SEO/AEO Content Strategist (AI)

Location: San Francisco, CA; New York, NY. Hybrid role with office attendance three days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and one flex day. Remote work is available for up to four weeks per year.

Salary: $118,500–$163,000 per year in New York, plus equity and benefits. Actual base pay depends on transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location.

Company

hirify.global is a technology wholesale platform connecting independent retailers with products from brands around the world through technology, data, and machine learning.

What you will do

• Shape and execute content strategy across hirify.global’s blog, landing pages, transactional pages, YouTube, and other owned properties.
• Conduct keyword, competitive, and search-intent research to identify content gaps and opportunities for organic visibility, AI citations, and qualified traffic.
• Write, optimize, and refresh content using SEO/AEO best practices for independent retailers and small business owners.
• Analyze organic traffic, rankings, conversions, AI visibility, and citations; translate insights into recommendations for stakeholders.
• Improve content structure, internal linking, and on-page SEO so search engines and AI platforms can discover, understand, and cite hirify.global’s content.
• Build AI-powered workflows for research, drafting, enrichment, optimization, and publishing while maintaining editorial quality; collaborate with Brand, Social, Product, Community, and Engineering.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in SEO, content marketing, editorial strategy, or a related field.
• Proven track record of growing organic traffic, AI visibility, and conversions.
• Strong SEO and content marketing foundation, with working knowledge of AEO and how AI platforms discover, retrieve, and cite content.
• Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills, including the ability to explain complex topics clearly to small business audiences.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using performance data to identify opportunities, prioritize initiatives, and measure business impact.
• Proficiency with SEO and analytics tools such as Google Search Console, SEMrush, Conductor, and AI visibility platforms; able to analyze performance independently and develop recommendations.
• High agency and resourcefulness, with the ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with content automation platforms such as AirOps or with building AI-powered workflows to automate repetitive tasks and scale execution.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible paid time off and company-wide recharge days.
• Paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Comprehensive health coverage, with options varying by location, plus fertility and family-building benefits.
• Mental health support and coaching through Modern Health.
• Stipends for professional development, wellness, and work-from-home needs.
• Employer-sponsored retirement plan dependent on country of employment; hirify.global provides equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations throughout recruitment.