Graphic Design & Copywriting Intern

Portkey SEO Solutions is a Digital Marketing Agency. We help local small businesses with their online presence. We improve online visibility through using effective SEO strategies to help drive up business and increase phone calls for the companies we work with.

The Website/Graphic Designer & Copywriting intern will go through training to perform several projects for Portkey SEO's customers. We are looking to hire someone between 10 to 30 hours a week for a 3 month period with the hope to turn the position into a full-time salaried position some time in the future, depending on quality of work. If we see serious potential in the individual, we may transition them over to full-time salaried with benefits a little earlier as well.

Projects will include:

SEO Work (All training will be provided):

• Ensure that SEO blogs are being completed in a timely manner. Delegate when needed
• Use SEO goal forms submitted by clients to create and organize a sheet to map out the goals of SEO each month
• Keep an organized list and plan out SEO blogs/landing pages to be written each month for clients
• Write and optimize SEO Blogs on WordPress and Wix websites
• Create location based landing pages for websites
• Google My Business Boosts
• Optimize Websites for Boosts
• Use tools for optimization
• Research which keywords are working best for clients and which keywords could use more help for ranking
• Utilize tools for SEO Keyword Research
• Work with an external SEO expert and make SEO edits/adjustments as advised

Social Media Management

• Design custom social media posts on Facebook and Instagram for clients using their branding
• Write captions for social media posts
• Schedule weekly social media postings out for clients
• Use Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud programs
• Create content on TikTok and repost TikTok Videos on Instagram as Reels

Website Design

• Meet with clients to discuss website goals
• Use WordPress and Wix to design websites for clients
• Install theme on websites
• Use Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud programs
• Transfer/redirect domains and communicate with client as needed
• Problem solve to resolve issues that arrise
• Minimal coding
• Edit websites as needed under billable hours

Email Campaigns

• Create email campaigns to be sent out to a list of clients bi-monthly with MailChimp
• Write copy and design the email campaigns custom for the client highlighting different services
• Update email clients lists in MailChimp

Customer/Lead database consolidation and sales outreach in networking circles

Customer Account management

This position is PAID HOURLY with Office located in St. Anthony/Roseville.

Hours: 20-30 hours a week

Experience: Must be proficient in Adobe Photoshop and show examples of work. Must have portfolio of graphics designed in the past. Must have ability to write really well.

Location: Saint Anthony/Roseville, Minnesota

Salary Level: ENTRY-LEVEL//PAID/HOURLY

Pay: From $18-22 per hour starting pay

Requirement: Please send Resume and a Cover Letter (brief summary as to why you would be a good fit for this position.)

Email all applications to info(at)portkeyseo.com

Job Type: part-time hourly with growth potential to salaried full-time position

Benefit Conditions:

• Only full-time salaried employees eligible

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
• Innovative -- innovative and risk-taking
• Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture

Job Duties:

• Draft mockups of website designs, brochures, iconography, and any other marketing materials required
• Collaborate with marketing teams and management to discuss which mockups are effective, and use their feedback to develop final drafts
• Revise the work of previous designers to create a unified aesthetic for our brand materials
• Work on multiple projects at once, and consistently meet draft deadlines
• Communicate frequently with clients to update them on the progress of the project and to answer any questions they might have
• Other duties as requested

Typical end time:

• 5PM

Typical start time:

• 8AM

Work Remotely

• No

Job Types: Part-time, Internship

Pay: $18.50 - $22.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Experience:

• Adobe Photoshop: 1 year (Required)
• Graphic Design: 1 year (Required)
• Web design: 1 year (Preferred)
• WordPress: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person