Entertainment Partnerships and Operations Project Intern (TikTok-Operations-Entertainment) - 20[...]

TikTok; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 26,992 - 38,443; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Paid sick time

Housing allowance (if applicable)

Job summary

TikTok is seeking an Entertainment Creator Intern to support projects in creator growth and monetization strategy. Located in Los Angeles, this internship provides hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment. Interns will manage program operations, track performance, and contribute to industry reporting. Candidates should be pursuing a degree and possess strong analytical and organizational skills. Benefits include health and paid time off, with compensation set at $23.75 per hour.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master’s Degree.
• Strong research, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Comfortable using spreadsheets and data tools to monitor performance.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of new creator monetization initiatives.
• Identify high-potential TV/Film creators through content trend monitoring.
• Independently manage end-to-end creator program operations.

Skills

Strong English reading and writing

Research and analytical skills

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Data fluency

Education

Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master’s Degree

Tools

Spreadsheets

Job description

About the Team

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

About the Internship

As an Entertainment Creator Intern, you will work on high-impact projects that support creator growth, program operations, trend intelligence, and monetization strategy within one of TikTok’s most culturally relevant verticals. This is an opportunity to gain hands‑on experience at one of the fastest-growing entertainment and social platforms globally, while contributing directly to how TikTok supports TV/Film creators in the U.S.

As a project intern, you will have the opportunity to engage in impactful short‑term projects that provide you with a glimpse of professional real‑world experience. You will gain practical skills through on‑the‑job learning in a fast‑paced work environment and develop a deeper understanding of your career interests.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and rollout of new creator monetization initiatives that increase adoption of TikTok‑owned monetization products and programs.
• Identify high‑potential TV/Film 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 entertainment space.
• Produce regular reporting on the U.S. film and television industry, including competitor activity, creator trends, audience behavior, entertainment 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.

What You’ll Gain

• Hands‑on experience supporting a high‑visibility creator program within TikTok’s TV/Film vertical.
• Exposure to creator strategy, content trends, program operations, monetization initiatives, and cross‑functional business planning.
• Experience translating culture, content, and performance data into actionable program recommendations.
• The opportunity to contribute to projects with real business impact while learning from teams shaping creator growth on TikTok.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master’s 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.
• Able to commit to a minimum 12‑week internship during Summer 2026.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep familiarity with the U.S. film and television landscape, entertainment fandoms, and social conversation around TV/Film.
• Strong understanding of TikTok and other major social platforms, including Instagram, YouTube, and X.
• Prior experience in creator operations, content strategy, entertainment marketing, 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, entertainment strategy, digital culture, and platform monetization.

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:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues.
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems.
• Exercising sound judgment.

Job Information

Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $23.75‑$23.75.

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.