Senior AI-Enabled SEO Specialist

Who We Are: At Hunt St, we help Australian companies hire top remote talent in the Philippines. For this role, you will be engaged directly by the client as an independent contractor. We are not an outsourcing agency. All roles are 100% remote, allowing you to work from home.

Who The Client Is: Our client is an established Australian digital marketing agency supporting businesses with end-to-end digital solutions. Their focus is on improving online presence, generating leads, and achieving measurable business outcomes. The agency combines creative, technical, and performance-focused expertise to deliver tailored solutions, emphasizing transparency, quality, collaboration, and long-term client relationships.

Role Overview: We are hiring a senior, AI-enabled SEO specialist to work alongside the Australian team, not as a subordinate. You will own SEO delivery across a portfolio of client sites end-to-end: audit, planning, execution, and reporting.

The role leverages AI as a core tool—not just a buzzword. Search itself is evolving with AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini now acting as intermediaries between clients and customers. The way SEO work is produced is changing rapidly, and we seek someone who already integrates AI daily to handle the workload of a much larger team while exercising judgment to identify AI inaccuracies.

This is a hands-on role for someone with experience managing their own client book and requiring minimal daily direction. You will report directly to the Head of SEO in Perth, sharing the same timezone (UTC+8) as the team, ensuring seamless collaboration without split shifts or overnight work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own on-page and technical SEO for approximately 10 to 20 client WordPress sites
• Conduct technical audits and resolve issues such as crawl problems, indexation, redirects, site structure, Core Web Vitals, and schema
• Optimize for AI search alongside Google, structuring content and schema to ensure clients are cited in AI Overviews and LLM answers, while tracking their visibility
• Use AI to scale workflows, including research, clustering, brief generation, first draft copy, bulk metadata, audit summarization, and report commentary—with human oversight before finalizing outputs
• Develop and refine repeatable AI workflows for the team, ensuring efficient execution of tasks
• Perform keyword research and create content briefs aligned with client services and commercial intent
• Write and optimize page copy, metadata, and blog content to ensure a human, non-generic tone
• Optimize Google Business Profiles and local SEO for Western Australian service-area businesses
• Generate monthly client reports in Looker Studio that explain changes and their impact, not just presenting charts
• Monitor rankings, traffic, and conversions, proactively flagging drops before clients notice
• Conduct migration QA, including pre-launch SEO checks, redirect mapping, and post-launch verification
• Collaborate with developers on implementation and perform QA post-launch
• Provide proactive recommendations to the Head of SEO and the Perth team, acting as a strategic partner rather than just executing tasks

Requirements:

• 5+ years in SEO, with at least 2 years managing multiple client accounts in an agency setting
• Demonstrable daily use of AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) in real SEO delivery. Candidates should showcase built workflows, not just tool familiarity
• Editorial judgment over AI-generated content. Ability to recognize AI-generated content and ensure human refinement for client-facing deliverables
• Strong understanding of AI search mechanics, including how AI Overviews and LLM answers select sources and what site modifications can improve visibility
• Technical SEO expertise, including the ability to interpret crawl reports, diagnose issues, and specify fixes
• Proficient in WordPress, including plugins like Yoast or RankMath, page builders, and plugin-level troubleshooting
• Familiarity with Google Search Console, GA4, and Looker Studio at a reporting-ready level
• Daily use of tools like Screaming Frog or equivalents, and SEMrush or Ahrefs
• Excellent written English for client-facing copy and reports
• Ability to work independently across a portfolio and manage priorities
• Reliable home office setup with stable internet, available from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM AWST

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Automation platforms like n8n, Make, or Zapier for connecting SEO tasks, data, and reporting
• Custom GPTs, Claude Projects, or a personal prompt library tailored for repeat client work
• Light scripting in Python or Apps Script, including AI-assisted tasks for bulk data work and API pulls
• Basic HTML and CSS literacy for diagnosing and making minor front-end fixes
• Experience with Cloudflare, GTM, or Zaraz, or exposure to server-side tagging, WooCommerce, or e-commerce SEO
• Familiarity with Google Ads to identify overlaps between paid and organic search
• Experience mentoring or QA'ing junior SEO work
• Experience working with Australian markets or English-speaking Western clients

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Senior-level expertise trusted with client outcomes and stability for long-term engagement
• AI-native, not AI-dependent—uses AI to accelerate workflows while retaining full ownership of deliverables
• Independent, self-managing, and proactive in addressing issues without constant oversight
• Diagnostic mindset—identifies root causes of issues (e.g., traffic drops) and proposes solutions
• Curious about evolving search trends and open to embracing change
• Clear communication skills, including writing concise updates and confidently challenging recommendations when necessary
• Long-term commitment, with potential for growth into a leading SEO role as the client base expands