Digital Marketing Intern

Digital Strike; Webster Groves (MO); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Strike, LLC in Saint Louis, MO offers a paid Digital Marketing Intern role providing hands-on learning across SEO, paid search, social media, content, and client management.

You will support strategy and execution, conduct keyword research, create content calendars, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver real client results. Mentorship from senior marketers and exposure to multiple disciplines are provided.

Qualifications

• Must have some coursework or experience in marketing, communications, business, or related field.
• Strong written communication and editing skills.
• Familiarity with digital marketing concepts and interest in learning digital marketing tools (Google Analytics, Search Console, SEMRush).
• Comfortable with data, reporting and learning new platforms.
• Ability to work independently, manage time, and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Conduct keyword research using SEO tools to identify content opportunities.
• Develop content calendars aligned with business objectives and seasonal trends.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure content supports overall marketing strategy.
• Write engaging, SEO-optimized blog posts, landing pages, and website copy.
• Optimize existing content for improved search engine visibility.
• Ensure all content follows on-page SEO best practices (meta titles, descriptions, headers, internal linking).
• Create content that addresses different stages of the customer journey.
• Monitor content performance using Google Analytics, Search Console, and other SEO tools.
• Track keyword rankings and organic traffic growth.
• Assist with link building.
• Identify opportunities for content improvement based on data insights.
• Assist with basic technical SEO tasks and site audits.
• Collaborate with web development team on SEO implementations.
• Ensure content follows technical SEO guidelines for site structure and user experience.
• Assist with implementing search engine marketing campaigns and analyze effectiveness of past campaigns.
• Gain experience in placing ads on Google, Bing, Meta and LinkedIn.
• Assist with keyword research, campaign setup, and ad copy creation on platforms like Google Ads.
• Learn to monitor ad spend and to work within Google Analytics.
• Learn how we work with clients on their business goals.

Skills

Digital marketing concepts

Keyword research

Content strategy

Data analysis

Tools

Google Analytics

Search Console

SEMRush

Job description

Digital Strike, LLC, Saint Louis, MO, US

Salary Range: $20.00 To $20.00 Hourly

Digital Marketing Intern

About Digital Strike

Digital Strike is a results-driven digital marketing agency devoted to growing client brands through smart strategy, data, and compelling creative. Our team handles SEO, paid search, social media, content, and client account management. We’re looking for a curious, hungry intern ready to learn across disciplines and contribute to real client work.

Internship overview

The paid internship provides a hands-on learning environment focused on expanding digital marketing knowledge. You’ll support strategy and execution across SEO, paid search, social media, content, project management, and client success, while getting mentorship from experienced professionals.

What you’ll do

• Conduct keyword research using SEO tools to identify content opportunities
• Develop content calendars aligned with business objectives and seasonal trends
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure content supports overall marketing strategy

Content Creation & Optimization

• Write engaging, SEO-optimized blog posts, landing pages, and website copy
• Optimize existing content for improved search engine visibility
• Ensure all content follows on-page SEO best practices (meta titles, descriptions, headers, internal linking)
• Create content that addresses different stages of the customer journey

Performance Analysis & Reporting

• Monitor content performance using Google Analytics, Search Console, and other SEO tools (i.e., Atarget="_blank" hrefs, SEOCrawl, SEMRush)
• Track keyword rankings and organic traffic growth
• Assist with link building
• Identify opportunities for content improvement based on data insights

Technical SEO Support

• Assist with basic technical SEO tasks and site audits
• Collaborate with web development team on SEO implementations
• Ensure content follows technical SEO guidelines for site structure and user experience

Paid Search Strategy

• Assist with implementing search engine marketing campaigns and analyze the effectiveness of past and ongoing paid search campaigns with the goal of optimizing your clients' presence on Google and other search engines.
• Gain experience in placing ads on Google, Bing, Meta and LinkedIn
• Assist with keyword research, campaign setup, and ad copy creation on platforms like Google Ads
• Learn to monitor ad spend and to work within Google Analytics

Strategic Account Management

• Learn how we work hand in hand to collaborate with our clients on their business goals
• Assist in note taking to recap client meetings, and documenting cascading messages
• Work within the Teamwork system to assign tasks to team members so proper deadlines are understood and met

Sales and Marketing

• Assist in endorsing and supporting the Digital Strike brand voice throughout internal and external messaging
• Support sales team in arranging meetings, and preparing for new client calls and meetings.
• Document details from new client calls and assist in any follow-up tasks
• Research business competitors and conduct SWOT analysis for potential new clients
• Assist in note taking to recap client meetings and documenting cascading messages
• Work within the Teamwork system to assign tasks, and document progress

What we’re looking for (Qualifications)

Must-haves

• Some coursework or experience in marketing, communications, business, or related field.
• Strong written communication and editing skills.
• Familiarity with digital marketing concepts and interest in learning digital marketing tools (Google Analytics, Search Console, Atarget="_blank" hrefs/SEMRush, etc.).
• Comfortable with data, reporting and learning new platforms.
• Ability to work independently, manage time, and meet deadlines.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Google Ads or other paid platforms.
• Basic HTML/CSS understanding for on-page SEO work.
• Experience with content management systems (e.g., WordPress).
• Familiarity with project management tools (Teamwork, Asana).
• Paid internship with possibility of full-time conversion.
• Mentorship from senior digital marketers.
• Real client work and direct impact on strategy and outcomes.
• Exposure to cross-discipline marketing: SEO, paid, social, content, and sales.

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