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Together we can build a digital world where our kids can thrive.
We feel strongly about hiring smart, passionate, creative people who want to improve the media and technology landscape for kids, families, and schools.
Our 5 Organizational Values
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Excellence: We deliver award-winning programs that are trusted and loved.
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Inclusion: We uphold a workplace and programs that welcome everyone and invite diverse perspectives.
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Innovation: We anticipate challenges and trends, and collaborate to lead change.
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Connection: We work hard to connect the people we serve to resources, skills, and support.
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Teamwork: We support each other to bring our mission and vision to life.
A diverse, equitable, inclusive culture
We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to thrive. That's why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of the best and brightest from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. For over two decades, we have supported parents, educators, and leaders navigating the ongoing developments of new technologies, ensuring children of all backgrounds can safely access the digital world.
See our story, and read about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Our Generous Benefits Package
Common Sense employees enjoy a rich Health & Welfare Benefits package. If you're a full-time employee—regularly scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week—you're eligible once you're hired. Most benefits start the first of the month following your hire date.
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Medical: PPO and HMO plans. We cover 85% of the premium for you and your dependents.
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Vision: We cover 100% of the premium for you and your dependents.
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Dental: includes ortho coverage up to $2k
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Flex and dependent spending accounts
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401k: match up to 4%
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Generous PTO
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Health and wellness benefits
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Employee Assistance Program
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Pet insurance
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Commuter benefit
Explore Roles
Thank you for considering a role at Common Sense. Browse our current opportunities to discover one you're interested in.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Common Sense, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate.
Brand Campaign Manager
San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Senior Director, Brand Marketing
Salary: $85,600–$101,650 per year
The Brand Campaign Manager will blend strategic thinking with creative vision to develop and execute integrated campaigns that advance our mission and engage our diverse audiences. This role sits at the intersection of brand strategy, creative development, and paid media, owning the execution of brand-oriented campaigns across digital, social, and broadcast channels. The ideal candidate is a hands-on campaign builder with a strong background in paid advertising, a sharp creative instinct, and a proven ability to translate complex AI safety issues—from product risk assessments to policy advocacy—into compelling campaigns that resonate with parents, educators, kids, and policymakers.
Chief Development Officer
San Francisco, CA
Reports to: President
Salary: $230,000–$260,000 per year
The Chief Development Officer (CDO) provides strategic leadership and guidance for the development department, while supporting the President and Board Chair. The CDO is responsible for building a multi-year sustainability strategy to deepen, diversify, and support the organization’s $35M annual budget. This executive-level role involves managing and motivating a team of skilled fundraising staff, developing both existing and new relationships and strategic partnerships, and ensuring the achievement of Common Sense Media’s mission and goals.
Director, Business Development & Partnerships
San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Head of Partnerships
Salary: $122,000–$145,000 per year
We're looking for an entrepreneurial, commercially minded, and adaptable leader who is equally strategic and operational. This dual-focus role sits at the intersection of revenue generation, strategy development, and partner management, with responsibility for both driving new business acquisition and owning end-to-end account management for a portfolio of strategic partners.
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable expanding our partner ecosystem while deepening the value and impact of existing relationships.
Director of Global Outreach
San Francisco, CA or New York, NY
Reports to: Head of AI
Salary: $111,200–$132,050 per year
We are seeking a Director of Global Outreach skilled at organizing and leading efforts with the organization's global partners around the world. Their goal is to execute the Executive Leadership team's strategy for Common Sense Media's global planning and growth to extend the organization's reach to better protect and prepare children, families, and our democracy in a digital world.
In particular, the Director of Global Outreach will coordinate international strategy for the organization, to develop and implement sustainable growth abroad across Common Sense's consumer, education, and advocacy - with a specific focus on technology and AI.
Europe Director
Brussels, Belgium
Reports to: Head of AI
Salary: DOE
Five years ago, Common Sense Media launched its first international office in the UK, and we’ve since established a robust advocacy footprint in the EU and Australia. We are seeking a Europe Director to serve as Common Sense Media’s lead ambassador and advocacy representative in the EU. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about building the organisation’s impact with European policymakers and other key partners and stakeholders to help shape the future of technology and media for children, families, and society.
