Remote: AI-Driven SEO & Search Strategy Lead

Blacksmith Agency LLC; North Carolina; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an experienced SEO and AI Search Manager to own search for a portfolio of B2B and growing-brand clients. You will shape technical roadmaps, set content priorities, and articulate the ranking story to clients during live calls.

You will manage technical SEO, keyword strategy, AI-enabled search initiatives, and local/multi-location SEO, while coordinating with writers and AI to produce drafts and outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on SEO experience with audits and fixes.
• Fluency with GA4, Screaming Frog, and Ahrefs or Semrush.
• Agency experience across multiple clients and live calls with US clients.

Responsibilities

• Own technical SEO including crawl, indexation, site speed, schema, and architecture.
• Develop keyword strategy and content priorities with writers and AI.
• Improve AI search visibility via Google AI Overviews and related tools.
• Manage links, local search, and multi-location SEO as needed for clients.
• Deliver GA4/Search Console reporting and quarterly client roadmaps.

Skills

SEO audits

GA4/Screaming Frog/Ahrefs or Semrush

Agency experience

English communication

Tools

Google Analytics 4

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs or Semrush

Search Console

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an experienced SEO and AI Search Manager to own search for a portfolio of B2B and growing-brand clients. You will shape technical roadmaps, set content priorities, and articulate the ranking story to clients during live calls.

You will manage technical SEO, keyword strategy, AI-enabled search initiatives, and local/multi-location SEO, while coordinating with writers and AI to produce drafts and outcomes.