Organic Growth Intern

About the role

This internship is centered on expanding Bounce's online visibility through search engines and AI-driven answer platforms, directly influencing how new users discover the brand. As an Organic Growth Intern, you will work closely with the Growth team on SEO and AI search initiatives, helping to define how the world finds and understands Bounce in digital spaces. Your contributions will shape discovery for travelers at the very beginning of their research journey, requiring curiosity about evolving search algorithms and the impact of artificial intelligence. You will question existing assumptions, propose innovative approaches, and measure success through tangible improvements in online presence and discovery. This role also provides exposure to other organic growth experiments as they emerge, allowing you to explore a variety of strategies within a dynamic startup environment.

Bounce holds the distinction of being recognized as the Inc5000's fastest-growing travel company in the USA for 2024 and is supported by leading Silicon Valley investors, providing a high-impact context for your work. The internship is located in Portugal and runs as a six-month engagement within the Growth team, offering a structured yet flexible environment to learn and contribute.

What you'll do

Your responsibilities will focus on increasing Bounce's online mentions across external sites such as blogs, forums, and review platforms, followed by monitoring their effectiveness. You will discover new keywords and content areas to improve search rankings and market share, while managing content enhancements from identification through coordination with engineering. You will collaborate with your manager to determine the most impactful SEO and AI search opportunities, starting with core SEO and AI search tasks with potential expansion into other experiments.

Specific duties include auditing existing web pages to identify technical issues that hinder search visibility and conducting competitor analysis to understand how rival travel brands perform in search results. You will create documentation outlining strategies for maintaining and improving organic growth performance, track content performance using analytics to ensure traffic and engagement goals are met, and support the development of new content aligned with search demand and brand positioning. Additional responsibilities involve optimizing landing pages to improve conversion rates from organic search traffic, monitoring algorithm changes and assessing their potential impact, and providing regular updates to the growth team regarding progress, challenges, and opportunities. You will also help maintain a repository of SEO best practices and guidelines for future team members.

The role requires detailed technical SEO audits and the ability to prioritize key issues effectively. You will analyze data, identify trends, and distinguish actionable insights to drive decision-making. This position is ideal for someone comfortable building systems and utilizing AI tools to support search and growth initiatives.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you must demonstrate a clear interest in SEO and the impact of AI on search, evidenced through personal projects, prior internships, relevant coursework, or previous job experience. You should have a strong interest in Growth, Marketing, and startup environments, and be comfortable analyzing data, identifying trends, and distinguishing actionable insights. A focus on AI - including building systems and utilizing AI tools - is essential, as is the ability to conduct detailed technical SEO audits while prioritizing key issues effectively. Strong communication skills are required, along with a proactive and self-motivated mindset capable of managing tasks and achieving goals in a dynamic, resourceful setting. You must also be eligible to work in Portugal without requiring additional visa or work authorization.

Nice to have qualifications include familiarity with tools such as Ahrefs, Semrush, Google Search Console, or GA4, which will help you execute tasks related to SEO, AI search, data analysis, and performance tracking. Proficiency in these tools will enable you to conduct deeper analyses and contribute more effectively to Bounce's organic growth initiatives.