Search Discoverability Specialist (SEO AEO)
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Job Summary
About the role
NVISION is looking for aSearch Discoverability Specialist (SEO/AEO) to help our clients become more visible credible and findable across traditional search engines AI answer engines local search and third-party discovery platforms.
This role goes beyond traditional SEO. We are looking for someone who can combine technical SEO AEO strategy content planning and hands-on copywriting to help clients show up where people are searching asking questions comparing options and making decisions.
The ideal candidate is not only able to identify SEO and AEO opportunities but can also write and optimize the content needed to act on those opportunities. This includes blog content service page copy location page copy FAQ sections comparison sections metadata internal linking recommendations and page update copy.
At NVISION we approach SEO and AEO through a broader discoverability framework built around four systems: Findability Trust Relevance and Presence. This role will help strengthen those systems across client websites content strategies local search profiles and off-platform visibility.
What youll own
Findability
You will help ensure client websites can be accessed understood parsed and cited by search engines and AI systems.
Responsibilities include:
- Conducting technical SEO audits across crawlability indexation redirects XML sitemaps canonical tags Core Web Vitals mobile usability and site architecture.
- Identifying and prioritizing technical issues based on their impact on machine access user experience and organic performance.
- Reviewing AI crawler access and bot management considerations including GPTBot ClaudeBot PerplexityBot Google-Extended and other emerging crawlers.
- Recommending directives server-level access considerations and log file monitoring where relevant.
- Supporting structured data recommendations and implementation across Organization Service LocalBusiness FAQ Article Product HowTo and other relevant schema types.
- Improving page structure so content is easier for search engines and AI systems to extract including clear headings semantic HTML concise answer sections FAQs comparison tables step-by-step sections and descriptive internal links.
- Reviewing internal linking URL structure breadcrumbs navigation hierarchy orphan pages and link depth to improve content discoverability.
Trust
You will help clients build stronger credibility signals that make them more likely to be trusted ranked cited and recommended.
Responsibilities include:
- Supporting authority-building strategies through backlink analysis competitor link gap reviews digital PR opportunities partnership opportunities and relevant third-party placements.
- Auditing brand entity consistency across directories social profiles Google Business Profile review platforms and other public references.
- Supporting review signal strategies reputation visibility and response recommendations where relevant.
- Recommending improvements to E-E-A-T signals including author bios expert attribution case studies proprietary insights client proof original research and credential-based content.
- Helping clarify brand service location and author entities through schema sameAs references internal links and consistent external profile alignment.
- Monitoring brand mentions competitor mentions and source credibility signals across relevant platforms.
Relevance
You will help ensure client content is aligned with the real questions search behaviours and decision-making needs of their audiences.
Responsibilities include:
- Conducting search intent research keyword research AI prompt-style research and conversational query analysis.
- Mapping queries and topics by buyer stage intent type service area location and decision-making need.
- Building topical authority recommendations through pillar pages content clusters internal linking strategies and content sequencing.
- Performing content gap analysis to identify where clients are missing from important queries topics AI responses competitor comparisons and decision-stage conversations.
- Reviewing existing content to determine what should be updated expanded consolidated restructured or removed.
- Writing and optimizing blog content service page copy location page copy FAQ content comparison sections metadata and page update copy based on SEO AEO and conversion opportunities.
- Creating SEO and AEO content briefs when another writer or team member is supporting execution.
- Helping shape content that is useful for humans and easy for search engines and AI systems to understand.
Presence
You will help clients show up across the trusted surfaces where buyers and AI systems discover information beyond the clients own website.
Responsibilities include:
- Supporting local SEO strategies including Google Business Profile optimization posts Q&A photos reviews service areas local landing pages and local pack visibility.
- Auditing and improving directory citations NAP consistency local listings and service-area visibility.
- Identifying opportunities for off-platform visibility across LinkedIn YouTube Reddit Quora podcasts industry publications review platforms and relevant online communities.
