About the role#
The US Operations team at TikTok Shop manages seller onboarding, business growth, and user experience. As a Category Creator Management Project Intern, you will work within the category management and central teams to help scale e-commerce operations. You will contribute to projects that connect priority products with creators, support campaign execution, and assist in building the creator and agency ecosystem.
What you'll do#
- Support category teams by matching products with creators to drive discovery and sales.
- Manage trackers for creators, products, merchants, and campaigns to ensure accurate daily operations.
- Process data for recurring reports, performance trackers, and business review materials.
- Organize creator pools, including segmentation, outreach, and monitoring content progress.
- Coordinate operational details for creator campaigns and product sampling programs.
- Assist with brand activations by tracking creator participation, content readiness, and post-campaign reporting.
- Work with internal partners to track deliverables and maintain clear documentation for cross-functional initiatives.
- Prepare weekly summaries, progress updates, and performance insights for team discussions.
- Improve workflows for reporting, stakeholder updates, and task management.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Bachelor degree program.
- Interest in e-commerce, the creator economy, affiliate marketing, or digital marketing.
- Ability to work with spreadsheets, dashboards, and structured data to create clear summaries.
- Strong attention to detail when managing reports, campaign trackers, and creator lists.
- Clear communication skills in English for summarizing business context and next steps.
- High ownership with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and drive tasks forward.
- Willingness to learn new tools and business processes.
- Prior experience in e-commerce, social commerce, influencer operations, or business analytics is preferred.
- Familiarity with data analysis tools, business intelligence dashboards, or productivity software for workflow automation is a plus.
Location & details#
- Location: Los Angeles, California.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Compensation: $23.75 per hour.
- Process: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
About TikTok
TikTok operates as an entertainment provider. The company maintains a global presence with offices in cities including Los Angeles, Singapore, New York, London, and Tokyo. It employs over 92,000 people. The organization is privately held.
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