Lead SEO & AI Search Strategist — Hybrid/Remote

VERB Interactive Inc.; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Remote opportunities

Travel credit

Health and wellness benefits

Professional development

Job summary

VERB Interactive Inc. is seeking a Search Strategist to own the SEO, GEO, and AI search strategy for VERB partners, driving visibility across traditional search and AI-generated answers.

This is a partner-facing role where you lead end-to-end strategy and are accountable for results with a collaborative team. This is a temporary 12-14 month contract position covering a leave of absence, with hybrid work options and opportunities to collaborate with diverse clients in hospitality and travel

Qualifications

• 3+ years of SEO or AI search experience.
• Knowledge of ranking factors and SEO best practices.
• Experience with AI search engines (Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT).
• Experience fixing technical SEO issues on WordPress or Drupal.
• Experience crawling sites and indexing in Google Search Console.
• Knowledge of robots.txt, regex, schema, and entity optimization.
• Experience managing Google Business Profiles and local listings.

Responsibilities

• Lead primary search contact for partners; present reports and strategy rationale.
• Drive integrated SEO and AI search strategy per partner.
• Lead Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) to improve AI surface accuracy.
• Monitor AI search performance and translate findings into recommendations.
• Manage local search data and Google Business Profile optimization.
• Oversee day-to-day SEO/AI activities for retainers and launches.
• Apply on-page, technical, schema, and off-page tactics; manage backlinks.
• Conduct keyword and prompt research, competitor analysis, and performance reviews.
• Identify improvements and bring new ideas to partners.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align search insights and content calendars.
• Track time and tasks in Jira and ensure on-time delivery.
• Provide SEO/AI search training to partners and team members.

Skills

SEO experience

AI search

Client facing

Analytical thinking

Content writing for SEO

Technical SEO

WordPress/Drupal

Google Analytics GA4

Jira

Education

Post-secondary education in marketing or communications

Tools

WordPress

Drupal

Screaming Frog

Semrush

Ahrefs

Google Search Console

GA4/Data Studio

Claude

Jira

Yext

Job description

VERB Interactive Inc. is seeking a Search Strategist to own the SEO, GEO, and AI search strategy for VERB partners, driving visibility across traditional search and AI-generated answers.

This is a partner-facing role where you lead end-to-end strategy and are accountable for results with a collaborative team. This is a temporary 12-14 month contract position covering a leave of absence, with hybrid work options and opportunities to collaborate with diverse clients in hospitality and travel