Content & Creator Operation Expert- Lemon8

ByteDance; New York (NY); On-site; USD 76,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

ByteDance in the United States is seeking a Content Operations Specialist to analyze vertical content trends, onboard and collaborate with creators, and optimize end-to-end processes across lifestyle categories. You will help promote high-quality content and improve user experience by aligning with regional strategies and platform insights.

The role emphasizes execution-oriented content operations, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and building scalable processes to support discovery

Qualifications

• Hands-on vertical content operations experience
• Ability to identify content trends and plan directions
• Experience onboarding and communicating with creators
• Understand how users consume content across verticals
• Strong data analysis and logical thinking skills
• Experience in social media or influencer marketing in fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

• Deep dive supply and consumption issues of vertical content and optimize end-to-end processes
• Work with creators and other teams to help creators produce high-quality content
• Contribute input for regional vertical content operation strategies and quantify goals

Skills

Content operations

Data analysis

Creator management

Platform ecosystems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/strategy or relevant field

Job description

Responsibilities

The Lemon8 Content Creation Team focuses on building and scaling high-quality vertical content across key lifestyle categories such as fashion, beauty, wellness, and everyday inspiration. The team works hands-on with content trends, creator collaboration, and platform insights to shape content direction, improve discovery, and elevate the overall user experience.

By combining deep vertical understanding with execution-driven content operations, the team helps drive healthy content ecosystems and long-term platform growth.

What you will do:

• Based on data analysis, content understanding and user research, deep dive the supply and consumption issues of vertical contents, and work with cooperation departments to promote end-to-end process optimization, improve vertical content ecology and user experience.
• Participate in analysis and strategy formulation from creators' side, discover the current status of each vertical content and creators' pain points, and support creators better create high-quality content on the platform.
• Provide input for regional vertical content operation strategies, participate in the formulation of vertical strategies and quantify goals.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s):

• Bachelor's degree in business, strategy or relevant fields.
• Proven hands-on experience in vertical content operations, including identifying content trends, planning vertical-specific content directions, and executing day-to-day content operations rather than solely focusing on high-level strategy or project management.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with creators, including onboarding, communication, and basic creator management. Familiarity with creator workflows and the ability to support content production and iteration in a practical, execution-oriented manner.
• Solid understanding of platform-based content ecosystems and vertical content dynamics (e.g., lifestyle, fashion, beauty), including how users consume content and how content performance varies across verticals.
• Have solid and good data analysis skills and strong logical thinking skills.
• Proven experience in social media or influencer marketing function, from a fast-moving paced environment or tech company.

Preferred Qualification(s):

• Excellent communication, collaboration and project management skills, with a sense of responsibility and enterprising spirit.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, 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. 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

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $76000 - $151200 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

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;
3. Exercising sound judgment.