Strategic SEO Manager for AI-Driven Growth (Remote)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Portland (ME); Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an SEO Manager to own search for a portfolio of B2B and brand clients in an AI-first environment. You will define the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the ranking narrative when clients ask what moved.

You will own technical SEO, including crawl, indexation, site speed, schema, and site architecture, with writers and AI assisting drafts. This role requires clear English and experience with US-based clients in a remote setting.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own technical SEO for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients.
• Define technical roadmap and content priorities with writers and AI.
• Oversee ranking growth and reporting in GA4 and Search Console.
• Manage local search, multi-location SEO where needed.

Skills

SEO Strategy

English communication (US clients)

Agency experience

Tools

Search Console

GA4

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs

Semrush

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an SEO Manager to own search for a portfolio of B2B and brand clients in an AI-first environment. You will define the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the ranking narrative when clients ask what moved.

You will own technical SEO, including crawl, indexation, site speed, schema, and site architecture, with writers and AI assisting drafts. This role requires clear English and experience with US-based clients in a remote setting.