As the global leader and pioneer of the mobile webcomic format, WEBTOON has revolutionized the comics industry for comic fans and creators. Today, a diverse new generation of international comic artists have found a home on WEBTOON, where the company’s storytelling technology allows anyone to become a creator and build a global audience for their stories.

With a massive catalog of incredible digital comics from rising stars on WEBTOON CANVAS platform, and a growing roster of superstar WEBTOON Originals creators, there’s something for every type of comic fan on WEBTOON. With an average of 89+ million monthly active users, and WEBTOON adaptations on Netflix, HBO Max, and other screens around the world, WEBTOON’s passionate fandoms are the new face of pop culture. The company has worked with DC Comics, Marvel Entertainment, HYBE, and many more of the world’s biggest entertainment brands.

The Product Policy Manager will assist with our platform and policy efforts for content and user safety. As part of the Brand Safety team at WEBTOON, you will join a team of Trust and Safety professionals dedicated to maintaining user and platform safety through research, policy, and advocacy. Our Brand Safety team works at the intersection of technology, legal and compliance, user operations, content publishing, and entertainment. You must be detail-oriented, visual, and self-motivated, with strong verbal and written communications skills.

This is a 6-month temporary role.

• Work closely with product teams to build and implement platform tools geared towards user safety and platform integrity. This includes product tools such as content rating systems, AI moderation tools for detection and classification of harmful content, spam prevention and other safety-by-design systems
• Conduct detailed investigations of complex cases and ensure timely and effective resolution, while maintaining detailed documentation and reporting on findings and actions taken
• Drive best practices in policy and risk mitigation, manage regulatory readiness and enforcement outcomes, and resolve user safety scenarios, while identifying opportunities for improved compliance
• Communicate the impact of abuse, impact of our moderation, gaps in our detections, safety risks, and other threats to internal teams and stakeholders
• Ensure that internal teams/departments understand our reactive and proactive user safety policies are enforced.
• Research and analyze trends on new categories of harmful content posts and lead internal workshops and education programs on these topics
• Partner with internal stakeholders, such as Legal and Community Operations teams, in developing and refining product, policies and operations to improve creator and reader experience
• Assist with a broad set of activities that support policy and product development and implementation in the company for platform campaigns and events

• Education: B.A./B.S. in related fields
• 3+ years' experience in trust and safety for UGC platforms
• Strong proficiency with technology and online project management systems: SharePoint, MS Office, Airtable
• Must have experience working with Zendesk
• Proficiency in Excel and/or SQL, and experience preparing reports
• Culturally aware of trends and pop culture in United States/North America
• Interested in content policy, compliance, and/or internet governance
• Must have experience working with multicultural company

WEBTOON is owned by South Korea’s internet conglomerate Naver. In 2021, Naver acquired webnovel app Wattpad. The move aligned WEBTOON, the world’s largest digital comics platform, with Wattpad, the world’s leading webnovel platform. Together, these storytelling technology platforms reach a combined audience of 166 million people around the world.

Join us and work with some of the biggest artists, IP, and fandoms in comics!