Intern, Marketing Writer - Remote Eligible

Internship Program

The Freedom Mortgage Internship Program is a program that provides a unique opportunity for college students to gain hands on experience in a corporate setting within the mortgage industry while applying the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom to help advance their skill set and grow professionally.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Write new and update existing SEO-optimized and audience-centered content through research and data journalism to educate customers and build relationships with Freedom Mortgage as a brand.
• Conduct research, leverage data and seek relevant perspectives to present content that is clear, accurate, insightful and meets regulatory requirements.
• Learn and incorporate SEO best practices in all deliverables to ensure visibility and drive performance.
• Ensure all content is properly sourced and fact checked before publication.
• Understand the Freedom Mortgage brand voice, tone and style to provide content consistency across mediums.
• Honor deadlines by following established production, workflow and quality control processes.
• Awareness of industry-related news, AI tools, as well as content and SEO trends to keep deliverables current and relevant.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Other Job Duties and Responsibilities: Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position is an individual contributor.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Prior work experience or university involvement (clubs, organizations, and athletics) preferred: in a writing capacity.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to research and write long-form articles on assigned mortgage or financial topics as well as pitch ideas for new and interesting angles.
• Effective communicator with the ability to accept and implement feedback.
• A willingness to learn SEO best practices.
• Ability to work autonomously, as well as collaboratively in team and cross-functional settings in-person and remotely.
• Professional, assertive and timely follow through skills.
• Ability to perform efficiently in a high-volume environment, both independently and as part of a team.

Education and/or Experience: Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree; Journalism, English, Economics, Communications. High School Graduate/GED. Less than One (1) year related work experience.

Work Complexity: Addresses problems that are not immediately evident but typically not complex. Problems are typically within the immediate job area. Problems are typically solved through drawing from standard procedures and basic analysis.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is normally performed in a typical interior office work environment which does not subject the employee to any hazardous or unpleasant elements. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally