Manychat · 2 days ago
AI Search Specialist
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expManychat is a leading Chat Marketing platform that helps creators and businesses automate conversations across various messaging platforms. They are seeking an AI Search Specialist to enhance their visibility across AI-powered search engines and collaborate with the SEO team to optimize content for AI-generated answers.
MarketingMessagingSalesSoftware
Responsibilities
Own our visibility strategy across AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google SGE, Gemini, Claude, and others
Write detailed, SEO- and AI-optimized content briefs that help our writers create highly citable, structured, and semantically relevant content
Analyze how Manychat appears (or doesn’t appear) in AI-generated answers — and lead experiments to improve citation frequency
Collaborate with our Technical SEO Specialist to ensure schema, formatting, and page structure support retrieval by AI models
Partner with our SEO Writer and Head of Content to ensure every blog post aligns with entity-driven, LLM-friendly content strategies
Monitor competitors’ visibility in AI-generated results and reverse-engineer their positioning
Contribute to internal best practices and playbooks for how we brief, write, and structure content in an AI-first SEO world
Stay on top of changes in AI tools and how they impact discovery, summarization, and source trust
Qualification
Required
3–6 years of experience in SEO or content strategy, ideally in a content-rich environment
Strong experience writing SEO content briefs or guiding editorial direction for blog content
Curiosity about how AI search engines retrieve and display information — and a desire to build the playbook from scratch
Familiarity with tools like ChatGPT (Browse), Perplexity, Gemini, and Google SGE
Working knowledge of SEMrush, Clearscope, MarketMuse, Surfer SEO, Ahrefs, and Google Search Console
A deep understanding of content structure, keyword intent, and how to optimize content for both search engines and humans
The ability to collaborate with writers, editors, and technical stakeholders
Preferred
Experience working on schema, structured data, or content that ranks for featured snippets
Experience in SaaS or editorial SEO at scale
Benefits
Annual professional development reimbursement for conference tickets, online courses, and other relevant resources to help you grow.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
Hybrid work and generous leave options to prioritize your work-life balance.
In-office perks, including free meals and snacks.
Company-funded sport activities, annual offsites, and team-building events.
Company
Manychat
Manychat is a chat marketing platform that helps businesses automate conversations and engage with customers across messaging channels.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (1)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$163.12MKey Investors
Summit PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersFlint Capital
2025-04-22Series B· $140M
2019-04-29Series A· $18M
2017-11-01Seed· $4M
Leadership Team
Mikael Yang
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Dmitry Kushnikov
Chief Operating Officer
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