Remote SEO Lead for AI-First Agency

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an experienced SEO Specialist to own search strategies for our B2B clients. You will steer technical SEO, content priorities, and the ranking narrative, working directly with writers and AI to move the needle.

You’ll collaborate with multiple clients in a remote-first setup, deliver GA4/Search Console reporting, and craft quarterly roadmaps. Strong English skills with US-based clients are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands‑on in SEO: you have run the audits and made the fixes yourself.
• Fluency with Search Console, GA4, Screaming Frog and Ahrefs or Semrush.
• Agency experience across several clients at once.
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls.

Responsibilities

• Technical SEO: crawl, indexation, site speed, schema and site architecture.
• Keyword strategy, on-page optimization and content priorities, with writers and AI producing the drafts.
• Getting clients found in AI search: Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity, alongside classic organic results.
• Links, local search and multi-location SEO where the client needs it.
• Reporting in GA4 and Search Console, and the quarterly roadmap for each client.

Skills

SEO experience

Agency experience

Tools

GA4

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs or Semrush

Search Console

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an experienced SEO Specialist to own search strategies for our B2B clients. You will steer technical SEO, content priorities, and the ranking narrative, working directly with writers and AI to move the needle.

You’ll collaborate with multiple clients in a remote-first setup, deliver GA4/Search Console reporting, and craft quarterly roadmaps. Strong English skills with US-based clients are essential for success.