Job Description
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok’s global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok’s purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That’s how we drive impact – for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us. Our Trust & Safety team’s commitment is to keep our online community safe. We have invested heavily in human and machine-based moderation to remove harmful content quickly and often before it reaches our general community.
Our QA’s will take ownership of the quality success of their internal or external stakeholders, identify and clear blockers to high performance, and be on hand to support their team in their drive for excellence. They will take an active role in performance monitoring, and provide crucial reporting to relevant stakeholders, leading to the success & growth of our teams.
The successful candidate must be capable of working with XFN teams to identify the needs of their project. Be comfortable navigating ambiguous situations, and be able to set clear SMART goals for themselves & our teams. They must also be willing and able to take ownership of this role, identify & suggest process improvements, & help to develop a best practice methodology for the QA role.
Content that this position interacts with includes images, video, and text related to every-day life, but it can also include (but is not limited to) bullying; hate speech; child safety; depictions of harm to self and others, and harm to animals.
What will I be doing: –
- Working independently and in collaboration with stakeholders to deliver high performance standards across all relevant projects.
- Facilitate regular calibration meetings with stakeholders to maintain knowledge & quality standards, and provide feedback on implementation and execution.
- Work closely with the Policy POC to disseminate policy updates and knowledge to your teams, and facilitate efficient & timely communication of policy questions between all internal & external stakeholders.
- Perform daily audits and provide analysis of errors and feedback to respective teams.
- Compile & deliver regular performance data reports to SME & management teams as required.
- Conduct regular RCA escalations through the relevant process.
- Identify and assess areas for performance improvement across relevant markets, and be solution driven and proactive in delivering these solutions.
- Participate in or lead policy briefings to ensure any changes are consistent and in line with local cultural, socio, geographical and political conditions.
- Balance efficient delivery of tasks in each queue through relevant platforms such as TCS or Rock Appeal.
- Be able & willing to support or backfill temporary gaps in market support.
- Be able to support the internal onboarding team to further develop onboarding training SOP’s & materials, as well as ongoing legacy planning.
- Perform regular queue moderation, or participate in knowledge quizzes when required, to maintain policy implementation skills.
- Design/help to design a training plan and implement it according to the timeline.
- Please note that this position involves exposure to sensitive content, including but not limited to vulgar content, violence, pornography, and fake news.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications –
- Minimum 1-year QA or relevant experience in trust and safety or policy in a major tech or media company.
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of our business needs, strategic thinking skills and ability to make good decisions in complex situations.
- Familiar German is required as the role requires communication with German markets, fluent in English is also required as it is the working language.
- Comfortable reporting to, or collaborating with, a broad range of XFN partners.
- A fast learner who has the ability to embrace a fast-paced working environment.
Preferred Qualifications –
- Bachelor’s degree and above or equivalent working experience in a short video product user industry.
- Experience in Content Moderation/Content Quality/Content Safety/Labeling will be an added advantage.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (PPT / Excel / Word).
- Familiarity with machine learning and content understanding.
- Strong presentation skills, cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills.
Trust & Safety recognises that keeping our platform safe for TikTok communities is no ordinary job which can be both rewarding and psychologically demanding and emotionally taxing for some. This is why we are sharing the potential hazards, risks and implications in this unique line of work from the start, so our candidates are well informed before joining. We are committed to the wellbeing of all our employees and promise to provide comprehensive and evidence-based programs, to promote and support physical and mental wellbeing throughout each employee’s journey with us. We believe that wellbeing is a relationship and that everyone has a part to play, so we work in collaboration and consultation with our employees and across our functions in order to ensure a truly person-centred, innovative and integrated approach.
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.