SEO & AEO Strategist — Remote, AI-Driven Growth

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

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency seeking an SEO and AEO Strategist who owns search for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients. You shape the technical roadmap, define content priorities, and steer the ranking story when clients ask what moved.

You will collaborate with writers and AI tools to optimize crawl, indexation, site speed, and local search, while reporting in GA4 and Search Console.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on SEO experience with audits and fixes.
• Proficiency in GA4, Screaming Frog, Ahrefs or Semrush.
• Experience with multiple clients in an agency setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical SEO roadmap and architecture.
• Define keyword strategy and content priorities with writers.
• Improve visibility in AI search and traditional results.
• Manage multi-location SEO and local search where needed.
• Provide quarterly client roadmaps and reporting.

Skills

SEO expertise

English fluency

Agency experience

US client calls

Tools

GA4

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs

Semrush

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency seeking an SEO and AEO Strategist who owns search for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients. You shape the technical roadmap, define content priorities, and steer the ranking story when clients ask what moved.

You will collaborate with writers and AI tools to optimize crawl, indexation, site speed, and local search, while reporting in GA4 and Search Console.