Web Content & SEO Internship
FareHarbor is looking for adventure-loving, hard-working, outgoing Web Content and SEO Intern to join the Sites team. The intern will assist the SEO and Web Content Teams with optimizing our 1,000+ client's sites. If you are excited about search engine optimization, keyword strategies, and reporting we want to hear from you! The deadline for applications is 05/16/2019 EOD. Please note that only Denver locals will be considered for this Summer Internship
Responsibilities:
- Learn how to perform and assist with keyword research, content audits, and technical audits
- Assist the SEO team with pre-sweeps of clients sites
- Assist the Content team with writing copy for clients sites
- Research SEO news and find fresh new ideas to implement on client websites
- Assist with SEO reporting
- Identify SEO issues on client sites
- Create all important content pages for new client websites. Generate appealing content through well written descriptions and placement of high quality images.
- Think from the perspective of a customer to build conversion flows that move people from the exploration phase to completing a purchase.
- Crawl existing client sites to determine all applicable and valuable information (especially in terms of SEO) that will need to be transferred over.
- Understand trends within different activity markets, constantly adjusting themes for sites from data research done with the Client Strategy and Marketing Team.
- DNS Transfer – you will be in charge of switching the nameservers from the current site to the new FareHarbor site nameservers.
- Set up 301 Redirects when taking the new site live – one of the most important steps in properly transitioning site SEO.
- Help our clients set up Webmaster Accounts. Google and Bing Webmaster Tools allow you to monitor a site prior to, during, and then after a migration.
Requirements:
- Currently pursuing a 4-year degree in a relevant field
- Interest in writing copy for travel/adventure sites
- Experience working with Excel
- Experience with WordPress
- Understand website best practices
- Outstanding ability to think creatively, strategically, and identify and resolve problems
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Strong organizational, time management, and analytical skills
Bonus Points if you have:
- Have experience working with WordPress and/or another website building platform (Weebly, Wix, Joomla, Squarespace, GoDaddy, FTP, etc.)
- Desire the challenge of a new puzzle every day
- Understand website best practices
- Have experience with HTML and CSS
- Are comfortable taking ownership over a project
- Sweat the details