Affiliate Strategist Intern (TikTok Shop Creator and Affiliates) - 2027 Summer (MBA)

About the Team

The mission of the creator and affiliate product team is to design and build products that help creators promote merchandise to TikTok users. This includes creator platform and tools, marketplaces, with a product strategy that ultimately drives sales for merchants. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.

Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate cross-departmental resources, carry out research on topics related to the key development directions of the business, and provide strategic support such as goal setting and strategic advice.
• Cooperate with the team to conduct market analysis of affiliate, creator, KOL, celebrities, and entertainment industries.
• Understand competitors and find growth points to formulate related operation strategies.
• Responsible for affiliate and creator data analysis, deeply understand business logic, design a reasonable indicator system based on business goals, conduct agile and effective assessment and monitoring of business performance, and give valuable suggestions through in-depth analysis and mining of data.
• Project-manage to ensure timely launches of ongoing creator tasks and affiliate campaigns.
• Analyze and identify improvement plans for enhanced iterations of future campaigns and creator task developments.
• Collaborate with other cross-functional teams on platform-wide campaign-related efforts.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an MBA degree.
• Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2027.
• A team player, fast learner, and open to changes.
• Pays attention to detail, affinity with numbers, strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and experience of live streaming is preferred.
• Familiar with TikTok and mainstream e-commerce platforms; experience in content-based e-commerce is highly preferred.

Pay

The hourly rate range for this position is $38–$38.

Benefits

• Day one access to health insurance, life insurance, and wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in the first half of the year, 40 if hired in the second half).
• Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for a housing allowance.