Remote AI Search Optimization Architect

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Umhlanga Rocks; Remote; ZAR 997,000 - 1,495,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency. As AI Search Optimization Specialist you own search for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients: the technical roadmap, content priorities and the ranking story when the client asks what moved.

You are the strategic voice at the table, and you make the calls, coordinating with writers, data teams and AI tools to deliver measurable visibility across performance channels and search ecosystems.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Technical SEO: crawl, indexation, site speed, schema and site architecture
• Keyword strategy, on-page optimization and content priorities
• Getting clients found in AI search: Google AI Overviews and AI tools
• Links, local search and multi-location SEO as needed
• Reporting in GA4 and Search Console, quarterly client roadmaps

Skills

SEO auditing & optimization

Agency experience

Client communication (US)

Strategic roadmap

Tools

Search Console

GA4

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs / Semrush

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency. As AI Search Optimization Specialist you own search for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients: the technical roadmap, content priorities and the ranking story when the client asks what moved.

You are the strategic voice at the table, and you make the calls, coordinating with writers, data teams and AI tools to deliver measurable visibility across performance channels and search ecosystems.