AI-Driven SEO Manager (Remote) — Technical & Growth

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 1,078,000 - 1,575,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency seeking an SEO Manager to own search for a portfolio of B2B and growing-brand clients. You will shape the technical roadmap, dictate content priorities, and articulate the ranking story when clients ask what moved the needle.

You will lead technical SEO, keyword strategy, and content coordination with writers and AI, while reporting in GA4 and Search Console. Remote role across Canada, SA or USA.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years hands-on SEO with audits and fixes.
• Experience with GA4, Search Console, Screaming Frog, Ahrefs or Semrush.
• Agency experience managing multiple clients simultaneously.
• Excellent spoken English for live calls with US clients.

Responsibilities

• Own technical SEO including crawl, indexation, site speed, schema and site architecture.
• Define keyword strategy and on-page optimization with writers and AI-generated drafts.
• Improve visibility in AI search results and traditional organic rankings.
• Manage local search and multi-location SEO as needed.
• Provide reporting in GA4 and Search Console and create quarterly roadmaps.

Skills

3+ years SEO

Agency multi-client

English on live calls

Technical SEO leadership

Tools

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs

Semrush

GA4

Google Search Console

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency seeking an SEO Manager to own search for a portfolio of B2B and growing-brand clients. You will shape the technical roadmap, dictate content priorities, and articulate the ranking story when clients ask what moved the needle.

You will lead technical SEO, keyword strategy, and content coordination with writers and AI, while reporting in GA4 and Search Console. Remote role across Canada, SA or USA.