Remote SEO & AI Search Lead

Blacksmith Agency LLC

Sandton

Remote

ZAR 600,000 - 900,000

Full time

Just now

Be an early applicant

Get a reply from this employer

Your resume and cover letter, tailored to exactly what they’re hiring for.

Get past ATS filters

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency seeking an SEO and AI Search Manager who owns search for a portfolio of B2B clients. You will shape the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the ranking story when clients ask what moved, acting as the strategic voice at the table.

You will lead technical SEO, keyword strategy, and content priorities with writers and AI tools, drive AI search visibility, oversee local and multi-location SEO, and deliver GA4/Search Console reporting and

Qualifications

3+ years hands-on in SEO with audits and fixes.
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, including crawl, indexation, site speed, schema and structure.
Define keyword strategy and on-page optimization with writers and AI drafts.
Improve discovery in AI search and traditional organic results.
Manage local and multi-location SEO as needed for clients.
Provide GA4/Search Console reports and quarterly roadmaps.