Content Business Intern

About Epic Kids

Epic Kids is a leading digital reading platform for children that partners with publishers, educators, and schools to make high-quality books and learning content accessible to young readers everywhere.

Our mission is to inspire curiosity, build literacy, and help children develop a lifelong love of reading. Epic offers a vast digital library of books, audiobooks, and learning resources used by millions of children, families, and teachers around the world.

As we continue to grow, we are focused on expanding our content offerings and strengthening partnerships with publishers and creators globally.

About the Job

Epic is in an exciting phase of growth and looking for a proactive, resourceful, and diligent Business Associate to support Epic’s growing Content operation.

This is an appealing role for an enthusiastic professional to play a meaningful role in Epic’s content acquisition and production. You’ll work across the Licensing and Original Content teams on contract and financial administration, helping to shape the next chapter of Epic.

Key Responsibilities

Review, organize, and track Content licensing, contractor, and vendor contracts
Maintain a calendar for expiring and renewing contracts and communicate accordingly
Submit all pending contracts for review and approvals on the company’s business system
Maintain a calendar for invoicing and proactively communicate with vendors to obtain invoices in a timely and accurate manner
Submit and process invoices, ensure accuracy of bank wire, and track payment status
Coordinate quarterly publisher royalty reporting and payments
Track expenditures relative to budget in partnership with Finance team
Generate periodic financial and operational analyses via company system
Generate periodic publishing industry-related analyses and reports
Support Content management with ad hoc tasks related to running the business

What Kind of Person We’re Looking For

2–5+ years of experience in Finance and/or Business Affairs roles
MBA is a nice to have
Mandarin speaking is a nice to have
Strong systems, finance, and accounting skills, particularly applying them within a database
Can-do mindset and excited to experience new challenges
Ability to build strong working relationships with cross-functional team members
Skilled at toggling between details and the larger strategic vision
High integrity and discretion with sensitive information
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Strong Excel and quantitative skills
Experience working with global or remote teams is valuable

Compensation

$25 per hour