1871 - Digital Marketing Intern

The story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 isn't really about the fire. It's about what happened next, A remarkable moment when the most brilliant engineers, architects, and inventors came together to build a new city. Their innovations – born of passion and practical ingenuity – shaped Chicago and the modern world. What started 140 years ago continues to this day.

1871 inspires, equips, and supports founders, growth scalers, and innovators in building great businesses. We deliver unfair advantages at scale s. The team supports ~420 young companies. 300+ growth stage members and 100+ partners made up of Chicago's brightest digital designers, engineers, and leaders shaping new technologies, disrupting old business models, and resetting the boundaries of what's possible.

Come to a place where you can share ideas, make mistakes, partner with others, work hard, grow professionally, and change the world with a bit of luck; if that sounds like you, join us!

1871 seeks a professionally driven, creative, and highly motivated digital marketing intern to support its web content and delivery strategy.

This role will assist the Marketing Director in brainstorming and editing a wide range of 1871 web content, including for social media, blog features, as well as:

• Web Metrics: Assist in setting goals and metrics for tracking the effectiveness of 1871’s SEO efforts on organic web traffic
• Optimize Website: Optimize the Website using SEO best practices (graphics, copy, metadata, etc.)
• Web updates as needed: URL Maintenance, manage edits and updates to web pages and content to improve searchability
• Create Best Practice Deck/Documentation: Collaborate in Creating an 1871 Best Practice Deck for the Website (including graphic sizes, copy, metadata, and other assets needed for each page type).

Requirements

• Understanding of website structure, menus, navigation
• Knowledgeable about SEO and web best practices and management,
• Proficient understanding of WordPress or other website editing software
• Basic knowledge of Google Analytics (or highly motivated to learn)
• Basic computer processing skills, including Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• Self-starter and ability to work autonomously and in cross-functional teams
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Easily able to work on and hop between multiple projects seamlessly
• Is an incredible communicator and has an honest and conscious approach to their professional life

Benefits

Letters of recommendation from our leadership team, college credit ( upon school approval), working with the best and brightest entrepreneurs and startups in the country, developing in-demand skills, and fleshing out your resume with Context, Action, and Results

Time: Monday - Thursday, 10 am-4 pm (hours and time commitment may be flexible if agreed upon by the supervisor and the internship candidate before the start of the internship)

This internship is from June 5 to August 11, 2023, and is in-person. The candidate must live in the Chicagoland area.