Title: SEO Intern

Location: New York City (Remote)

Education Level: Rising Junior or Rising Senior/Grad Student

Team: SEO

Who we are

Kick-start your career with a more rewarding internship. At LendingTree, our interns don't come to fetch coffee – they join for the hands-on professional experience, where your contributions are valued, your work makes a difference, and you get to have a ton of fun every day. Meet new friends, learn from experienced mentors, build real-world skills and prepare yourself for an incredible future. Ready to dive in? Awesome, we can't wait to meet you!

Who you are

In your application, please include a writing sample that's roughly 500 to 2,000 words that demonstrates your ability to write clear, concise, informative copy. An example would be an article you wrote for the school paper or an essay for a class. Writing samples are for assessment purposes only.

• Major in Marketing, Advertising, Web Design, Communications or a related field preferred with a minimum 3.5 GPA.
• Motivated self-starter, with a high capacity for rapid learning and ability to work independently who has excellent writing skills with a focus on writing concise, informative content
• Proficient with Excel or Google Sheets and confident using pivot tables and formulas like vlookup
• Strong quantitative analysis to evaluate data
• Critical thinking and the ability to analyze the underlying logic of the content and how it will improve the user experience
• Ready to take ownership of the work and consider the best strategy
• Bonus points if you have prior experience with digital/organic marketing or web design

What a day as an intern looks like

• Learn organic marketing best practices for content that consistently ranks at the top of search results
• Assist with data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Refresh insurance content to make it more useful to users and more effective in driving traffic while researching insurance products to create user-focused analyses
• Audit and optimize on-page SEO elements to improve page and ranking performance
• Optimize content performance by running tests and tracking key metrics with Google Analytics and SEMRush
• Support conversion and engagement tests designed to improve user experience
• Improve site usability and implement standard methodologies for page formatting and design
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team, participate in high-impact idea-generation sessions and summarize test results and findings with peers at the conclusion of your internship

How you will make a positive impact

• Learn and implement SEO best practices for insurance pages that drive millions in annual revenue
• Support scaling high-impact, conversion-focused testing and Improve both user engagement and business performance
• Help offer our users better choices, support and education in their financial decisions

Before you go

• The Summer internship lasts 12 weeks and up to 40 hours per week
• Minimum 3.5 GPA highly preferred
• Unfortunately, Internships at LendingTree are not open to students who will require sponsorship now or at any point in the future.

Perks

• 401K Savings Plan
• Linkedin Learning Access for the entirety of the internship
• Professional development training opportunities
• Access to LendingTree's personal trainer
• Philanthropic and social impact opportunities

What else you should know

LendingTree is the leading online marketplace connecting consumers with a national network of lenders for every step of customer's financial journey. LendingTree makes it easy for customers to shop and compare multiple offers with one simple search, so they can choose the option that best fits their financial needs. Services include mortgage loans, mortgage refinances, auto loans, personal loans, business loans, student refinances, credit cards and more. LendingTree simplifies financial decisions for life's meaningful moments through choice, education and support.

We're a fast-paced company with an entrepreneurial bend. We work hard and test our products often. We're collaborative, ambitious, candid and high-energy. Our teammates are some of the brightest, most dedicated people you'll ever work with. We care more about your work ethic than we do about the kinds of clothes you wear (but please, do wear clothes to work!), and we're pretty good about rewarding innovation, creativity and the passion for getting stuff done!

Come work with us!

We are the kind of company that not only promotes diversity and inclusion; we thrive because of these values. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion (or creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or military status.