WEBTOON Entertainment is a leading global entertainment company and home to some of the world's largest storytelling platforms. As the global leader and pioneer of the mobile webcomic format, WEBTOON Entertainment has transformed comics and visual storytelling for fans and creators.
With its CANVAS UGC platform empowering anyone to become a creator, and a growing roster of superstar WEBTOON Originals creators and series, WEBTOON Entertainment’s passionate fandoms are the new face of pop culture. WEBTOON Entertainment adaptations are available on Netflix, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and other screens around the world, and the company’s content partners include Discord, HYBE and DC Comics, among many others.In this role, you will assist with safety review efforts for the production of our Original series and translated content, and work with our policy research efforts.
You must be detail-oriented, visual, and self-motivated with strong communications skills.This is a 14-week internship, requiring approximately 20 hours per week, with 1 day per week in our Los Angeles office.
Important dates:
- Applications close: 3/14- Interview Invite Process Begins: 3/17- Tentative start date: 3/31
Responsibilities:
- Review Original content in production, conduct research on topics and themes presented in the story, and prepare reports of potential brand safety concerns.
- Work cross-functionally with team members from Content, Localization, Editorial Programming on content safety and quality control on episodes scheduled for publication.
- Conduct research, track and analyze policy trends on topics such as censorship, copyright, media and entertainment policies, and internet laws.
- Support the drafting of memos, policy briefs, fact sheets, weekly updates, and background research on issues related to content policies and trends.
- Keep up-to-date on current global socio-political events and assist with policy research and analysis.
Requirements:
- Education: Recent graduate or senior in Media Studies, Community Studies, Journalism, Sociology or related fields
- Interested in diversity and inclusion, content policy, compliance, and/or internet governance
- Excellent research, writing and verbal communications skills
- Ability to work independently, and culturally aware of trends and pop culture in United States, Latin America, and South Korea
- Strong proficiency with technology: MS Office, Sharepoint
- Bilingual in Korean or Japanese a plus.
- Note: There may be exposure to sensitive and graphic content in this role.
$18 - $18 an hour*Please note that the above hourly range is in USD. With approximately 170 million monthly active users, WEBTOON Entertainment’s IP & Creator Ecosystem of aligned brands and platforms include WEBTOON, Wattpad--the world’s leading webnovel platform--Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, Studio N, Studio LICO, WEBTOON Unscrolled, LINE MANGA, and eBookJapan, among others.Join us and work with some of the biggest artists, IP, and fandoms in comics!Apply for this job
