Internships

We offer internships for exceptional undergraduate and graduate students.


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About The Company

King, Edward, First (KEF) is a full-service digital marketing and strategic advisory firm of experts exclusively serving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and growth businesses. KEF is headquartered in Culver City, CA, with satellite offices in Las Vegas, London, Beirut, Yerevan, Jakarta, and Manila.

About The Program

We offer internships for exceptional current undergraduate and graduate students. Internships may be part-time or “full-time” (including, but not limited to, summer internships). Remote, hybrid and in-person internships are all available. We take on exceptional interns on a rolling basis year-round.

Internships are generally unpaid; as such, we put significant effort into ensuring that interns work exclusively on meaningful projects to build critical skills, exposure, and resume bullet points to advance their careers. Previous interns have gone on to prestigious marketing positions with organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to startups and branding and marketing agencies. See below.

Open Internship

SEO Internship

Schedule: Part time

Location: Hybrid - Culver City, CA

Hours: 15 - 20 per week

Duration: 5/1/2024 - 9/6/2024

Expected Pay: Unpaid

Are you enthusiastic about navigating the digital marketing terrain, particularly in the realm of SEO? Do you aspire to gain hands-on expertise in crafting compelling ad campaigns, reaching precisely targeted audiences, and analyzing campaign effectiveness? If so, our unpaid internship program offers an ideal opportunity for you to kickstart your career and acquire practical skills in the dynamic world of search engine optimization. While the primary focus of this internship revolves around SEO, there might also be opportunities to engage in organic search optimization work.


 Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with our seasoned SEO team to develop, execute, and optimize SEO campaigns across diverse digital platforms.
  • Conduct thorough market research and audience analysis to uncover key insights and trends.
  • Contribute to creating engaging ad content, copy, and calls-to-action to boost conversions and meet campaign objectives.
  • Monitor and analyze campaign performance data, offering valuable insights to enhance future SEO efforts.
  • Stay abreast of industry trends, search engine algorithm updates, and emerging tools to continually enhance our SEO strategies.

Requirements:

  • Basic SEO Skills: Understanding of fundamental SEO concepts, including keyword research and on-page optimization.
  • Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze website performance using basic SEO tools and provide simple insights.
  • Content Awareness: Familiarity with optimizing basic website content, including meta tags and headers.
  • Technical Understanding: Basic knowledge of technical SEO aspects such as website speed and mobile-friendliness.
  • Stay Informed: Interest in staying updated with basic search engine algorithms and SEO trends.
  • Problem-Solving: Capability to identify and address basic SEO challenges for improved website visibility.
  • Communication: Clear communication skills to collaborate with teams and convey basic SEO recommendations.
  • Results Focus: Basic understanding of measuring outcomes, like organic traffic growth and improved rankings.

What You Will Gain from the SEO Internship:

  • Hands-On SEO Experience: Direct involvement in creating and optimizing SEO campaigns, offering you practical skills in keyword research, on-page optimization, and analytics.
  • Analytical Proficiency: Enhance your ability to interpret data from SEO tools and platforms, allowing for insightful analysis on website performance and campaign effectiveness.
  • Content Creation Insights: Learn the art of crafting SEO-friendly content that resonates with audiences and ranks well on search engines, improving your content strategy skills.
  • Industry Trend Awareness: Stay updated with the latest SEO trends and algorithm changes, preparing you to adapt strategies swiftly and keep your future projects ahead of the curve.

Open Internship

Digital Marketing Designer

Schedule: Part time

Location: Hybrid - Culver City
Hours:
15 - 20 per week
Duration:
 5/1/2024 - 9/6/2024

Expected Pay: Unpaid

Role Overview: Are you a creative individual with a passion for digital marketing? King Edward First is offering an exciting internship opportunity for a Digital Marketing Designer to join our team. This internship will provide you with hands-on experience in the dynamic world of digital marketing while working with a forward-thinking company.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with our marketing team to create visually appealing and effective digital marketing materials.
  • Design eye-catching graphics, banners, and other visual assets for our online campaigns.
  • Assist in the development of marketing strategies that leverage your creative design skills.
  • Gain valuable experience working with industry-standard design software.
    Learn about the latest trends and best practices in digital marketing.

