About the role#
As a Category Management Project Intern, you will contribute to projects within the TikTok Shop operations team. You will work on initiatives to grow the collectibles creator and influencer ecosystem while gaining hands-on experience in a professional environment. This role focuses on developing practical skills and applying your knowledge to real-world commerce challenges.
What you'll do#
- Develop strategies to grow the collectibles creator and influencer ecosystem.
- Collaborate with creator agencies, talent partners, and external stakeholders to shape content direction and activation strategies.
- Identify ecosystem gaps and growth opportunities for sellers and partners.
- Evaluate and develop strategic partnership opportunities with brands and industry leaders.
- Build partner proposals, activation plans, and recommendations to support category growth.
- Manage key workstreams for end-to-end category campaigns, from strategy to execution.
- Translate consumer insights into campaign concepts and evaluate performance for future optimizations.
- Analyze category, creator, and competitive performance to inform business decisions.
- Create executive-ready reports and presentations based on data and market analysis.
What you'll need#
- Current pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field.
- Comfort working across creator programs, marketing campaigns, industry events, and strategic partnerships.
- Prior experience in strategic partnerships, business development, marketing, consulting, e-commerce, or technology is preferred.
- Experience working with external partners, agencies, creators, brands, or events is highly preferred.
- Interest or familiarity with collectibles, sports, trading cards, gaming, or entertainment is a plus.
Location & details#
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Modality: On-site
- Employment: Full-time intern
- Compensation: $23.75 per hour
- 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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