SEO & AI Search Strategist — Hybrid/Remote (12-14 mo Contract)

Skillhub Solutions Inc.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Holiday week

Health spending

RRSP matching

Professional development

Job summary

VERB Interactive in Vancouver, BC is seeking a Search Strategist on a 12-14 month contract to own partner-facing SEO, GEO, and AI search strategy. The role blends technical SEO, content, and data to improve visibility in traditional search and AI-driven answers.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in SEO or AI search, strong analytics, and excellent partner communication. Hybrid/have three days in office; remote options available for other locations.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of SEO or AI search experience with post-secondary education in marketing, communications, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of SEO ranking factors, AI answer engines, technical SEO, CMS platforms, crawling, indexing, schema, robots.txt, and entity optimization.
• Experience with tools such as Google Search Console, GA4, Data Studio, Ahrefs, Semrush, Screaming Frog, Yext, and Jira or similar tools.
• Experience managing organic search for multiple partners; hospitality and tourism experience is an asset.
• Strong partner-facing communication, analytical, writing, organizational, and project-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead partner search strategy and present reports, recommendations, and performance findings.
• Improve visibility in traditional search and AI-generated answers through technical SEO, content, structured data, entity optimization, and citation-ready content.
• Manage local search listings, location data, reviews, and Google Business Profiles.
• Research keywords, prompts, competitors, and website performance; monitor search and AI visibility metrics.
• Coordinate search activities with content, project, development, account, media, social, and creative teams.
• Manage partner deliverables, retainer hours, and project tasks; provide search training and stay current on industry trends.

Skills

SEO strategy

AI search

Partner-facing

Analytics

Project management

Education

Post-secondary education in marketing/communications or equivalent

Tools

Google Search Console

GA4

Data Studio

Ahrefs

Semrush

Screaming Frog

Yext

Jira

Job description

VERB Interactive in Vancouver, BC is seeking a Search Strategist on a 12-14 month contract to own partner-facing SEO, GEO, and AI search strategy. The role blends technical SEO, content, and data to improve visibility in traditional search and AI-driven answers.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in SEO or AI search, strong analytics, and excellent partner communication. Hybrid/have three days in office; remote options available for other locations.