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Responsibilities
About the Team: The Entertainment Creator team is dedicated to recruiting, incubating, and scaling high-quality creators in the TV/Film vertical on TikTok. We identify rising and established talent, develop strategic content initiatives, and unlock monetization opportunities that help creators build long-term success on the platform through a range of different programs and approaches. As an Entertainment Creator Intern, you will work on high-impact projects that support creator growth, program operations, trend intelligence, and monetization strategy within one of TikTok's most culturally relevant verticals. This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience at one of the fastest-growing entertainment and social platforms globally, while contributing directly to how TikTok supports TV/Film creators in the U.S. As a project intern, you will have the opportunity to engage in impactful short-term projects that provide you with a glimpse of professional real-world experience. You will gain practical skills through on-the-job learning in a fast-paced work environment and develop a deeper understanding of your career interests. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. About the Internship: TikTok's internship program offers students real world exposure and hands on learning in a dynamic, rapidly evolving industry. You'll participate in high visibility projects, workshops, and team events while building core operational and analytical skills. This is an opportunity to contribute meaningfully and explore a potential career path in LIVE operations. Responsibilities: - Support the development and rollout of new creator monetization initiatives that increase adoption of TikTok-owned monetization products and programs. - Identify high-potential TV/Film creators and emerging voices by monitoring content trends, creator behavior, and platform activity. - Independently manage end-to-end creator program operations, including lead vetting, creator onboarding, program tracking, data analysis, and support for top creator experience. - Track creator performance, content rankings, and program health to help strengthen TikTok's position in the entertainment space. - Produce regular reporting on the U.S. film and television industry, including competitor activity, creator trends, audience behavior, entertainment news, and AI-related developments. - Monitor social media trends across major U.S. platforms, especially TikTok, and translate insights into actionable content and program recommendations. - Support strategy meetings, program reviews, and research materials through a combination of data analysis, trend insights, and clear reporting. - Build and maintain trackers, templates, SOPs, and shared documents to improve operational efficiency and reporting accuracy. - Partner cross-functionally with Creator Management, Product, and other internal stakeholders to support creator initiatives from planning through execution. What You'll Gain - Hands-on experience supporting a high-visibility creator program within TikTok's TV/Film vertical. - Exposure to creator strategy, content trends, program operations, monetization initiatives, and cross-functional business planning. - Experience translating culture, content, and performance data into actionable program recommendations. - The opportunity to contribute to projects with real business impact while learning from teams shaping creator growth on TikTok.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications - Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master's Degree - Strong English reading, writing, and synthesis skills, with the ability to distill complex industry information, creator performance signals, and trend reports into clear takeaways. - Strong research, analytical, and organizational skills. - Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment. - Comfortable using spreadsheets and data tools to monitor performance and support decision-making. - Able to commit to a minimum 12-week internship during Summer 2026. Preferred Qualifications - Deep familiarity with the U.S. film and television landscape, entertainment fandoms, and social conversation around TV/Film. - Strong understanding of TikTok and other major social platforms, including Instagram, YouTube, and X. - Prior experience in creator operations, content strategy, entertainment marketing, community management, program management, or market/competitive research. - Strong data fluency, with the ability to use quantitative and qualitative inputs to support conclusions. - Interest in the creator economy, AI advancement, entertainment strategy, digital culture, and platform monetization. By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern
The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $23.75- $23.75.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect - and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
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