AI-First SEO & AEO Strategist - Remote

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Texas; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency seeking an SEO and AEO Strategist to own search for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients. You will shape the technical roadmap, content priorities and the ranking story when clients ask what moved.

You are the strategic voice at the table and you make the calls. As the SEO lead, you will manage technical SEO, keyword strategy, AI-enabled content workflows with writers, and multi-location SEO where required, reporting in GA4 and Search Console

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on in SEO.
• Auditing sites and implementing fixes.
• Agency experience across multiple clients.
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls.

Responsibilities

• Own Technical SEO: crawl, indexation, site speed, schema, architecture.
• Lead keyword strategy and on-page optimization with writers/AI.
• Improve visibility in AI search (Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity) alongside classic results.
• Manage links, local and multi-location SEO as needed by clients.
• Provide GA4/Search Console reporting and quarterly client roadmaps.

Skills

Hands-on SEO execution

Clear spoken English

Agency client management

Tools

GA4

Search Console

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs or Semrush

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency seeking an SEO and AEO Strategist to own search for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients. You will shape the technical roadmap, content priorities and the ranking story when clients ask what moved.

You are the strategic voice at the table and you make the calls. As the SEO lead, you will manage technical SEO, keyword strategy, AI-enabled content workflows with writers, and multi-location SEO where required, reporting in GA4 and Search Console