Remote AI-First SEO Lead for an Agency

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Midrand; Remote; ZAR 1,156,000 - 1,817,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an SEO Manager to own the search strategy and execution for a portfolio of B2B clients. You will steer the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the ranking narrative, acting as the strategic voice in client discussions.

You will manage technical SEO tasks, keyword planning with writers and AI, and coordinate with writers for draft content, while reporting via GA4 and Search Console.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on SEO work, audits and fixes.
• Agency experience across multiple clients.
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls.

Responsibilities

• Own technical SEO: crawl, indexation, speed, schema, architecture.
• Define keyword strategy and on-page optimization with writers/AI.
• Improve visibility in AI search and traditional organic results.
• Manage local and multi-location SEO as needed for clients.
• Provide GA4 and Search Console reporting and quarterly client roadmaps.

Skills

SEO

English communication

Agency experience

Client-facing calls

Tools

GA4

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs

Semrush

Google Search Console

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an SEO Manager to own the search strategy and execution for a portfolio of B2B clients. You will steer the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the ranking narrative, acting as the strategic voice in client discussions.

You will manage technical SEO tasks, keyword planning with writers and AI, and coordinate with writers for draft content, while reporting via GA4 and Search Console.