Website Development & SEO Intern

Calyx Website Development, SEO & Blog Writing Internship

Position: Website Development & SEO Intern – Fall/Winter 2025

About Calyx Containers

Calyx Containers is a vertically integrated cannabis packaging and labeling manufacturer based in Salt Lake City, UT. We offer a comprehensive range of products, including Calyx Cure, flexible packaging, labels, drams, tubes, concentrate containers, and outer boxes. Our mission is to provide high-quality, reliable, and innovative solutions to meet the needs of the cannabis industry.

Project Overview

The Website Development, SEO & Blog Intern will be responsible for helping the marketing department achieve and maintain an 85%+ site health score throughout the internship by addressing website errors, warnings, and notices. This role focuses on improving Calyx’s digital presence through technical SEO, content creation, backlink building, and site performance optimization in alignment with our company SEO strategy. The intern will also support blog publishing and writing, enhance keyword performance, track web-related KPIs, assist in setting up and tracking Google Paid Ads, and support marketing campaigns. This is a hands-on role ideal for a student or early-career professional passionate about digital marketing, SEO, and web content in the cannabis packaging industry.

Learning Objectives

• Website Management in Shopify: Directly make edits, upload content, and optimize web pages for performance and SEO.
• Site Health Monitoring: Review weekly SEMrush site health reports, resolve technical issues, and ensure the site maintains 85%+ health.
• SEO Optimization: Implement on-page and technical SEO improvements, including meta tags, headings, keyword placement, and schema markup.
• Image Optimization: Manage and optimize website imagery, including alt text management and removal of unused images to reduce clutter.
• Backlink Building: Assist in building and managing backlink strategy to improve domain authority and authority score.
• Keyword Position Tracking: Monitor keyword rankings and work toward achieving at least three cannabis packaging-related keywords in the top 10 search positions.
• Content Publishing: Post at least 7 blogs per week, starting with provided content and progressing to self-written contributions; manage blog formatting, internal linking, and SEO compliance.
• Paid Advertising Support: Assist in setting up and tracking Google Paid Ads campaigns, monitor performance, and contribute optimization recommendations.
• Analytics & KPI Tracking: Maintain weekly reporting on key website and SEO metrics in the marketing KPI tracker.
• Collaboration with Design Department: Coordinate with the design team for web and blog imagery needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Communications, Web Development, or a related field.
   
• Familiarity with Shopify, GA4, Google Search Console, and SEMrush preferred.
   
• Strong writing skills with an eye for detail.
   
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
   
• Bonus: Familiarity with other design or prototyping software, graphic design experience, and interest in the cannabis industry or packaging is a plus. 

Supervision

You will work under the guidance of the Director of Marketing, with opportunities to collaborate with teams such as Marketing, Sales, and Operations.

Employment Duration, Work Hours, and Additional Details

• Compensation: $15 per hour
   
• Hours: 10–16 hours per week
   
• Location: In-office, West Valley, Salt Lake City, UT
   
• Internship Dates: Flexible start, ideally September - November 2025
   
• Housing: Interns are responsible for their housing and transportation
   
• Academic Credit: Students may arrange for academic credit through their university, if applicable
   
• Duration: 90 days

Apply Now
If you’re excited about honing your graphic design skills and contributing to the visual identity of a growing industry, we’d love to hear from you. This internship offers the unique opportunity to learn from an experienced team and apply your creative skills to real-world projects at Calyx Containers.

MORE ABOUT US:

Our team is composed of bright, hardworking, creative, and highly motivated individuals looking to make an impact on the world. We seek like-minded colleagues who share our values and want to apply their experience, energy, and enthusiasm to help grow and scale a dynamic business in a rapidly expanding industry. The Calyx Containers culture fosters the personal and professional growth in a challenging and rewarding environment. We operate at a fast pace, demand high personal standards, and offer everyone the opportunity to contribute, skill-build, and develop their talents.

Benefits and Perks offered to full time employees:
-Flexible Paid Time Off
-Comprehensive benefits offerings including: Medical (with company-funded HRA), Dental, Vision, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Headspace Care Mental Health support...all effective the first day of the month following hire.
-401(k)
-Ability to make an immediate impact
-Monthly team meetings and frequent social events

An ideal Calyx candidate looks like:
-Has experience in the cannabis and/or packaging industry
-Thrives in a fast-paced environment
-Handles ambiguity with a positive attitude
-Rolls up their sleeves to help their team

How success is measured at Calyx:
First 30 days spent getting to know the company and our team!
Ability to make an immediate impact - we’re growing quickly and want you to help cultivate that!
Living our core values:
--X-treme Ownership
--Be Quick, But Don’t Hurry
--Sustainability Is Multi-Dimensional
--We Are Square: Quality Does Not Cut Corners
--Customer Is The Only Boss
--Earn Success Every Day
--The Biggest Failure Is The Failure To Ask For Help
--Better Together: Cultivate An Inclusive Environment

Calyx Containers is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe strongly in fair hiring practices and in creating a welcoming environment for all team members. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibilities.
Calyx is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@calyxcontainers.com. (Please note that applications should not be emailed to this address).