# Senior Specialist, SEO/AEO (Contract) **Company**: Bounteous **Location**: United States **Work arrangement**: remote **Experience**: senior **Job type**: Contract **Category**: Marketing **Industry**: Consulting **Apply**: https://jobs.lever.co/bounteous/f47da3be-61f0-4de2-9e49-75e3be657954?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_bfe7b538-ee4 ## Description Bounteous is a global AI Services firm where agentic engineering and human experience converge to deliver transformative business outcomes for the enterprise. We are seeking a Senior SEO & AEO to lead holistic search strategy across our client portfolio. This individual will drive performance across traditional SEO, AEO, and AI-powered search experiences. **Information Security Responsibilities** - Promote and enforce awareness of key information security practices, including acceptable use of information assets, malware protection, and password security protocols - Identify, assess, and report security risks, focusing on how these risks impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets - Ensure data protection measures are integrated throughout the information lifecycle to safeguard sensitive information **Roles & Responsibilities** As the Senior SEO & AEO Specialist, you will lead strategic search initiatives across enterprise client accounts, driving business growth and client success as a key member of our search practice. **Search & AEO Strategy Leadership** - Lead holistic search strategy development including traditional SEO, AEO, and AI search optimization to drive full-funnel growth - Develop strategies to capture and optimize for AI Overviews, Featured Snippets, People Also Ask, zero-click search experiences, and conversational queries - Drive entity-based optimization strategies to strengthen brand authority and knowledge graph presence - Partner with content and digital teams to align SEO strategy with E-E-A-T best practices **AI & Emerging Search Optimization** - Optimize content and technical implementations for AI-driven search environments including generative search engines and large language model (LLM) discovery platforms - Develop structured data and schema strategies to enhance visibility in rich results, AI summaries, and enhanced SERP features - Monitor evolving search engine algorithms and AI search trends, proactively adjusting strategy to maintain competitive advantage - Establish processes for measuring AI search visibility and zero-click performance impact **Technical & Content SEO Execution** - Perform and present comprehensive technical, content, competitive, local, and app SEO audits - Develop SEO functional specifications for technical enhancements, partnering with developers to implement, QA, and UAT updates - Conduct advanced keyword, topic cluster, and entity research to inform scalable content strategies - Identify opportunities for content optimization, consolidation, pruning, and authority building **Cross-Functional & Client Collaboration** - Collaborate closely with paid search, analytics, UX, product, and development teams to drive integrated search performance - Present insights and recommendations to internal and client stakeholders, translating complex SEO and AI-search concepts into business-focused outcomes - Align search strategies with broader omnichannel marketing and digital transformation initiatives **Data, Measurement & Automation** - Take a data-driven approach to measuring SEO and AEO ROI across core business KPIs - Develop reporting frameworks that account for traditional traffic, zero-click engagement, SERP feature ownership, and AI search visibility - Leverage automation tools, APIs, AI workflows, and advanced Excel or scripting capabilities to improve efficiency and scalability - Use reporting and visualization platforms to communicate performance insights and strategic opportunities **Project Management & Delivery** - Manage project timelines and deliverables within project management systems (e.g., JIRA), ensuring deadlines and quality standards are met - Operate effectively in a contractor capacity, managing priorities across multiple accounts while maintaining strategic clarity and execution rigor **Preferred Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field - 3+ years of experience driving SEO performance for enterprise or large-scale brands; agency experience preferred - Demonstrated success leading both traditional SEO and AEO initiatives in AI-driven search environments - Deep understanding of: - AI Overviews and generative search experiences - Structured data and schema implementation - Entity-based optimization and knowledge graph strategy - E-E-A-T frameworks and authority-building strategies - Experience with leading SEO platforms such as SEMrush, Ahrefs, Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, Lumar (DeepCrawl), Yext, Lighthouse, and Google Business Profile - Familiarity with AI-powered workflows, automation tools, APIs, and advanced data analysis techniques - Experience collaborating across internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver measurable results within defined timelines and budgets - Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and business recommendations - Excellent communication skills with experience presenting to senior stakeholders and client leadership teams ## Skills ### Required - SEO - AEO - AI Overviews - generative search - structured data - schema implementation - entity-based optimization - knowledge graph strategy - E-E-A-T frameworks ### Nice to have - SEMrush - Ahrefs - Google Search Console - Screaming Frog - Lumar (DeepCrawl) - Yext - Lighthouse - Google Business Profile - AI-powered workflows - automation tools - APIs - advanced data analysis techniques --- Source: [Apply at jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/bounteous/f47da3be-61f0-4de2-9e49-75e3be657954?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)