1. A method comprising: identifying, at a computing system, information characterizing a plurality of pause events associated with playback of a video content item for a content management account, each of the pause events identifying a time at which playback of the video content item was paused, the time being measured relative to the playback length of the video content item, each of the pause events being associated with a respective one of a plurality of profiles associated with the content management account; receiving a selection of one of the profiles at the computing system, the selected user profile being associated with a designated one of the pause events, the designated pause event identifying a designated time at which playback of the video content item was paused in association with the selected user profile; transmitting an instruction to a client device to initiate playback of the video content item in accordance with the designated pause event at the client device, the video playback being initiated at the designated time; and transmitting an instruction to present a timeline corresponding with the video content item on a display screen at the client device.