Blog Writing Intern

Since 2019, the company has run a comparison site for car insurance, mortgages and credit cards.

About the role

Our SEO team writes for small business owners, so plain language matters more than fancy vocabulary. Remote, open to candidates across Sri Lanka. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning.

Day to day

• Prepare social captions for Instagram, LinkedIn and X.
• Write 2 to 3 blog posts a week of 1,000 to 1,500 words each from keyword briefs.
• Track post performance in Google Search Console and share a monthly summary.
• Edit and proofread articles from freelance writers.
• Draft website copy, landing page sections and product descriptions.
• Check facts and sources before anything is published.
• Help put together the weekly email newsletter in Mailchimp.
• Suggest new topics based on search data and customer questions.

Who can apply

• Undergraduates or recent graduates in IT, computer science, management or a related field.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Based in Sri Lanka.
• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection.
• Laptop and a stable internet connection.
• Comfortable with Google Docs and WordPress.
• Able to research a topic you do not know and explain it simply.
• Pursuing a degree in English, Journalism, Mass Communication, Marketing or any field, graduating in 2026 or 2027.

Nice to have

• Experience with SEO tools like Ahrefs, Semrush or Ubersuggest.
• Knowledge of copywriting for ads and email.
• A personal blog or Medium profile with recent posts.

What you'll learn

• Line-by-line feedback from an experienced editor.
• You will publish bylined articles you can add to your portfolio.
• How SEO briefs, search data and editing turn a draft into something that ranks.
• Top interns get paid per-article freelance work afterwards.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Within 2 weeks

Stipend: LKR 27,000 to LKR 34,000 a month

What we offer

• Mentorship from senior team members.
• 5 days a week.
• Internet allowance.
• Informal dress code.
• Performance bonus.
• Flexible work hours.

We look at every application, usually within a week.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Lagoon Online (Pvt) Ltd.