Qualifications:

  • Proficiency in graphic design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.).
  • A creative mindset and a strong eye for visual aesthetics.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Familiarity with digital marketing concepts and social media platforms is a plus.
  • Enthusiasm to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment.

What We Offer:

  • Gain practical experience and enhance your digital marketing design skills.
  • Work with a supportive and collaborative team.
  • Opportunity to contribute to real marketing campaigns.
  • Exposure to the latest industry trends and strategies.

Please note: This is an unpaid internship.

Excited to see how your creativity and writing prowess can contribute to the success of King Edward First? We're looking forward to having you on our team and shaping the future of digital content together.

Dyana Wing So - KEF Intern

Dyana Wing So

Creative Strategist at Gold Front

“I didn’t intern with KEF because I knew I wanted to be a digital marketer. but because I wanted to get a front row seat working on real projects with clients -- something that’s hard to do when one is ironically trying to get a foot in the door to start! Many of the skills I learned with KEF are applicable to the adjacent fields of strategy, marketing, communications, and consulting I was interested in. Not only did I gain perspective on how client projects are conducted and managed, but I also got to try many different tasks and even own a few deliverables that I can reference in my portfolio. I noticed that I was more confident continuing my job search after interning with KEF because I could speak directly to fresh projects I worked on. I also had support and mentorship from Nick along the way (who remains invested in my development after KEF -- something that’s rare and deeply appreciated)!”

Jonathan Ni - KEF Intern

Jonathan Ni

Marketing Analyst at Wayfair

“Had a great time interning at KEF, where I learned a lot about digital marketing and client management. In particular, I had the opportunity to not only be exposed to all areas of digital marketing but also worked on high-impact projects with several of KEF’s clients. From this, I learned a lot about relationship management, which has served me greatly at my current job - where I often have to work with key stakeholders across teams and leadership levels.”

Yezi Lin - KEF Intern

Yezi Lin

King Edward First Intern

"King Edward First is a great place for people who want real work experience in digital marketing. I learned a lot from Nick and Karina about search engine optimization. They're kind and patient. They're willing to give new tasks to you, so you could learn many different aspects of digital marketing from working at KEF. I will definitely recommend people who are talented in marketing to work at KEF."

Coco Cheng - KEF Intern

Coco Cheng

King Edward First Intern

'It is my pleasure to work with Nick and Karina this summer. They are willing to assign different tasks and assignments based on your need and your weekly feedback. I learned advanced communication and writing skills from this internship. I will recommend people who are interested in digital marketing, especially SEO-related works, come to KEF and work with this great team.'

KEF Intern

Wenting Ao

King Edward First Intern

"Interning at KEF was one of the best internship experiences I ever had in my studenthood. KEF values interns’ career development, and it provided valuable training to really help me build up my future career. While I was at KEF, I learned both hard and soft skills. The experience with KEF opened my door to digital marketing, and I have taken the knowledge I learned to develop a full-time job in the US. I was mentored, trusted, and appreciated. I will highly recommend KEF’s internship program to any students who are interested in marketing at school."

About You

KEF has a rigorous selection process for interns since we are limited in how many we can take while providing a top-quality experience.

Demonstrated interest in digital marketing is highly desired. Candidates need not have professional experience in digital marketing but must have demonstrated some interest and familiarity, from activities such as extracurricular or volunteer experience or taking advantage of some of the multitudes of free e-courses and learning resources online.

KEF is a fast-moving and entrepreneurial company and interns are quickly put in positions of responsibility. As such, the following skills are essential and we invite potential candidates to carefully consider whether these are among their strengths in order to ensure a good fit:

problem solving

Independent problem-solving skills / “figure-it-out-ness”

clear communication

Strong, clear, and proactive communication

accountability

Accountability

feedback

Ability to give and receive constructive feedback

Duties

Internships are customized to the needs and interests of successful candidates, in the context of company needs and business processes. Previous interns have focused on:

SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Instagram and Facebook Ads
Instagram and Facebook Ads
Organic Social Media Management
Organic Social Media Management
Google Ads
Google Ads
Email Marketing
Email Marketing
Web 3.0
Web 3.0
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Business Development
Business Development

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