Senior SEO & AI-Forward Digital Marketing Strategist (Cannabis + Beyond)

Senior SEO Strategist (Cannabis & Enterprise, $40/hr) The Role You'll own SEO strategy and execution end-to-end for major cannabis brands, finance clients, and ambitious local businesses. Ship audits. Build roadmaps. Implement fixes. Measure wins. Do it all with complete autonomy and zero micromanagement. We're a small, entrepreneurial agency. Our best people are hands-on, ship fast, and can work confidently with just general guidelines and a clear goal. If you like to own the output quality and move at your own pace, this is the role. Urgent: Hiring ASAP (within 7 days) What You'll Actually Do (60-80 hrs/month) Audits & strategy: Run technical, on-page, and off-page SEO audits. Build data-driven roadmaps tied to client business goals. Ship them with confidence. Implementation: Work with dev to prioritize and execute fixes. Navigate roadblocks. Make things happen. Content & design: Thoughtfully design landing pages and content that's on-brand and actually moves the needle for clients. This isn't template work. Measurement: Analyze performance in GA4, GSC, Looker. Build monthly reports that show impact, not just vanity metrics. AI-forward execution: Use Claude, Ahrefs, SEMrush, Screaming Frog, and other tools as core to how you work—not as a bonus. We ship faster because of AI. You will too. Client relationships: Own client communication and expectations. Be the person they trust. Mentoring (optional): Help junior team members level up if they need it—but no formal management overhead. You Have Hands-on implementation: You've done the work - technical SEO audits, content strategy, landing page design, dev collaboration. You know what ships and what doesn't. Multi-year campaign experience: Managed complex SEO projects on big sites (100K+ pages) or high-value niches. You understand the long game. Tool proficiency: Comfo #J-18808-Ljbffr