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Position: Content Specialist Internship
Welcome to an experience that will challenge you, grow you, and ensure you have a blast while you’re at it. Bring your drive and passion to work alongside a team of industry marketing professionals on real projects and start contributing from day one. If this interests you, we’d love to have you on our team!
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Summary
Direction Inc. has one opening for a creative, passionate writer – will it be you?
Are you ready for a fun, challenging writing experience where you’ll be surrounded by a team of marketing experts?
Here at Direction Inc., you will work directly with the content team, as well as the SEO team on website content strategies, web copy optimizations, blogging and more.
As a Content Writer Intern, your focus will be on understanding, evaluating and implementing website content and related technical aspects that drive SEO for websites in a variety of exciting industries, both B2B and B2C. At the end of this internship, you will augment your work portfolio with performance results designed to elevate and differentiate you in the market place. The right candidate may be offered a full-time position within our team of writers.
Internship length: 3 months
Benefits
- Access to an extensive catalog of courses
- Access to a comprehensive suite of marketing tools
- Direct 1-on-1 training by industry-leading experts
- Flexible work schedule
- You’ll learn how to write and get your writing found through a variety of SEO strategies
- You’ll learn how to communicate the SEO value of quality content through case study write-ups and data reporting
- You’ll learn how to leverage keyword research to drive website traffic
- You’ll learn the balance between keyword optimization and keyword stuffing and how that applies to various business verticals
- You’ll learn about conversion optimization and how to be more engaging in your writing, and call-to-actions (CTA’s) in your writing
- You’ll learn copy optimization for content marketing techniques
- You’ll learn how to curate, design and publish your written blog articles
- And so much more!
Requirements
- Outstanding writing and editing skills
- Advanced computer skills and strong familiarity with the web
- Detail-oriented and organized
- Outstanding ability to think creatively, strategically, and identify and resolve problems
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Basic understanding of marketing concepts and principles
- Quick learner who listens and asks good questions
- Ability to meet deadlines and produce quality work. This means you are willing to put in the effort/time required to get the job “done right” – not “done right now.”
- Enough confidence to share your ideas, participate in business conversations, and take (or give) constructive criticism
- A teamwork-oriented mindset
Familiarities with the following is a plus:
- Airtable
- WordPress
- SEMRush
- Ahrefs
- Slack
- Elementor
- Canva
- Grammarly
- Google Analytics
Values
- Lead With Integrity
- Excellence in Collaboration
- Dedication to Expertise