Child Safety Operations Specialist - Trust and Safety

TikTok

Location
Austin, United States of America
Salary range
Not stated
Workplace
In office
Level
Individual contributor
Job family
T&S Operations
Posted
Recently

The T&S Network estimates this role to be P2, Professional. The typical base salary for that level in Scaled Ops & Moderation is $110k to $160k at an employer this size in Austin. Key skills at this level: reads queue health from the metrics and knows which ones lie, balances accuracy, throughput and wellbeing as one problem, and runs a shift against demand that spikes without warning.

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Why this level

Estimated from the posting rather than stated by the employer: the title reads as P2.

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The role, in T&S terms

Written by the T&S Network from TikTok's posting.

Child safety operations on a global T&S team that detects and removes online child sexual abuse and exploitation content. The role manages time-sensitive escalations and child endangerment incidents, working with Legal, Policy, and Product & Process teams to protect the platform's community.

What you'd do

  • Manage global time-sensitive escalations and child endangerment incidents with imminence and risk in mind.
  • Coordinate with internal teams and external partners, including law enforcement, on on- and off-platform risks.
  • Conduct deep dive analyses and RCAs, and give written and verbal updates to xFn and LEO leadership.
  • Build and document operational SOPs, process diagrams, and workflow improvements for CST reporting.
  • Help test and roll out new enforcement mechanisms to support scaled operations.

What it asks for

  • Hands-on experience in an investigative or T&S analytical role working on online abuse.
  • Experience reviewing or being exposed to sensitive content, with understanding of removal workflows and escalation management.
  • Proven ability to make decisions independently and multitask in high-tempo, changing situations.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, adapting to cross-functional teams and law enforcement.
  • Experience working in T&S (preferred).

Worth knowing

  • Reviews sensitive content including child sexual abuse and exploitation and other offensive or disturbing material.
  • Weekend work on a rotational basis or a Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday schedule.
  • Resilience and self-care are expected to manage the emotional demands of the role.

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About TikTok

The employer

About TikTok

Social platforms · Media and streaming · Culver City, CA · 50,001 to 100,000 people · Founded 2016

Company profile

Short-form video platform, run by ByteDance outside the US and by a joint venture of Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX inside it since 2026.

Moderation, reported

TikTok filed 37.7M moderation decisions with the European Commission for May 2026.

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