AI-First SEO & Search Lead (Remote)

Blacksmith Agency LLC

Gauteng

Remote

ZAR 1,172,000 - 1,841,000

Full time

20 hours ago

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Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital marketing agency seeking an experienced SEO and AI Search Manager to own search strategies for a portfolio of B2B clients. You will set technical roadmaps, KPI-driven priorities and define the ranking story for client questions.

You will lead technical SEO, keyword planning, content prioritization, and AI-enabled optimization across multiple regions with US clients on live calls, reporting in GA4 and Search Console, and guiding writers and AI-assisted

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

Own technical SEO: crawl, indexation, site speed, schema, and site architecture.
Lead keyword strategy, on-page optimization and content priorities with writers and AI.
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.