Digital Marketing Intern (Summer 2027)

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.

About the internship

This is a paid, 10-week summer internship at our St. Louis office in Webster Groves. You'll get hands-on experience across SEO, paid search, social media, content, project management, and client success, with mentorship from experienced digital marketers.

What you'll do

Content strategy and planning

• 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 so content supports the overall marketing strategy

Content creation and optimization

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

Performance analysis and reporting

• Monitor content performance in Google Analytics, Search Console, and SEO tools like Ahrefs, SEOCrawl, and SEMRush
• Track keyword rankings and organic traffic growth
• Assist with link building
• Spot opportunities to improve content based on the data

Technical SEO support

• Assist with basic technical SEO tasks and site audits
• Work with our web development team on SEO updates
• Make sure content follows technical SEO guidelines for site structure and user experience

Paid search

• Help build and analyze search campaigns that grow our clients' presence on Google and other search engines
• Gain experience placing ads on Google, Bing, Meta, and LinkedIn
• Assist with keyword research, campaign setup, and ad copy in platforms like Google Ads
• Learn to monitor ad spend and work in Google Analytics

Strategic account management

• Learn how we partner with clients on their business goals
• Take notes and recap client meetings
• Use Teamwork to assign tasks so deadlines are clear and met

Sales and marketing

• Support the Digital Strike brand voice in internal and external messaging
• Help the sales team set up meetings and prepare for new client calls
• Document new client calls and help with follow-up
• Research competitors and complete SWOT analyses for potential new clients

What we're looking for

Must-haves

• Some coursework or experience in marketing, communications, business, or a related field
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Interest in learning digital marketing tools like Google Analytics, Search Console, and Ahrefs or SEMRush
• Comfort with data, reporting, and new platforms
• Ability to work independently, manage your time, and meet deadlines

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Google Ads or other paid platforms
• Basic HTML and CSS for on-page SEO
• Experience with a content management system like WordPress
• Familiarity with project management tools like Teamwork or Asana

Perks

• Paid internship at $20 per hour, with the possibility of full-time conversion
• Mentorship from senior digital marketers
• Real client work with a direct impact on strategy and results
• Exposure to SEO, paid, social, content, and sales

Apply in two steps

• Submit your application here
• Take our Culture Index survey so we can get to know you better: go.cultureindex.com/p/upbIN1P29AGFS4w8jad