Senior SEO & AI Search Strategist

USA (Remote)

$90K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own and lead the SEO program for assigned client accounts, from strategy to execution.

  • Drive technical SEO, content briefs, reporting, and coordination with Content, Creative, and Link Building teams.
  • Serve as the primary client-facing strategic contact, including monthly calls and performance reviews.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Full SEO strategy and execution for an assigned set of client accounts
  • Technical audits, on-page optimization, site structure, and internal linking
  • Keyword and entity research, content briefs, and content strategy direction
  • Monthly client calls: present performance, walk through recommendations, and field the tough questions with confidence
  • Monthly and quarterly reporting, including the written narrative behind the data
  • Coordination with our Content, Creative, and Link Building teams on execution
  • Local and multi-location SEO for franchise and branch-based clients
  • Applying our AI search methodology across accounts, including structured data and entity work
  • Client communication is central to this role. You are the primary strategic contact on your accounts, and clients should feel like they have a senior SEO in their corner every month

Requirements

  • 5+ years in SEO, with agency or multi-client experience strongly preferred
  • Comfortable running a client call solo, in strong quarters and slow ones alike
  • Strong technical SEO fundamentals and the ability to write recommendations a developer can implement
  • Fluency in GA4, Google Search Console, Ahrefs or Semrush, Screaming Frog, and Looker Studio
  • Solid spreadsheet skills. Pivot tables, lookups, and building your own analysis
  • Genuine curiosity about AI search. Expertise is a bonus, active attention is the baseline
  • Reliable, responsive, and self-directed enough to hold a monthly cadence on your own

Benefits

  • Health benefits and 401k with match
  • Fully remote with flexible hours
  • Professional development budget
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NextLeft is a Certified B Corp agency making the world's most loved brands the answer in search and AI.We've grown from a boutique SEO shop into a full-service partner with experience managing over $4 billion in annual organic traffic value across 165 brands. What started in sunny San Diego now spans a national and international in-house and extended network of 1,000+ specialists, including strategists, writers, link builders, RAG developers, and SEO and paid media experts, so we can execute at real volume without losing the craft.We help brands get found everywhere their customers are searching: traditional search, AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity, and everywhere in between. Our services span SEO, GEO/AEO (AI search visibility), paid media, content, and web design and management. One partner that can handle strategy, content, links, development, and ongoing site care under one roof.Being a Certified B Corp isn't a badge we keep in a corner. It shapes how we work: sustainable, long-term partnerships with our team, our clients, and our community. We believe you can do world-class marketing and be a force for good at the same time.Our mission is still to rid the world of digital clutter, helping brands create genuinely helpful, relevant content their customers are looking for, and making sure that content is the answer when they search.Be the answer in search and AI.

Founded in 2015
San Diego, California, USA
20 employees (7 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend
1% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$90K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (35% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
9.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$10M
Last Raise
$10M
Series B

Funding History

  • Aug 2000
    Series B • $10M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.4K

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~20
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Senior SEO & AI Search Strategist

NextLeft · USA · Remote