Digital Marketing Intern

About Us

Diligent is the leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, serving 1 million users from over 25,000 organizations around the world. Our software enables holistic and informed conversations about GRC and ESG to ensure CEOs, CFOs and the board have an integrated view of audit, risk, information security, ethics and compliance from across the organization.

Position Overview:

This role will report to the Content Strategy Manager and focus on SEO strategy and execution across Diligent's different brands

Key Responsibilities

• SEO-friendly content creation and editorial responsibilities. You'll learn the basics of curating SEO-friendly blogs and various strategies to appear higher in Google's search results. With the help of your manager, you'll develop several SEO blogs from ideation to publication. You will also play a strategic role in Diligent's editorial team, from helping with the first round of proofreading to publishing within Insights, our global online resource hub.
• On-Page SEO: Optimizations to improve our SEO health and performance. You'll see an SEO content audit in action, learn best practices and take ownership of several on-page projects to improve our existing content. Whether it be implementing an internal linking strategy or writing eye-catching copy for missing meta descriptions, you'll learn crucial skills needed for a career in SEO or digital marketing.
• Off-Page SEO: Backlink campaigns and strategy implementation to build domain authority and improve rankings. You will learn all about backlinks, an essential element of SEO. From creative infographic campaigns to reclaiming broken backlinks, you will be involved in various strategies to earn quality links to our website. You'll get involved within the ideation stages, learn how to pitch our content to relevant websites, and how to find the links you earned!

Required Experience/Skills

• Currently pursuing their Bachelors in marketing or related fields, ideally a rising senior
• A creative self starter
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills
• Strong verbal and written skills

What Diligent Offers You

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
• We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, competitive vacation policy and meeting-free days across the company. We care about our team's health and wellness and even offer a quarterly health club reimbursement!
• We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, and Sydney.
• Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place.

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney.

We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recruitment@diligent.com.

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