Paid SEO & Marketing Intern

Houston Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Firm, Directory One, announced recently that it is offering a year-round paid internship program. The program gives interns a unique opportunity to learn about both the basics of search engine optimization and search engine marketing as well as the trends in the rapidly changing world of web marketing today.

As Houston’s leading SEO/SEM company and one of the first to develop online search tools enhancing online visibility in this growing new industry, Directory One gives interns the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and valuable insight in a real-life work setting. Interns are required to dedicate 10 hours a week to the position, Monday - Saturday. The salary is $300 per month.

• Gathering information
• Writing articles
• Preparing proposals
• Scriptwriting
• Developing press releases
• Social media setup
• Blogging
• Mobile web SEO

Interns will gain valuable insight into the development of website marketing plans, optimized content creation, link building, AdWords, HTML, and posting services. And they will learn how to mock up a website and create a keyword document.

According to O’Hara, the program is designed to enhance the intern’s knowledge of the ever-changing world of Internet search engine optimization and search engine marketing - and its support role in traditional advertising and marketing efforts.

Eligible interns must be detail-oriented, organized, and have excellent follow-up skills. Experience in Photoshop, Adobe Suite, Google Docs, Microsoft Office, copywriting, creating collateral material, social media set-up, and posting are helpful as well.