Youth Safety & AI Integrity Specialist

Empathy; United States; Remote; USD 27,552 - 48,216; Part time

Job summary

mpathic is seeking part-time Youth Safety Experts to support confidential initiatives focused on AI safety for children and adolescents—particularly in conversational, entertainment, and gaming-adjacent contexts.

This role is ideal for individuals with professional or lived experience working with youth, as well as those deeply familiar with online youth culture, gaming communities, and social platforms. Availability up to 10 hours per week and for occasional scheduled meetings.

Qualifications

• Background in education, child development, youth services, psychology, social work, or related field or deep familiarity with youth gaming/online culture.
• Experience working with children, adolescents, or teen communities (formal or informal).
• Strong understanding of age-appropriate communication, boundaries, and youth safety principles.
• Familiarity with online platforms, gaming ecosystems, or youth-oriented digital spaces.
• Comfort evaluating conversational content and nuanced social interactions.
• Ability to work remotely using Slack, LLM tools, and Google Docs.
• Strong ethical judgment and attention to safety, consent, and power dynamics.
• Willingness to sign NDAs and work with sensitive or youth-related content.
• Availability up to 10 hours per week and for occasional scheduled meetings.

Responsibilities

• Roleplaying youth-facing scenarios with AI agents.
• Red teaming for youth safety edge cases, age-appropriate content, and model failure modes.
• Identifying signs of distress, vulnerability, coercion, grooming, or unsafe influence.
• Evaluating AI responses for age-appropriateness, tone, clarity, and harm prevention.
• Rating and reviewing AI models for youth safety and policy compliance.
• Developing behavioral taxonomies, personas, and evaluation rubrics for youth.
• Conducting qualitative analysis of AI conversations involving youth users.
• Providing expert feedback on internal youth safety and child protection policies.
• Collaborating with engineers, researchers, and safety teams on youth safeguards.
• Documenting edge cases, emergent risks, and cultural trends impacting youth safety.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality, QA standards, and ethical guidelines.
• Participating in interdisciplinary review and calibration sessions.

Skills

Communication

Cultural awareness

Ethical judgment

Remote collaboration

NDAs compliance

Youth safety awareness

Education

Background in education/child development or related field

Tools

Slack

LLM tools

Google Docs

Job description

mpathic is seeking part-time Youth Safety Experts to support confidential initiatives focused on AI safety for children and adolescents—particularly in conversational, entertainment, and gaming-adjacent contexts.

This role is ideal for individuals with professional or lived experience working with youth, as well as those deeply familiar with online youth culture, gaming communities, and social platforms. Availability up to 10 hours per week and for occasional scheduled meetings.