TikTok Shop - Business Communications Manager

San Jose, CA (On-site)

$122K/yr – $220K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end governance of TikTok Shop’s external communications by aligning business needs with PR requests, reviewing all external materials, shaping brand narratives, and building scalable processes and training to improve how the team communicates with stakeholders.

  • Bridge business needs and PR requests to enable clear, actionable external communication.
  • Oversee content reviews and governance to ensure brand integrity across platforms.
  • Drive brand narratives and process improvements through centralized data sharing and training programs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 1. Business Communication Needs Assessment & Liaison - Act as the bridge between business teams and the PR function by translating business needs into clear, actionable PR requests.
  • 2. Content Review - Serve as the gatekeeper for reviewing all external-facing business communication materials.
  • 3. Brand & Content Strategy - Support the development of business narratives at both category and platform levels to shape TikTok Shop’s brand positioning. Maintain the data repository and review process for externally shared business data requests, ensuring accuracy and consistency. Manage a centralized “Success Stories Hub” to showcase high-quality TikTok Shop success cases for media, partners, and other stakeholders.
  • 4. Process Development, Gap Identification & Training - Identify communication review process gaps and design effective workflows to address them. Develop and deliver training programs to improve team awareness, understanding, and adoption of communication processes and best practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, or related field with 4+ years of experience in communications or PR, ideally in e-commerce or tech.
  • Proven ability to translate business needs into impactful communication strategies and manage brand narratives across platforms.
  • Strong content review and editing skills, ensuring alignment with global brand and communication standards.

Preferred

  • Experience in process development, identifying gaps, and delivering training to enhance team communication practices.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills, with the ability to liaise effectively between business and communication teams.

Benefits

  • 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.
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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)
74

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