SEO & GEO Intern: Local Search & AI Optimization

Inspire Brands, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

Inspire Brands, Inc. invites you to join our SEO/GEO internship program in Atlanta, offering hands-on experience across technical SEO, local optimization, and content strategy for our family of restaurant brands.

During a 10-week paid internship, you will conduct audits, analyze listings, and translate findings into actionable recommendations. You’ll collaborate with cross‑functional partners and help develop a repeatable audit framework and roadmap for future opportunities.

Qualifications

• Pursuing in a four year degree in marketing, digital marketing, or related field.
• Interest in AI‑powered search, local search, and analytics.
• Experience with data analysis or business insights is a plus.
• Familiarity with SEO concepts and digital marketing is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work well in cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical SEO audits focused on crawlability, indexation, schema markup, internal linking, and on‑page optimization.
• Review priority website and restaurant location‑page content to identify content gaps and opportunities to improve visibility across organic and AI‑powered search experiences.
• Evaluate local business listings and restaurant data for accuracy, completeness, imagery, key business attributes, and consistency with location pages.
• Use available SEO, analytics, local‑listing, and AI‑search measurement tools to investigate performance questions and document findings.
• Conduct competitive and search‑results research to identify emerging search behaviors, content patterns, and opportunities for Inspire’s brands.
• Organize findings into a prioritized opportunity backlog based on anticipated impact, level of effort, and scalability across brands.
• Collaborate with SEO/GEO team members and cross‑functional partners across Digital, Brand, Marketing, Content, Analytics, and Technology.
• Translate research and audit findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Develop a final presentation summarizing key findings, recommended next steps, and a prioritized roadmap of SEO/GEO opportunities.
• Create a repeatable audit framework and supporting documentation that the team can use to identify and monitor future opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Research skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Collaboration

Self-directed learning

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Pursuing a four year degree in Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Business, Communications, Advertising or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Google Search Console

Google Analytics 4

SEO crawling platforms

Local-listing platforms

AI-search tools

Job description

Inspire Brands, Inc. invites you to join our SEO/GEO internship program in Atlanta, offering hands-on experience across technical SEO, local optimization, and content strategy for our family of restaurant brands.

During a 10-week paid internship, you will conduct audits, analyze listings, and translate findings into actionable recommendations. You’ll collaborate with cross‑functional partners and help develop a repeatable audit framework and roadmap for future opportunities.