Policy Specialist, Platform Safety Policy

Reddit is a community of communities where people can dive into anything through experiences built around their interests, hobbies, and passions. Our mission is to bring community, belonging, and empowerment to everyone in the world. Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on content, stories, and discussions about the topics they care about the most. From pets to parenting, with over 100,000 active communities and over 70 million daily active users, it is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. For more information, visit redditinc.com . We're looking for a Senior Policy Specialist to join our Platform Safety Policy team. The Platform Safety Policy team supports the health and success of Reddit communities by devising fair, nuanced, and clear rules that balance Redditors' rights to free expression, privacy, and safety. In this role, you will report to our Platform Safety Policy Lead and develop practical site-wide policies that set understandable expectations for Reddit users, and enable consistent enforcement by Reddit admins. In this context, you will provide our enforcement teams with in-depth policy analysis, and propose and implement improvements to our end-to-end policy development process.  Other responsibilities may include evaluating internal and external data to help prioritize policy development, or assessing ways Reddit products or features may be abused to advise the exploration and implementation of responsible mitigation strategies. Responsibilities: Scope, research, draft, and coordinate the launch of new content policies and policy updates, aligned with company goals and stakeholder priorities. Collaborate closely with Reddit’s enforcement and safety product teams to ensure that Reddit admins have consistent policy guidance. Serve as the first point of escalation in the EMEA region for enforcement teams to provide policy clarification when edge cases arise, and identify potential policy gaps for future policy development.  Partner with colleagues across Trust & Safety Policy on team-wide initiatives Liaise with the Reddit Community Relations team to gather, understand, and act on  moderator feedback on policy proposals and changes. Propose and carry out strategies to improve redditors' awareness and understanding of content policies Refine and manage a standardized process for developing and launching policy changes. Support other internal teams on various product, platform, and content policy initiatives. Basic qualifications: 4+ years of experience in the online safety space and content policy development, ideally with a consumer facing-product.  Strong research, writing and project management skills.  Excellent communicator with experience collaborating and bringing alignment across multiple functions.  Ready to work across time zones and be flexible on working hours. Preferred qualifications: Empathy, adaptability and sense of humor.  Deep understanding of online community interactions and engagement, content and other safety risks. (Prior experience as a redditor is definitely a plus!) International perspective to policy development and implementation. Passion for protecting the freedom of expression of communities on Reddit in balance with their safety and privacy. Benefits: Private Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits Retirement Savings plan with matching contributions Workspace benefits for your home office Personal & Professional development funds Family Planning Support Commuter Benefits  Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off   Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at ApplicationAssistance@Reddit.com .