Senior SEO & AI Search (AEO/GEO) Strategy Consultant

Job Description This is a remote position. Senior SEO & AI Search (AEO/GEO) Strategy Consultant Remote | Philippines Project-Based Flexible Hours (Requires overlap for client syncs & training sessions) 2 to 3-Month Project with Monthly Advisory Retainer Potential If you’re a high-performing search strategist who thrives on cutting-edge Answer Engine Optimization (AEO/GEO), technical site architecture, and mentoring internal teams for a premium US-based Hospitality & Real Estate brand—keep reading. This isn’t a role for a "junior executor" or link-builder waiting for task lists. This is a focused, outcome-driven consulting engagement where you’ll own the search strategy, lead a critical website revamp, and train the internal team to turn a flagship resort's web presence into a high-performing direct booking engine. Why This Is a Dream Engagement You’ll be working directly with leadership at a prestigious luxury resort and property portfolio who: Champions Innovation: Integrates forward-thinking Generative Engine Optimization (AEO/GEO) strategies for AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Values Enablement: Empowers you to act as a true strategic advisor, mentor, and framework-builder rather than a bogged-down task doer. Respects Your Expertise: Focuses on high-level outcomes, technical excellence, and direct booking ROI rather than micromanaging your hours. Builds Long-Term Partnerships: Looking to transition this successful 90-day site launch engagement into an ongoing monthly advisory retainer across their expanding property portfolio. You’ll get high-level executive visibility, strategic authority, and the freedom to shape an advanced AI-era search roadmap—without getting stuck in repetitive execution. What You’ll Be Owning This is a core strategic leadership role covering technical SEO, modern AEO/GEO architecture, site migration oversight, and team enablement. You aren't just placing keywords; you are architecting a destination content hub, implementing rich schema networks, and capturing conversational AI search intent. You’ll take the lead on: Strategic Mentorship & Enablement: Guiding, training, and empowering internal team members (Diane) on content/SEO execution, keyword mapping, and AI-assisted workflows. AI Search & Answer Engine Optimization (AEO/GEO): Structuring brand entities, conversational queries, and rich schema markup so the property dominates traditional search engines and AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews). Architecture & Content Hub Strategy: Designing a dual-pillar strategy connecting informational destination hubs directly to high-intent commercial booking engines. Technical SEO & Migration Oversight: Directing full technical audits, canonical directives, Core Web Vitals, GA4/GTM conversion tracking setups, 301 redirect mappings, and post-launch QA. Multi-Property Expansion Strategy: Designing scalable web architecture blueprints that can be deployed across future property acquisitions. Requirements This Engagement Is a Great Fit If You: Are a Search Architect: You have deep technical mastery over schema markup (Hotel, LocalBusiness, FAQ), site architecture, canonical directives, and Core Web Vitals. Are Forward-Thinking & AI-Native: You actively optimize for conversational search, generative AI query patterns (GEO/AEO), and AI answer engines. Are a Proven Mentor & Consultant: You excel at translating complex technical strategies into actionable workflows, SOPs, and training for internal marketing staff. Have 5+ years of senior search experience , with a proven track record leading technical SEO audits, site revamps, or migrations (prior exposure to hospitality, real estate, or booking engines is strongly preferred). Are High-Accountability: You drive outcomes independently, establish clear project milestones, and ensure flawless technical execution. Communicate with elite fluency and executive confidence. What Success Looks Looks Like At 30 Days: Flagship site technical/AEO audit complete, keyword/architecture alignment with internal staff finalized, schema blueprints created, and redirect maps locked in. At 60 Days: Dual-pillar commercial and content hub rollout guided, schema markup validated, Core Web Vitals/GA4 tracking verified, and multi-property expansion framework initiated. At 90 Days: Post-launch QA completed with zero Search Console errors, internal staff fully trained to execute independently, organic and AI citation growth measured, and a long-term advisory retainer established. Final Word If you’ve ever thought: "I am a top-tier search strategist who understands both traditional SEO and the future of AI Search—I just want a client who values my high-level advisory and technical depth," this is that role. Let’s build long-term success — together.