Affiliate Strategist Intern ( Shop Creator and Affiliates - Summer; MBA

Position: Affiliate Strategist Intern (TikTok Shop Creator and Affiliates) - 2026 Summer (MBA)
Responsibilities

About the Team The mission of creator and affiliate product team is to design and build products that help creators to promote merchandise to Tik Tok users. This includes creator platform and tools, marketplaces, with product strategy that ultimately drives sales for merchants. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026. Internships at Tik Tok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience.

Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities ernships at Tik Tok aim to provide students with hands-on experience in developing fundamental skills and exploring potential career paths. A vibrant blend of social events and enriching development workshops will be available for you to explore. Here, you will utilize your knowledge in real-world scenarios while laying a strong foundation for personal and professional growth.

It runs for 12 weeks. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to Tik Tok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as early as possible. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).

Summer Start Dates:

- May 11th, 2026 - May 18th, 2026 - May 26th, 2026 - June 8th, 2026 - June 22nd, 2026 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 teams to conduct market analysis of affiliate, creator, KOL, celebrities, 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 the ongoing creator tasks and affiliate campaign.

- Analyze and identify improvement plans for enhanced iterations of future campaigns & creator task developments.

- Collaborate with other cross-functional teams on other platform-wide campaign-related efforts.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications - Currently pursuing an MBA degree.

- Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026.

- 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 Tik Tok and mainstream e-commerce platforms, experience in content-based e-commerce is highly preferred.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $38- $38.

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 Tik Tok

Tik Tok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At Tik Tok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Tik Tok'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 Tik Tok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect - and our global,…