SEO Intern

About the role

A growth and digital strategy team is looking for a proactive and strategic SEO Expert intern. The intern will analyse, audit and optimise the digital footprint of proprietary products and client projects, from hyper-local services to global SaaS solutions, working closely with development and product teams to embed technical SEO in code and optimise products for Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and AI search engines.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct technical, on-page and off-page SEO audits for hyper-local and global IT products, identifying opportunities for visibility and growth.
• Run keyword research, metadata optimisation, content structuring, high-quality backlink strategies and authority building.
• Tailor SEO approaches to product scope: local strategies for hyper-local products and international frameworks (e.g. hreflang, global content clusters) for global products.
• Partner with developers to embed SEO best practices in the codebase, improving structured data (schema markup), site architecture, performance and indexability.
• Implement optimisation for AI search engines and AI-driven answer engines (e.g. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Gemini).
• Understand core IT business products so search strategies match product capabilities, buyer personas and competitive positioning.

Required profile

• Solid grasp of technical, on-page and off-page SEO principles, web crawlers and search engine algorithms.
• Ability to distinguish between hyper-local and global target audiences and adjust strategies accordingly.
• Interest in AI search and Generative Engine Optimization.

Required skills

• Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and CMS platforms to work with development teams.
• Familiarity with SEO tools such as Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Ahrefs, SEMrush and Screaming Frog.

Candidates must apply through the official CM IT Intern portal.