Remote Technical SEO Strategist for AI-First Agencies

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Pretoria; Remote; ZAR 985,000 - 1,478,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Technical SEO Specialist to own search for a portfolio of B2B and growing-brand clients. You set the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the ranking narrative when clients ask what moved the needle. You act as the strategic voice and make informed calls.

The role covers technical SEO, keyword strategy, AI-assisted content workflows, and multi-location/local SEO, with reporting in GA4 and Search Console to guide quarterly client roadmaps.

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

• Technical SEO: crawl, indexation, site speed, schema and site architecture.
• Keyword strategy, on-page optimization and content priorities with writers and AI producing drafts.
• Getting clients found in AI search: Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity alongside classic organic results.
• Links, local search and multi-location SEO where the client needs it.
• Reporting in GA4 and Search Console, and the quarterly roadmap for each client.

Skills

SEO expertise

Agency experience

English communication

Tools

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs

Semrush

Google Analytics 4

Search Console

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Technical SEO Specialist to own search for a portfolio of B2B and growing-brand clients. You set the technical roadmap, content priorities, and the ranking narrative when clients ask what moved the needle. You act as the strategic voice and make informed calls.

The role covers technical SEO, keyword strategy, AI-assisted content workflows, and multi-location/local SEO, with reporting in GA4 and Search Console to guide quarterly client roadmaps.