AEO Contractor

AEO Contractor

Contract: 3 - 6 months outside IR35

Start date: Immediate

Location: Remote or hybrid (North West based SME)

About the Role

I'm partnering with a high growth SME looking for an experienced AEO Specialist to join their digital team on a 3 - 6 month contract.

This is a hands on role focused on enhancing our visibility across AI powered and voice based search (Google SGE, ChatGPT, Bing Copilot) while strengthening the foundations of our technical and content SEO.

You'll lead the audit, optimisation, and implementation process using a mix of SEO and automation tools to deliver measurable results and build scalable best practices for the business.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct a full SEO and AEO audit, covering technical performance, structured data, and content optimisation.

Use tools such as SEMrush, Ahrefs, Google Search Console, Google Analytics 4, and Screaming Frog to identify opportunities and track performance.

Optimise website architecture, structured data, and schema markup to improve visibility in AI search results and featured snippets.

Support content optimisation for E-E-A-T and entity based search, ensuring relevance across traditional and AI-driven platforms.

Provide clear reporting, insights, and recommendations on performance, visibility, and growth.

Document all processes and deliver training or handover materials to enable the internal team to maintain improvements post project.

Tools

SEMrush / Ahrefs

Google Search Console & GA4

Screaming Frog / Sitebulb

Schema.org & Structured Data Testing Tools

ChatGPT / Perplexity / Bing Copilot

Notion / Airtable / Google Sheets

About You

Proven experience in SEO and AEO, with strong technical and content optimisation skills.

Excellent understanding of structured data, schema markup, and answer engine behaviour.

Confident using SEO and analytics tools to audit, implement, and measure performance.

Clear communicator: able to present insights and recommendations to non technical stakeholders.

Available immediately for a 3 - 6 month contract (with potential to extend).

What's on Offer

Competitive day rate depending on experience

Remote or hybrid working flexibility

Opportunity to shape the AEO and SEO strategy for a growing UK SME

Autonomy to experiment and deliver impact quickly

Interested?

If you're a hands on SEO/AEO contractor who loves building smarter, data led optimisation strategies and you're available to start straight away, we'd love to hear from you.