Child Safety Specialist, Trust & Safety

Vimeo is seeking a talented and passionate Child Safety Specialist to join our growing Trust & Safety team! At Vimeo, we empower individuals and businesses to harness the power of video with state-of-the-art video creation and editing solutions. Our community of professional and amateur filmmakers is at the heart of Vimeo, and we are committed to ensuring a safe and positive online environment where creativity can flourish.

As the Child Safety Specialist, you will play a crucial role in developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and programs that protect children online. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure Vimeo remains a safe and positive environment for all users. This includes your expertise in identifying and addressing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and other child protection issues. You possess a deep understanding of child safety challenges, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and a passion for creating a safer online world for children.

This role will be exposed to disturbing and/or sensitive content as part of day-to-day job duties.

What you will do:

• Develop, maintain, and update global policies focused on child safety, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and evolving legal and regulatory requirements, in close collaboration with the Legal team
• Evaluate the risk profile of new products and features, and influence cross-functional stakeholders to incorporate child safety considerations into product development
• Lead and manage cross-functional projects to enhance child safety on the platform, including developing new safety features, improving content moderation workflows, and implementing user education programs
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, and develop detailed project plans with timelines, milestones, and resource allocation, specifically for child safety initiatives
• Track project progress, identify and mitigate potential risks and roadblocks, and ensure the timely and successful completion of child safety projects
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Research, and Operations teams to implement and evaluate new safety features and technologies aimed at protecting children
• Develop and deliver engaging training programs for content moderators and other stakeholders on child safety policies, best practices, and emerging threats, incorporating guidance from Legal on relevant laws and regulations
• Analyze data and metrics to measure the effectiveness of child safety programs and identify areas for improvement, using data-driven insights to inform policy and program decisions
• Conduct research and benchmark against industry best practices to identify and implement innovative solutions for online child safety, staying ahead of the curve
• Partner with external organizations and experts in the field of child safety to stay informed about the latest trends, challenges, and research findings
• Clearly communicate complex information about child safety policies and initiatives to diverse audiences, including leadership, product teams, and external partners
• Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate risks to child safety, staying ahead of emerging threats and vulnerabilities through ongoing research and collaboration, consulting with
• Legal on any potential legal or compliance issues
• Track key metrics, create dashboards, and prepare reports to monitor the effectiveness of child safety efforts and drive data-driven decision-making
  
  

Skills and knowledge you should possess:

• 3 years of experience in Trust & Safety, ideally in minor protection or child safety teams
• Deep understanding of child safety challenges, including knowledge of CSAM, grooming, and other child protection issues
• Proven ability to develop, implement, and maintain clear and effective content policies related to child safety
• Experience in program management, including project planning, execution, and stakeholder management
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence cross-functionally at various levels
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to handle sensitive and disturbing content with maturity and professionalism
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  
  

Base Salary Range:

• NYC Metro, Bay Area, Seattle, & Los Angeles: $83,000 - $115,000
• All other US cities outside above metro areas: $74,700 - $103,500
  
  

At Vimeo, we strive to hire and nurture amazing talent across the globe. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to experience, specialized skills, internal alignment, and location. Base salary is just one component of Vimeo's total rewards philosophy.

We offer a wide range of benefits, perks, variable compensation and where eligible long-term incentive programs.

We also offer paid time off, generous 401k match, commuter benefits, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), fertility reimbursement, group term life insurances, wellbeing resources, and more.

About Us:

Vimeo (NASDAQ: VMEO) is the world's most innovative video experience platform. We enable anyone to create high-quality video experiences to better connect and bring ideas to life. We proudly serve our community of millions of users – from creative storytellers to globally distributed teams at the world's largest companies – whose videos receive billions of views each month. Learn more at www.vimeo.com.

Vimeo is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. At Vimeo, we believe our impact is greatest when our workforce of passionate, dedicated people, represents our diverse and global community. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion is championed in how we build our products, develop our leaders, and strengthen our culture.