Executive Director - Youth AI Safety Institute
San Francisco, CA (Common Sense Media headquarters)
Travel: Estimated 25–35% domestic and international
Reports to: CEO, Common Sense Media. Leads senior team across research, standards, evaluations, publishing, and public engagement; works closely with the Board of Advisors (liaison: Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. Surgeon General).
Compensation: Competitive compensation package between $250,000-$300,000 depending on experience.
The Executive Director is the founding leader of the Youth AI Safety Institute—a mission-driven institution-builder who will launch a technically credible global institute and scale it into a trusted, field-level standard setter. This is a role for a leader already accomplished in their own right: deeply steeped in AI, possessed of genuine gravitas, and fully committed to protecting the next generation in the AI era. Managing a $20–25M annual operating budget, the Executive Director reports to the CEO of Common Sense Media and serves as a primary public face of the Institute alongside Common Sense Media’s senior leadership. The ideal candidate brings two equally strong capabilities: (1) deep technical fluency to engage as a peer with frontier AI companies, tooling and evaluation providers, and leading researchers; and (2) exceptional convening ability to drive consensus on youth AI safety standards and hold industry accountable. This leader is a confident relationship-builder equally comfortable making tough calls, navigating conflicts of interest, and engaging the Board with candor.
Manager, Individual Giving
San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Senior Development Director, Bay Area Region
Salary: $85,600–$101,650 per year
The Manager of Individual Giving will build and manage relationships with donors to support Common Sense Media's fundraising efforts. This role is critical to sustaining a $5M+ annual individual giving team revenue stream. You'll focus on connecting and increasing donor engagement across all levels, partnering with major gift officers, and growing the current portfolio of high-potential mid-level donors at the $1K–$10K level.
Marketing Programs Manager
San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Senior Director, Brand Marketing
Salary: $85,600–$101,650 per year
The Marketing Programs Manager will serve as the central orchestrator of creative and marketing workflows across our entire marketing team, ensuring seamless production and on-time delivery of campaigns, partner marketing initiatives, and grant deliverables. This role requires a highly organized production professional who understands how creative and marketing work gets made—and knows how to keep it on track across multiple functions simultaneously.
Senior Director, Brand Marketing
San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Chief Marketing Officer
Salary: $140,000–$166,250 per year
The Senior Director of Brand Marketing will be a key leader in executing brand strategy, leading campaign development, and driving cross-functional marketing execution across Common Sense Media. This role will be responsible for translating brand strategy into integrated campaigns, expanding brand awareness, and strengthening our brand position. The ideal candidate is a proven brand-marketing strategist who can blend creative marketing strategies with mission-driven storytelling to engage diverse audiences and will be data-driven with a strong track record of successful campaign execution.
Senior Director, Strategic Events
San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Founder & CEO
Salary: $140,000–$166,250 per year
The Senior Director of Strategic Events will lead the strategy and execution of Common Sense Media's highest-impact convenings and integrated campaigns. This portfolio includes flagship fundraising events, national summits, and strategic gatherings that bring together leaders across philanthropy, policy, and technology to advance meaningful, measurable change.
This role sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, and influence. It is responsible not only for delivering exceptional events, but also for ensuring those moments are designed to drive sustained engagement, deepen partnerships, and accelerate progress toward the organization's mission.
Vice President, Engineering
San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Chief Product & Technology Officer
Salary: $175,000–$205,000 per year
The Vice President of Engineering leads all of Engineering at Common Sense Media, setting the technical and organizational direction for the platforms and products serving our Families and Education divisions. The role is accountable for building a contemporary engineering practice that ships ambitious product roadmaps with velocity and quality, scales engineering capacity sustainably across in-house and global teams, and applies AI thoughtfully across both our products and the way we build them.
Who we are
An independent voice for kids, families, and schools everywhere.
Common Sense is a nonprofit organization giving kids, families, and schools the tools to make informed choices about media and technology. Families know us for our independent, age-based reviews of movies, TV shows, books, games, podcasts and apps. Educators use our free curriculum and edtech reviews to plan lessons and integrate technology into their teaching practice. At our core, we are a children's advocacy group. We draw on original research, industry expertise, and community partnerships to advocate for laws and policies that help kids thrive.