Content Moderator

Responsibilities
About the team

Building a world where people can safely discover, create and connect. The Trust & Safety (T&S) team at ByteDance helps ensure that our global online community is safe and empowered to create and enjoy content across all of our applications. We have invested heavily in human and machine-based moderation to remove harmful content quickly and often before it reaches our general community.

Content that Content Moderator 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 :

• Ensuring legal compliance and safety of content uploaded to the platform (please note that this position involves exposure to disturbing and potentially harmful content).

• Responsible for the development, improvement, and maintenance of standards for the security of our online communities.

• Improving the content management strategy for short video platforms.

• Responsible for coordinating with supervising departments for timely management of content that violates our policies.

• Ability to work in a high tempo environment, adapt, respond to day-to-day challenges of the role.

• Resilience and commitment to self-care to manage the emotional demands of the role.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

• Fluency in English is required as it will be utilized as the primary language for work.

• Familiarity with the Internet and local laws/policies/regulations.

• Possessing cultural sensitivity and an understanding of global/regional current affairs.

• Being an active user and having an interest in short video platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have completed a Bachelor's degree or above

About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.​

Why Join ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.​

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.​

Diversity & Inclusion​

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.​

Trust & Safety at ByteDance
ByteDance recognises that keeping our platform safe for the ByteDance 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.​