Remote Paid Media & SEO Strategy Lead

Blacksmith Agency LLC; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is scaling its marketing division to support a growing portfolio of PPC and SEO clients. As Paid Media Manager, you own strategy, performance and client-facing leadership across paid search, paid social, SEO and conversion optimization.

This is a hybrid strategic and operational role based in a remote environment (US/Canada/South Africa). You will join sales calls, oversee internal and external specialists, build performance roadmaps and ensure campaigns deliver measurable

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years in PPC, SEO or multi-channel full-funnel strategy.
• Experience running paid and organic channels simultaneously.
• Expertise with Google Ads, GA4, Google Search Console, keyword research tools.
• Ability to articulate strategic recommendations for clients and account executives.
• Track record overseeing execution teams and managing deliverable quality.
• Sharp analytical skills and the ability to diagnose performance issues fast.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy for all PPC and SEO clients across multiple industries.
• Join sales calls with account executives to validate scope, pitch technical recommendations and help close deals.
• Build 90 day, 6 month and annual growth roadmaps for every client.
• Own client performance across Google Ads, Meta, Microsoft and organic search.
• Audit PPC campaigns, keyword strategies, bidding structures, landing pages and CRO opportunities.
• Oversee technical SEO, on-page SEO, link building, programmatic pages and AI-driven content.
• Own KPI tracking, conversion attribution and analytics accuracy.
• Give weekly direction and QA, and coordinate priorities with the marketing project manager.
• Present monthly and quarterly performance summaries to clients.

Skills

PPC

SEO

Paid search

Paid social

Analytics

Roadmaps

Tools

Google Ads

GA4

Google Search Console

Keyword research tools

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is scaling its marketing division to support a growing portfolio of PPC and SEO clients. As Paid Media Manager, you own strategy, performance and client-facing leadership across paid search, paid social, SEO and conversion optimization.

This is a hybrid strategic and operational role based in a remote environment (US/Canada/South Africa). You will join sales calls, oversee internal and external specialists, build performance roadmaps and ensure campaigns deliver measurable