News Partnerships and Operations Project Intern (TikTok-Operations-News) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

About the role

The Creator management team at TikTok is dedicated to recruiting, incubating, and scaling high-quality creators on TikTok. We identify rising and established talent, develop strategic content initiatives, and unlock opportunities that help creators build long-term success on the platform through a range of different programs and approaches.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and rollout of new creator initiatives that increase adoption of TikTok-owned products and programs.
• Identify high-potential News 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 creator space.
• Produce regular reporting on the U.S. news industry, creator trends, audience behavior, 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.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep familiarity with the U.S. news landscape, the top news talent and journalists, and social conversation around news topics
• Strong understanding of TikTok and other major social platforms, such as Instagram, YouTube, and X
• Prior experience in creator operations, content strategy, journalism, 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, news content strategy, and digital culture