Two roles × Paid Media or SEO × Remote

Run paid or SEO strategy.
With AI doing the busywork.

We're hiring two Account Strategists: one for paid media and one for SEO. Apply for the one that's your strength. You own the client conversation and the strategy for that discipline, not both. We hand you the best AI tools available so you spend time on real decisions, not manual reports. Remote, on a small team that's growing fast.

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AI-first
agency stack, every tool
Strategy+
you own the client conversation
Growth.
small team, real mobility
+ AI-first agency, best tools available
+ Fully remote across the Americas and South Africa
+ B2B and growing brand clients
+ Growth seat with upward mobility

The role

Two seats. Paid media or SEO.

We're hiring two Account Strategists, one for each discipline. You apply for the seat that matches your strength, either paid media (Google, Meta and LinkedIn) or SEO (technical, content and rankings), and you own that discipline for B2B and growing brands. You are the strategic voice in client conversations. You are responsible for your channel, not both. We're an AI-first agency, which means you spend less time on manual reports and more time on the calls that matter.

You own

Client strategy

The recommendation, the roadmap, the narrative on the call. You are the strategic voice at the table, not behind it.

You own

Your channel's decisions

The calls in your discipline: paid (Google, Meta and LinkedIn) or SEO (technical, content and rankings). You own one, not both. Execution skews to judgment and data, not manual ops. AI handles the grunt work.

You own

Account growth

Retention, upsell, the long-term relationship. You build accounts that compound over years, not quarters.

The two roles

Two separate seats. Apply for the one that matches your strength. You own that discipline end to end. You are not on the hook for the other.

Role 1

Paid Media Strategist

You own media strategy for your clients: Google, Meta and LinkedIn. The targeting, the budget calls, the account roadmap. This is a paid-media role. You are not responsible for SEO.

Role 2

SEO Strategist

You own search strategy for your clients: technical, content and rankings. The roadmap, the priorities, the narrative on the call. This is an SEO role. You are not responsible for paid.

Blacksmith is a fully remote digital agency. We run paid media and SEO for B2B and growing brands across mid-market. We're filling two Account Strategist seats, one per discipline. You own strategy and direction for your channel. Specialists and AI handle execution. Prove results and grow into senior strategist or pod lead.

Why this seat

Built for strategists who want to make calls.

Most agency strategist roles are stuck on the wrong end of the work. This one is built for people who want to make decisions, not just send decks. Real ownership, real tools, real growth.

01

AI-first stack

Every team member has access to the best AI tools available. We use them to take grunt work off your plate so you spend time on real decisions, not manual reports.

02

Strategic ownership

You own the strategy and the client relationship. No layers above you running interference. Direct line to the founder.

03

Real growth

Small team, growing fast. AS is a seat that earns upward mobility quickly. Into senior strategist, pod lead, or related expansion.

04

Right client mix

B2B and growing brands across mid-market. Real budgets, real strategic problems, fewer ad-hoc fire drills than agencies that chase any deal.

The ramp

What good looks like, month by month.

You get a real onboarding and a clear picture of ownership over time. Here is the path most strategists follow.

Month 1

1

onboarding: tools, clients, playbook

Month 2+

3

primary on 2-3 client accounts

Month 6+

6

full pod ownership and discretion

The team

Meet some of the Blacksmith team.

Real people, fully remote. As Account Strategist you'd partner with the paid, SEO and account teams to own client direction.

Rodriquez Pietersen
Rodriquez Pietersen
Account Director

Twenty years leading client and growth teams, now building out the strategy pod.

Damian Lupton-Smith
Damian Lupton-Smith
Paid Media Strategist

“We're born to be here and to succeed. Let's go, team.”

Kescha Abnett
Kescha Abnett
SEO Strategist

“Thank you for the support, team. I appreciate you all more than you know.”

Our team is growing this year across strategy, sales and operations. Account Strategist is a new seat. You'd join early and shape how this role works at Blacksmith.

Rodriquez Pietersen

I have witnessed the strength of character, the hunger and the relentless persistence in this team. Everyone is unique, but what makes this special is how we come together as one. I am genuinely grateful for each person here and proud of what we are building.

Rodriquez Pietersen, Account Director

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  • + Own client strategy and direction for your channel, paid or SEO
  • + AI-first agency with the best tools available
  • + Fully remote, growing team, upward mobility
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