Lead SEO Strategist for AI-First Agency (Remote)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Umhlanga Rocks; Remote; ZAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency seeking an SEO Manager for urgent care clients. You will own the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the ranking story. You will be the strategic voice, making the calls.

Collaborate with writers and AI to produce drafts, report in GA4 and Search Console, and guide multi-location sites across locations. Must communicate clearly with US clients.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own technical SEO: crawl, indexation, site speed, schema, and site architecture.
• Develop keyword strategy, on-page optimization, and content priorities with writers/AI.
• Improve AI search visibility via Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity.
• Manage local search and multi-location SEO as needed.
• Provide GA4 and Search Console reporting and quarterly client roadmaps.

Skills

3+ years hands-on SEO

Fluency with Search Console GA4

Agency experience

Clear spoken English with US clients

Tools

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs or Semrush

GA4

Search Console

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency seeking an SEO Manager for urgent care clients. You will own the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the ranking story. You will be the strategic voice, making the calls.

Collaborate with writers and AI to produce drafts, report in GA4 and Search Console, and guide multi-location sites across locations. Must communicate clearly with US clients.