SEO & AI Search Lead (Remote) — Technical & Strategy

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Kitchener; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency. As SEO and AI Search Manager you own search for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients: the technical roadmap, the content priorities and the ranking story when the client asks what moved. You are the strategic voice at the table, and you make the calls.

You will work with writers and AI to develop drafts, conduct audits, and report in GA4 and Search Console, guiding multi-location SEO and local search while aligning with client goals.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on in SEO with audits and fixes executed personally.
• Fluency with GA4, Search Console, Screaming Frog and Ahrefs or Semrush.
• Agency experience spanning multiple clients simultaneously.
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls.

Responsibilities

• Own technical SEO including crawl, indexation, site speed, schema, and site architecture.
• Lead keyword strategy, on-page optimization, and content priorities with writers and AI.
• Get clients found in AI search alongside traditional organic results.
• Manage links, local search, and multi-location SEO as needed.
• Provide GA4 and Search Console reporting and quarterly client roadmaps.

Skills

SEO expertise

Client communication

English fluency (US calls)

Agency experience

Tools

GA4

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs or Semrush

Google Search Console

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency. As SEO and AI Search Manager you own search for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients: the technical roadmap, the content priorities and the ranking story when the client asks what moved. You are the strategic voice at the table, and you make the calls.

You will work with writers and AI to develop drafts, conduct audits, and report in GA4 and Search Console, guiding multi-location SEO and local search while aligning with client goals.