Social Media Operations & User Campaigns Operations Project Intern (TikTok-Search) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

San Jose, CA (Remote)

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Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the content engine for a US TikTok Tako account with a focus on trend spotting, playful yet trustworthy voice, and short-form video craft across scripts, hooks, captions, and replies.

  • Content Creation: plan editorial calendar with brainstorming, script and caption writing, and video coordination for the official account.
  • Trend & Audience: monitor US TikTok culture, AI product chatter, Gen Z memes, and creator economy moments to shape content signals.
  • Performance & Voice: analyze views and engagement to refine style and audience fit while maintaining a useful, approachable voice.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Support content planning, brainstorming, and editorial calendar management for TikTok Tako’s official social channels - Track US TikTok trends, AI product conversations, Gen Z culture, memes, and creator economy moments - Write short-form video scripts, hooks, captions, post copy, and comment/reply ideas - Help create, edit, or coordinate video content for the official account - Analyze content performance, including views, retention, engagement, follower growth, and audience feedback - Research relevant brand accounts, AI product accounts, creator accounts, and social content formats - Help shape a voice for Tako that feels useful, playful, natural, and trustworthy Requirements - Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in any discipline - Currently based in the United States, with a strong understanding of US internet and TikTok culture, and strong sense of trends, memes, creator culture, and Gen Z communication styles - Passionate about AI products, consumer technology, social media, and digital culture; experience creating or managing content on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, or similar platforms - Familiar with AI content creation tools, including AI image generation, AI video generation, and AI-assisted copywriting/scriptwriting tools, and able to apply them to social content production - Proficiency in English and Mandarin, with strong English writing skills, especially for short-form, native-feeling social copy;fluency in written and spoken Mandarin is needed to manage stakeholders in China market - Comfortable using performance data to review, learn, and improve content - Proactive, reliable, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a remote team environment Nice to Have - Experience growing a personal TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube account - Previous internship or project experience in social media, campus media, creator agencies, startups, or tech companies - Basic video editing skills with tools such as CapCut, Premiere, Final Cut, Canva, or similar - Hands-on experience using tools such as Midjourney, Runway, Pika, Kling, Sora, CapCut AI, Canva AI, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar AI creative tools Benefits - 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.
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TikTok is the world's leading destination for short-form video. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Our employees lead with curiosity, and move at the speed of culture. Combined with our company's flat structure, you'll be given dynamic opportunities to make a real impact on a rapidly expanding company as you grow your career. We have offices across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas – and we're just getting started.

Founded in 2003
Los Angeles, California, US
71K employees (26,053 in marketing)
48% recommend to a friend
70% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3B
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.6%
Direct
59.4%
Referral
2.7%
Social
1.1%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~79.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
23,667 (30% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
76

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