Search Operations Quality Assurance - Model Data

Responsibilities

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.

About Trust & Safety
Building a world where people can safely discover, create and connect. The Trust & Safety (T&S) team at TikTok 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.

About the Team
The Search Operations team aims to improve search user experience, contribute significant DAU impact to the products and drive for increase in traffic and GMV.

The Search Model Data Team is responsible for managing data labeling projects covering over 20 countries/regions and 18 languages. The data labeled will be provided to the R&D team, the R&D team will apply human labeled data to train and test algorithm models for various search business segments, helping to optimize the search engine, launch new features and improve user experience when using the search function on our platform.

By thoroughly understanding the project background and model optimization direction as well as combining business experience and localized market characteristics, The Search Model Data Team is responsible for end-to-end project management throughout the entire project life cycle, including formulate project planning and labeling strategies/SOP, forecast resource and manpower, promote the implementation of labeling guidelines, and ensure the project delivery result.

It is possible that this role will be exposed to harmful content as part of the core role/as part of project/ in response to escalation requests/by chance.
This may occur in the form of 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?
- Inspect labeled data on time to ensure overall quality
- Thoroughly interpret and apply complex guidelines to the evaluated content
- Localize and update labeling guidelines and deliver training and calibration meetings
- Conduct calibration meetings with the labeling team (BPO/Vendor) in the appeal process: analyze different cases; record and evaluate their performance to achieve the target; and offer solutions and suggestions for the current problem to help the team improve the accuracy rate and alignment
- Work closely with POC and other relevant stakeholders to provide feedback to improve data quality

Qualifications

What should I bring with me?

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above
- About 2 years of work experience, preferably in data labelling, QA, quality improvement
- Proficient level of Korean and English (reading, writing, listening, speaking) for daily communication. Communication skills between cross-functional internal teams and external vendors
- An in-depth understanding of local culture and familiarity with the Internet usage habits of local users
- Project management skills, familiarity with RCA and data analysis
- Your ability to work in a high tempo environment, adapt, respond to day-to-day challenges of the role.
- Your resilience and commitment to self-care to manage the emotional demands of the role.

Preferred Qualifications
- Overseas work/training experience or in a multicultural/multilingual environment is a plus
- Deep understanding of search engine mechanisms, AI, and machine learning
- Knowledge of the TikTok App, functions, and services especially related to Ads
- Familiar with common office software

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 dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and respects individuals with disabilities. Our commitment is to create equal opportunities and provide a supportive environment for all employees.

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.