10 years, a passion project that became a recognized brand in the Swiss hockey community.

Social MediaCommunitySports

Ballers GmbH

Co-founded an e-commerce company selling international sports merchandise to the Swiss market. Handled shop operations, marketing, and customer acquisition.

E-CommerceEntrepreneurshipMarketing

Where I studied.

2021 — 2025

FHNW

BASc Business Administration (International Management), specialization in Business Innovation

2019 — 2021

zB. Zentrum Bildung

KV (Commercial Apprenticeship)

2018 — 2019

University of Zurich

Communication and Media Studies, discontinued

2011 — 2017

Neue Kantonsschule Aarau

Matura

2013 — 2014

Revelstoke RSS, Canada

International Student Exchange

🏆

INMA 30 under 30 Award - Management (2025)

Recognized by the International News Media Association for outstanding achievement in media management.