SEO and AI Search Manager (Remote, Stellenbosch)

Blacksmith Agency; Stellenbosch; Remote; ZAR 1,156,000 - 1,652,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an SEO and AI Search Manager to own search for a portfolio of B2B clients. You will shape the technical roadmap, content priorities and the ranking story for client inquiries, acting as the strategic voice at the table.

You will own technical SEO, keyword strategy, content prioritization and AI-enabled search initiatives, coordinating with writers and AI to produce drafts and improve visibility across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on in SEO: audits, fixes and optimization.
• Proficient with Search Console, GA4, Screaming Frog and Ahrefs or Semrush.
• Agency experience across multiple clients and clear English on live calls.

Responsibilities

• Own SEO strategy and AI-driven search for a book of B2B clients.
• Lead technical SEO audits: crawl, indexation, speed, schema, site architecture.
• Prioritize content with writers and AI to drive rankings and visibility.
• Provide reporting in GA4 and Search Console and define quarterly roadmaps.

Skills

Technical SEO

Keyword strategy

Content prioritization

Client communication

Tools

Search Console

GA4

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs or Semrush

Job description

Blacksmith Agency

• Remote (USA, Canada, Latin America or South Africa)
  

• Marketing
• Full time
• Remote (USA, Canada, Latin America or South Africa)

Search only. Paid media is a separate seat with its own strategist, so you are never split across both.

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency. As SEO and AI Search Manager you 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.

What You Will Own

• Technical SEO: crawl, indexation, site speed, schema and site architecture.
• Keyword strategy, on-page optimization and content priorities, with writers and AI producing the 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.
  

What You Bring

• 3+ years hands-on in SEO: you have run the audits and made the fixes yourself.
• Fluency with Search Console, GA4, Screaming Frog and Ahrefs or Semrush.
• Agency experience across several clients at once.
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls.