Senior SEO Strategist - AI-First, Remote

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 1,161,000 - 1,659,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency, an AI-first digital agency, is seeking a Senior SEO Specialist to own search for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients: the technical roadmap, the 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.

You will work with writers and AI on drafts, drive on-page optimization, local and multi-location SEO, and report in GA4 and Search Console, delivering quarterly roadmaps and measurable

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on SEO experience with audits and fixes.
• Proficient with Search Console, GA4, Screaming Frog, Ahrefs or Semrush.
• Agency experience handling multiple clients simultaneously.

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.
• 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 experience

English communication with US clients

Agency experience with multipleclients

Tools

Search Console

GA4

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs

Semrush

Job description

Blacksmith Agency, an AI-first digital agency, is seeking a Senior SEO Specialist to own search for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients: the technical roadmap, the 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.

You will work with writers and AI on drafts, drive on-page optimization, local and multi-location SEO, and report in GA4 and Search Console, delivering quarterly roadmaps and measurable