Product Designer Graduate (TikTok-Design) - 2027 Start

About the Role

TikTok Design Team provides first-class user experience for hundreds of millions of users worldwide, helping them create, express, and discover the diversity and beauty of the world. We are an international team of Product Designers, Creative Designers, Visual Designers, Content Designers, and Localization Experts working together to make every impossible possible. As a graduate, you will have opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.

Responsibilities

• Own product design for TikTok’s short-video, live streaming, and local services offerings across C- and B-side experiences.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Research, and Data teams to drive design iterations, generate creative ideas, and deliver optimal solutions.
• Continuously improve UX by tracking global design trends, user behaviors, pain points, and aesthetic preferences.
• Support design implementation, using Vibe Coding to collaborate with engineering on fidelity and basic style adaptation issues.
• Apply AI tools to boost design efficiency, translate design needs into clear technical specs, and streamline design-development collaboration.

Requirements

• Individuals completing or who have recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Design, or a related discipline.
• Full-stack product design skills with strong interaction and UI fundamentals.
• Vibe Coding proficiency – able to build high-fidelity prototypes using AI-assisted coding tools.
• Self-motivated, hands-on, and learning-oriented; values reflection and iterative improvement.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for product design, curiosity, and a global perspective.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in emerging tech and AI, with a proactive approach to integrating AI into design workflows.
• Prior product design internship or project experience (consumer apps preferred).
• Familiarity with design systems and component-based practices.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $76,000 - $151,200 annually. Compensation may vary based on qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total package, which may include additional discretionary bonuses, incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits

• Day-one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok’s global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, with additional offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

At TikTok, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity, and bring joy. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make an impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We embrace challenges and foster an "Always Day 1" mindset to achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users.