BrainPOP is a company that has been trusted by educators and parents worldwide for over two decades, focusing on engaging learning experiences for children. They are seeking a Data AI Co Op / Internship where the candidate will work with the Data team to enhance analytics and AI capabilities, providing actionable insights to various business units.
Responsibilities
Enhance analytics, experimentation and BI capability for business
Produce ad-hoc analysis from Snowflake (our Data Warehouse) or other in-house telemetry systems as required for Marketing, Product, Finance and GTM with focus on
Data modeling & validation as required for Tableau dashboards, along with deployment of dashboards as needed
Translating Tableau workflows into Streamlit apps as required for experimentation
Analysis of teacher segmentation & usage patterns within our products
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to user engagement, product usage, and revenue metrics. Identify areas for improvement and optimization and provide recommendations to enhance performance & identify trends, patterns and opportunities
Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness across all systems
Support building AI workflows within the CortexAI semantic layer
Design data models and analytic frameworks for repeatable workflows- product usage analytics, account churn, book of business renewals, customer feedback - and turn them into a reusable, invokable tool using Snowflake and dbt, modeled in the semantic layer for quick business insights through CortexAI
Transform raw Snowflake data into reusable data models that can be pipelined into dbt & the semantic layer
Help in modeling, documentation & QA for CortexAI models to support semantic view for natural language query capability
Write and iterate on prompt & skill structures (YAML + Markdown skill files) based on output quality and stakeholder feedback
Evaluate model outputs rigorously and enable business to produce analyst-quality output using semantic layer capability
Qualification
Required
Pursuing a Bachelor's degree (senior preferred) or a Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science; recent Bachelor's/Masters graduates may be considered
Background in analytics, data, data engineering or a tech adjacent role. We are looking for a full stack person who can span the worlds of analytics, data modeling, AI and analytics engineering
Team player; able to work independently, as well as collaboratively within the Data team and cross functionally
SQL, including CTEs & window functions (Snowflake experience a plus)
Python — comfortable writing Python for data transformation and automation
AI-assisted development — You have used an LLM coding assistant like Claude or equivalent to structure prompts clearly
Some experience in prompt engineering — You can write a structured prompt (YAML + Markdown or equivalent) that helps others think through context, instructions, examples, and output format
Some experience building dashboards or data visualizations that tell a clear business story with tools like Tableau
Preferred
Strong Plus
dbt — Model authoring & YAML tests in a cloud warehouse context
Snowflake Cortex — Cortex Analyst, Cortex Agents, Dynamic Tables, semantic views or ability to learn quickly
Comfortable working in Git (PRs, branches, code review)
Understands stakeholder needs and can translate between the worlds of AI, data, and business to enable strategic insights
Understands subscription based business models
Basic understanding of statistics/experimental design
Benefits
We are a hybrid workplace, and a candidate within commutable distance of our NYC office (Flatiron area) who is available to spend Wednesdays in the office is strongly preferred.
The opportunity will be from September (7 or 14) through December 18, 2026, Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Eastern (40 hours weekly, 8 hours daily with 30 minutes lunch).
Each role has remote flexibility and an in-person component at our New York headquarters or other meeting locations.
BrainPOP is a digital educational content creator that supports teachers and engages students.
