Remote AEO Specialist: AI-Driven SEO & Strategy

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Pietermaritzburg; Remote; ZAR 1,321,000 - 1,982,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is a remote, full-time AI-first digital agency seeking an AEO Specialist (Answer Engine Optimization). You will own search strategies for a B2B client roster, shaping the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the narrative around ranking movements.

You’ll be the strategic voice driving client outcomes and coordinate with writers and AI tools. You will manage technical SEO tasks, content prioritization, and performance reporting, collaborating with US clients on live calls

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on in SEO with audits and fixes.
• Proficient with GA4, Search Console, Screaming Frog and Ahrefs or SEMrush.
• Experience working with multiple clients in an agency.
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls.

Responsibilities

• Own technical SEO: crawl, indexation, site speed, schema, and site structure.
• Develop keyword strategy and on-page optimization with writers and AI input.
• Position clients in AI search alongside traditional results.
• Manage links, local search, and multi-location SEO as needed.
• Provide reporting in GA4 and Search Console and quarterly client roadmaps.

Skills

SEO strategy

Analytics tools

Agency experience

English communication

Tools

GA4

Search Console

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs/SEMrush

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is a remote, full-time AI-first digital agency seeking an AEO Specialist (Answer Engine Optimization). You will own search strategies for a B2B client roster, shaping the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the narrative around ranking movements.

You’ll be the strategic voice driving client outcomes and coordinate with writers and AI tools. You will manage technical SEO tasks, content prioritization, and performance reporting, collaborating with US clients on live calls