SEO Strategist

Cleverclicks; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 335,000 - 502,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days annual leave

Fully remote

Flexible hours

Birthday off

Job summary

CleverClicks is seeking an SEO expert to manage a portfolio of international clients. You will develop clever SEO strategies, lead client meetings, and build strong relationships while working remotely with flexible hours, aligned to South African business hours.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled processes, E-E-A-T on-page optimization, and delivering revenue growth through data-driven insights. Join a team that prioritizes well-being, trust, and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of dedicated agency experience specialising in SEO.
• At least 3 client SEO case studies to share.
• University degree required.

Responsibilities

• Own your client portfolio: lead Zoom calls, send thoughtful emails, and demonstrate SEO progress to clients.
• Develop revenue-focused SEO strategies and direct monthly work plans to drive growth.
• Lead client meetings and deliver clear, actionable insights with confidence.
• Demonstrate deep expertise in E-E-A-T and on-page optimisation with past examples.
• Produce insight-driven monthly reports using GA4, GSC, Accuranker and Looker Studio.

Skills

Client ownership

Strategic thinking

Presentation

Relationship building

Communication

Education

University degree

Tools

Accuranker

Screaming Frog

Google Tag Manager

HTML

Looker Studio

Job description

CANDIDATE MUST BE BASED IN SOUTH AFRICA

• Are you an SEO expert ready to step up and manage your own portfolio of 3 to 4 international clients?


• Do you get a buzz from developing clever SEO strategies that drive real growth in revenue for your clients?


• Do you love presenting your ideas, leading client meetings, and building great relationships along the way?


• And do you want to do it all at an agency that truly values your well-being, trusts you to manage your time, and gives you the flexibility to work how you work best?

We are looking for an incredibly curious individual who knows that AI is fundamentally changing search behaviour, as well as changing the fundamentals of how businesses operate!

We need your help to progress our journey in becoming one of the first fully accredited Claude partners in South Africa.

The position is fully remote, with flexible hours, but operates mainly during South African business hours.

Within the context of using AI for all our processes, your responsibilities will include:

1. Client Ownership: Be the go-to person for your clients. Take full ownership of your clients’ SEO performance by leading Zoom calls, sending thoughtful emails, and ensuring clients understand exactly how we’re helping them grow their revenue.


2. Strategy & Execution: Develop clever, revenue-focused SEO strategies that align with client goals; then direct the monthly work plan to ensure we’re driving revenue growth.


3. Client Communication: Lead engaging client meetings (mostly via Zoom), simplify the complex, and deliver clear, actionable insights that make clients feel like their SEO is in safe hands.


4. On-page & E-E-A-T specialist: Deep, demonstrable expertise in E-E-A-T and on-page optimisation. You need to really know this stuff, not just define E-E-A-T in an interview, but show us where you've applied on-page strategies in the past.


5. Reporting & Analysis: Produce insight-driven monthly reports that go beyond data dumps, pulling out meaningful insights, wins, and next steps using tools like GA4, GSC, Accuranker and Looker Studio.

The "must-haves":

1. Minimum of 3 years' dedicated agency experience specialising in SEO


2. Minimum of 3 client SEO case studies you can share with us


3. A university degree

The "nice-to-haves":

1. Share clever ways you're already using AI to get better quality (or more efficient) SEO results


2. A working knowledge of Accuranker (or similar), Screaming Frog, Google Tag Manager & HTML code.


3. You're learning-obsessed and can show recently completed learning courses.

Remuneration:

As the experience for this role can vary widely, the salary range is quite broad. R30,000 to R45,000 CTC. Other benefits include:

• 20 days' annual leave;


• Fully remote (but operating on South African business hours);


• Flexible hours;


• Birthday off (no one should work on their b'day).

A little more about CleverClicks:

We're a digital marketing team of ten people primarily based in South Africa, with clients all over the world. We offer SEO, Google Ads, and UX work, all with one focus: to increase our clients' revenue.

We operate under two brands: CleverClicks Digital focuses primarily on health care; and Adventure Travel Digital focuses on multi-day adventure tour operators. We were established 2007, and all our clients are international.

The most unique thing about us is our culture.

At the center of that, is a focus on individuals' well-being and the ability to be very flexible with their schedule.

Gym at 11am? Yoga at 3pm? Offline in the afternoon to take care of some personal or family business? No problem. Just let the team know.

So what do you think?

Are we floating your boat?

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