Paid Search Intern

Brunner•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

Join Brunner as a Paid Search Intern to gain hands-on experience supporting campaign builds, keyword strategy, and performance reporting. The internship offers exposure to paid search and the advertising industry, agency life, and real client projects. Interns work independently with guidance from a mentor and opportunities to develop skills and learn how marketing ideas become work. The position is open to current college students who can earn academic credit through their program of study upon completing the internship. It is an unpaid, for-credit opportunity during the Spring 2027 semester, with flexible start and end dates. The commitment is 15–20 hours per week. Brunner is an integrated marketing communications agency with a fast-paced, creative environment. The agency values Perseverance, Integrity, Tenacity, Curiosity, and Heart, and emphasizes employee growth, training, diversity, long-term client relationships, and marketing programs that achieve business impact.

Requirements

Be a current college student able to earn academic credit through their program of study upon completion of the internship.
Commit 15–20 hours per week to the internship.

Responsibilities

Conduct keyword research, competitive search audits, and negative keyword expansion to capture high-intent audience queries and eliminate wasted spend.
Draft, test, and optimize ad copy, headlines, and extensions across platforms.
Assist in monitoring automated campaign structures, audience signals, and smart bidding strategies, including Target CPA and Target ROAS, across client verticals.
Pull, clean, and synthesize campaign performance data from media platforms into client-ready dashboards and weekly reports.