SEO AI Specialist

Summary

Mannix Marketing is a digital marketing agency providing SEO, website design, content, social media, and paid advertising services. The SEO AI Specialist will own organic search strategy for client accounts, conducting technical SEO work and optimizing websites for AI-driven search surfaces. The role also involves analyzing performance, reporting to clients, and collaborating with account management, web development, and content teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical SEO audits (site architecture, crawlability, indexation, page speed, structured data) and prioritize fixes by impact
• Develop and execute keyword and content strategy grounded in search intent and competitive analysis
• Optimize client content and site structure for visibility in AI-generated search results, including AI Overviews and LLM-based answer engines
• Implement and troubleshoot schema markup and structured data to improve machine readability of client sites
• Monitor organic performance using Google Search Console, Google Analytics, and SEO platforms (e.g., SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog), and translate data into clear recommendations
• Stay ahead of how generative AI is changing search behavior and adjust client strategy accordingly
• Build client-facing reports that explain performance and strategy in plain language
• Communicate directly with clients on strategy, progress, and results
• Collaborate with account managers, web development, and content teams to execute cross-functional SEO initiatives

Skills

• 3+ years of hands-on technical SEO experience, ideally agency-side, managing multiple client accounts at once
• Working knowledge of how AI search tools (AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) surface and rank content, and what that means for optimization strategy
• Fluency with SEO tooling: Google Search Console, Google Analytics, and at least one enterprise SEO platform
• Comfortable reading and troubleshooting structured data/schema markup
• Strong analytical skills. This role should be drawn to data, not just creative content work
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for client-facing work
• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment
• Must be located within the continental United States
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship, now or in the future

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3+ years of hands-on technical SEO experience, ideally agency-side, managing multiple client accounts at once
• Working knowledge of how AI search tools (AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) surface and rank content, and what that means for optimization strategy
• Fluency with SEO tooling: Google Search Console, Google Analytics, and at least one enterprise SEO platform
• Comfortable reading and troubleshooting structured data/schema markup
• Strong analytical skills. This role should be drawn to data, not just creative content work
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for client-facing work
• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment
• Must be located within the continental United States
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship, now or in the future

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Simple IRA with a 3% dollar-for-dollar company match
• Paid time off starting at 12 days per year and increasing with tenure, up to 30 days for long-term team members
• Flex time available for life appointments and personal needs
• 9 paid holidays, with the option to swap for a cultural or religious holiday that matters to you
• Fully remote, work from wherever you do your best thinking
• HeyTaco peer recognition program is a small but genuine way teammates appreciate each other