- Supporting brand mention generation through earned visibility expert quotes partnerships resource pages co-content and digital PR opportunities.
- Recommending content distribution and repurposing opportunities so core content can live across multiple formats and platforms.
- Writing or adapting short-form content recommendations for off-platform visibility when needed including LinkedIn post angles YouTube descriptions FAQ snippets directory descriptions and repurposed content summaries.
- Monitoring where competitors are appearing across search AI answers local results directories communities and third-party content.
Copywriting expectations
This is a hands-on content role as much as it is a strategy role.
The person in this role must be able to write clear useful search-informed copy for:
- Blog articles
- Service pages
- Location pages
- FAQ sections
- Comparison sections
- How-it-works sections
- Metadata
- Internal linking anchor text
- Page update recommendations
- Google Business Profile content
- Directory descriptions
- Content refreshes and expansion opportunities
The writing should be clear accurate easy to understand and aligned with the clients brand audience search intent and business goals. The goal is not to produce generic SEO content. The goal is to create useful content that answers real questions supports conversion and gives search engines and AI systems strong reliable material to parse and reference.
What were looking for
We are looking for someone who can think strategically execute carefully write clearly and communicate recommendations with confidence.
The right person likely has:
- Strong experience in technical SEO content SEO local SEO and SEO copywriting.
- A practical understanding of AEO AI search generative search AI Overviews LLM visibility and how search behaviour is changing.
- Proven ability to write blog copy service page copy location page copy FAQ content metadata and content refresh recommendations.
- Experience with tools such as Google Search Console GA4 Screaming Frog Ahrefs Semrush Looker Studio BrightLocal Local Viking or similar platforms.
- Strong knowledge of crawlability indexation structured data internal linking redirects Core Web Vitals mobile usability and information architecture.
- Experience conducting SERP analysis competitor analysis content gap analysis and keyword research.
- Ability to translate complex findings into clear prioritized recommendations and usable copy.
- Ability to collaborate with developers writers designers strategists paid media specialists and client experience managers.
- Strong client communication skills including the ability to explain what matters why it matters and how success will be measured.
- A strong interest in how AI is changing search content discovery brand authority and digital marketing.
What success looks like
Success in this role means helping clients become easier to find easier to trust and easier to choose.
You will be expected to:
- Improve client visibility across search engines AI answer engines local search and relevant third-party platforms.
- Turn technical audits into clear action plans.
- Turn SEO and AEO opportunities into strong publishable content.
- Write and optimize copy that supports organic visibility AI visibility and lead generation.
- Help content teams create stronger more useful and more answer-ready content.
- Identify opportunities that connect SEO and AEO activity to business outcomes such as qualified traffic leads conversions and brand visibility.
- Provide reporting that goes beyond rankings and connects performance to discoverability credibility relevance and presence.
- Help NVISION continue evolving its SEO and AEO offering as search behaviour changes.
Nice to have
These are not required but would be considered an asset:
- Experience in an agency environment.
- Experience working with healthcare aesthetics dental nonprofit B2B SaaS or professional services clients.
- Experience writing for regulated technical or expert-led industries.
- Experience with log file analysis.
- Experience with digital PR or brand mention strategy.
- Experience with schema implementation or QA.
- Experience tracking AI visibility AI citations or LLM response visibility.
- Experience creating SEO briefs for writers designers and developers.
- Familiarity with HubSpot WordPress Webflow Shopify or similar CMS platforms.
About NVISION
NVISION is a digital marketing agency focused on helping clients grow through strategy performance creativity and thoughtful execution. Our team works across web design SEO AEO paid media email and lifecycle marketing content analytics and digital strategy.
We are looking for someone who wants to help shape what modern organic visibility looks like and who is comfortable turning strategy into content that can actually be published measured and improved.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Award-winning Web Design & Digital Marketing Agency that offers SEO, social media, PPC, video, and more. Based in Toronto, Markham, and GTA.