Company: iCare Travel Foundation
Address: Virtual
Location: Larkspur, CA
Application Deadline: No Deadline
Position: Part-time, Unpaid
Timeframe: 02/08/13 — 05/23/13 (Flexible)
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Description
About Us:
The iCare Travel Foundation is a nonprofit organization offering travel philanthropy experiences in several developing-world destinations. Through our programs and partnerships with overseas NGOs, travelers take time away from their more conventional vacations to “make a difference” in underprivileged communities.
Overview:
iCare is seeking an enterprising individual with good SEO skills, who can also research and implement an e-marketing strategy. This is a good internship for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit, and who wishes to gain first-hand experience working in the digital marketing space.
It is possible to carve out ongoing, commissioned opportunities if you research and locate them.
Responsibilities
-- SEO on a Wordpress website, keyword research, meta content recommendations, knowledge of off-page optimization techniques, traffic-sourcing, recognizing social signals, and providing on-site content recommendations.
-- E-marketing using directories listings, possibly Google adwords and more.
-- Help and/or create Wordpress blogs, article postings and (possibly) link building/ internal and external link-structures, and help to create and maintain online relationships.
-- Set up/maintain/enhance our Facebook page, grow a Twitter following, and develop relationships on LinkedIn.
Schedule:
Internship is virtual and can be done from home. Duration is 3 months. We will meet in person twice a week for the first couple of weeks then once a week. Candidate should be prepared to devote +/-8 hours a week to the internship.
Compensation
The internship is unpaid. At the end of the internship, a letter of recommendation will be provided. The intern’s success will be tracked by Google Analytics--you will be allowed to keep and export progress in the form of a report, which may measurably improve your portfolio.
Earn verifiable SEO and e-marketing experience while working for iCare and a noble cause.
To apply, send your resume and any portfolio experience to noelsutter@comcast.net.
Please put the words “internship application” in the heading of the e-mail.
Requirements
Good SEO skills
Major (degree preferred) in computer science or marketing
Understanding of basic marketing tactics
Working knowledge of Wordpress and blogs
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and relationship-building skills
Be a self-starter that can work independently and proactively
Excellent in research
Data-driven, analytical, enjoys building an email database