About the role#
As a Category Management Project Intern for the US Operations team, you will support seller acquisition, onboarding, and campaign execution for brands and businesses on TikTok Shop. You will contribute to projects that connect sellers with consumers and help drive the growth of the platform.
What you'll do#
- Identify and recruit high-potential fashion brands and sellers.
- Conduct outbound outreach through industry research, networking, referrals, and events.
- Attend seller meetings and market visits.
- Manage merchant pipelines and track conversion progress.
- Help new sellers launch live commerce programs.
- Work directly with merchants to find growth opportunities and analyze performance to improve live GMV.
- Connect merchants with creators and affiliate partners.
- Track emerging fashion trends, products, and consumer behavior.
- Build merchant performance dashboards and develop seller growth playbooks.
- Support category-wide live commerce initiatives.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a bachelor degree.
- Interest in fashion, e-commerce, social commerce, or the creator economy.
- Experience in business development, sales, partnerships, merchant operations, retail, influencer marketing, or entrepreneurship.
- Ability to perform outbound outreach and build relationships with business owners.
- A results-oriented mindset and the ability to take initiative.
- Preferred majors include fashion merchandising, business administration, marketing, economics, communications, and supply chain management. We are open to other majors if you have strong relevant experience.
Location & details#
- Location: Seattle, Washington.
- Work modality: On-site.
- Employment type: Full-time internship.
- Hiring 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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