Publishing Intern

We make bedtime matter!
My Sleepy Tale is an audio-first platform where kids explore their culture, learn real values, and build their own stories. 200+ stories. 11 cultural traditions. 9 languages. Free. No app needed. And we're just getting started.
What We're Building
🎧 Product 1 — Audio Stories
Culturally rich, age-appropriate audiobooks that actually sound like home. Our Voice Clone feature lets grandma, grandpa, or a travelling parent record their voice once — and read every story, every night, no matter where they are in the world.
✏️ Product 2 — Kids Create
Kids don't just listen — they build their own stories from imagination. Our platform categorises and classifies what they create, giving parents a window into their child's interests, strengths, and growth areas. It turns creativity into a learning map.
Your job is to make sure more families find both of these.
What You'll Do
Editorial & Publishing
Review stories and articles before they go live — tone, clarity, cultural accuracy, age-appropriateness, kids-safe language
Research, understand and implement - compliance and policies for kids audio books.
Flag sensitive cultural or faith content to the founder before anything publishes
Manage the content calendar so the pipeline never stalls
Keep quality high across both product areas — audio stories and kids-created content
Marketing & PR
Publish 5 external articles per week in parenting blogs, media outlets, and Vancouver publications
Pitch stories that connect — Voice Clone for travelling parents, Kids Create for educators, cultural stories for diaspora families
Build 3 quality backlinks per week to mysleepytale.com
Track every piece of coverage in one clean running log
Community Outreach — Vancouver
Get out and talk to people: parent groups, school libraries, multicultural organisations, community centres
Run 3 coffee chats a week — real conversations, not sales pitches
Turn what you hear into a weekly feedback note that actually shapes what we build next
Show up to 1 in-person business meeting per week to grow local partnerships
Reporting — Every Friday
A short update: articles published → backlinks earned → coffee chats done → business meeting recap → how your week moved our numbers → what's blocking you and what's a good idea.
You're a Great Fit If You...
Write clearly and confidently — no fluff, no jargon
Love kids, culture, storytelling, or education (or all four)
Can walk into a school library and strike up a real conversation
Track your own work without needing reminders
Live in or can move around Vancouver for in-person outreach
Bonus: journalism, communications, or education background — or you speak more than one language
What Does a Good Week Look Like (to be customized as per actual schedule) ?
Mon - Review 5 stories for publishing, pitch 3 parenting blogs, Write 1 blog/article external
Tue - Publish article on features and on competitive market research for diaspora families
Wed - Coffee chat with a partners + multicultural parent group + corporates that have experience in publishing audio books
Thu - Build backlinks, draft Friday update
Fri - Send weekly update, team sync, adjust targets together
What Success Looks Like
Meets expectations — weekly targets hit, editorial done on time, Friday update sent, every single week.
Exceeds expectations — your article drives a sign-up spike. A coffee chat turns into a school partnership. Your feedback note changes something we actually build.
What You Get
Real work, real impact — not busywork
Your byline on published articles
Direct access to the founder from day one
Flexible hours around your schedule
A reference that reflects actual results, not just time served
Apply: Send a short note on why this + one piece of writing you're proud of.
hello@mysleepytale.com

Work arrangement
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