SEO & AI Search Strategist — Remote/Hybrid

VERB Interactive Inc.; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (3 days in office)

Remote opportunities available

Annual travel credit

Health and wellness stipend

RRSP matching

Parental leave top-up

Career development

Recreational sports & social events

Transit & fitness discounts

Job summary

VERB Interactive Inc. is seeking a Search Strategist (SEO Strategist) to own SEO, GEO, and AI search strategies for VERB partners. You will lead the end-to-end process, from keyword research to content and technical optimization, across traditional and AI-generated search environments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage partner expectations with data-driven reporting. This role is partner-facing and requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and the ability to work

Qualifications

• 3+ years of SEO or AI search experience.
• Experience with AI search engines such as Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, and ChatGPT.
• Experience with WordPress and Drupal CMS.
• Experience crawling sites and indexing in Search Console using Screaming Frog, Semrush, Ahrefs.
• Knowledge of robots.txt, schema markup, and entity optimization.
• Experience managing Google Business Profiles and local listings via Yext.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; self-directed and able to own partner strategy end to end.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary search contact for partners, leading calls and presenting reports.
• Lead integrated SEO and AI search strategy for each partner.
• Improve GEO in AI search results through entity optimization and schema work.
• Monitor AI search performance and turn findings into recommendations.
• Manage local search and Google Business Profile optimization.
• Oversee day-to-day SEO/AI search activities for retainers and new builds.
• Coordinate with content, PM, dev, and vendors on strategy execution.
• Perform keyword, prompt, and competitor research using industry tools.
• Provide SEO/AI search training to partners and team.

Skills

SEO strategy

AI search

Analytics

Jira

Content writing

Education

Marketing / Communications degree

Tools

Ahrefs

Semrush

Screaming Frog

WordPress

Drupal

GSC

Data Studio

Job description

VERB Interactive Inc. is seeking a Search Strategist (SEO Strategist) to own SEO, GEO, and AI search strategies for VERB partners. You will lead the end-to-end process, from keyword research to content and technical optimization, across traditional and AI-generated search environments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage partner expectations with data-driven reporting. This role is partner-facing and requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and the ability to work