Search Optimization Intern, SEO & GEO

About The Summer Internship Program

A 10-week paid summer internship program designed to help you apply classroom learning to real business challenges while building professional skills and industry experience.

Internship Activities

• Engage with Inspire leaders through executive speaker sessions and career conversations.
• Collaborate with fellow interns on a cross-functional business challenge and present recommendations to leaders.
• Participate in community service activities.
• Build relationships with interns and professionals across departments and brands.
• Develop business acumen, presentation skills, and a deeper understanding of corporate functions.

About The Role

As an SEO/GEO Intern, you will gain hands-on experience helping Inspire Brands improve how its restaurant brands and locations are discovered across traditional search engines, local search platforms, and AI-powered search experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Support an SEO/GEO Site and Local Optimization Audit across Inspire’s portfolio of restaurant brands.
• Evaluate technical, content, and local-search opportunities.
• Translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Help create a repeatable audit framework for the team.

Exposure & Learning

• Enterprise Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
• Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).
• Local Search.
• Analytics.
• Cross-functional collaboration.
• Contribute to work supporting restaurant brands like Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC Drive-In.

Qualifications

• Curiosity.
• Critical thinking mindset.
• Passion for learning.
• Excited to gain real-world experience.
• Desire to contribute to meaningful business initiatives.