TikTok
Short-form video platform with ads
Product Manager Intern - Scaled Growth
About the job
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical discipline.
- Demonstrate strong logical thinking and data analysis skills, including the ability to break down, analyze, and solve complex problems.
- Have strong organizational, planning, communication, and execution skills and be able to drive projects independently.
- Be able to work cross-functionally in a highly collaborative environment.
- Be able to commit to a 12-week full-time work period during Summer 2027.
- Help with product strategy and development for TikTok AI Ad Agent, building capabilities across ad creation and optimization, issue diagnosis, and marketing decision guidance.
- Assist in designing AI-powered product experiences that integrate data, models, and advertising workflows.
- Understand advertiser pain points across the advertising journey and translate them into AI-driven solutions.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, machine learning, data science, and operations teams to launch and iterate AI Agent capabilities.
- Define evaluation frameworks and success metrics to continuously improve advertiser value and business impact.
- Major in Statistics, Computer Science, or an equivalent science/technical field, with technical experience or project work.
- Ability to intern for three months or longer; candidates available to work five days a week are preferred.
About the company
TikTok is a short-form mobile video platform that allows users to create, discover, and share vertical videos. The app uses an algorithmic feed to surface content personalized to each user, while advertisers can run in-feed ads, branded hashtags, and sponsored challenges, with a Business Center to plan and measure campaigns. The platform differs from competitors through a large global creator community, integrated marketing tools, and rapid trend cycles that drive high engagement. Its goal is to inspire creativity and bring joy by helping people express themselves and giving brands a direct way to reach a broad audience.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$740K
Headquarters
Santa Monica, California
Founded
2016
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What believers are saying
- September 24, 2026 BBB partnership strengthens advertiser trust and reduces brand-safety objections.
- September 2026 Lantern membership improves child-safety signaling across Google, Meta, Snap, Discord.
- September 2026 Creator Networks and LIVE Bax accelerate creator growth and livestream commerce adoption.
What critics are saying
- September 2026 judge questioned ending TikTok's 2019 FTC consent decree, prolonging compliance burdens.
- September 2026 privacy settlement challenges expose TikTok to fresh U.S. child-data enforcement and fines.
- Algorithm control remains politically fragile; any U.S.-China dispute can force another divestiture or shutdown.
What makes TikTok unique
- January 2026 U.S. joint venture preserves TikTok's app while retraining its algorithm on U.S. data.
- TikTok LIVE monetization and Creator Networks deepen creator dependence, support, and revenue generation.
- September 2026 branding and measurement tools position TikTok as a full-funnel advertiser platform.
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↑ 20%TikTok Branding Summit SEA links cultural moments to sustained business growth. TikTok brought more than 150 representatives from over 60 brands together in Singapore for the inaugural Southeast Asia edition of its Branding Summit 2026. The event, held under the theme "Turn Moments into Momentum," focused on how brands can connect cultural relevance, audience insights, creative work and measurement across the consumer journey. TikTok used case studies from brands including Wardah and Vaseline to argue that cultural moments and community conversations can be translated into measurable business outcomes rather than treated only as short-term engagement spikes. From attention to full-funnel measurement. The summit reflects a broader change in how social platforms are pitching themselves to advertisers. Rather than positioning short-form video only as an awareness channel, platforms increasingly want marketers to connect creative engagement with consideration, conversion and repeat business. TikTok said brands can use platform signals to identify cultural occasions and community conversations, then combine those insights with creative and measurement tools across the funnel. The practical challenge is attribution. Cultural relevance may contribute to demand over time, while purchases can happen through separate marketplaces, retailer sites, physical stores or other digital channels. That makes measurement design important for marketers trying to distinguish genuine incremental impact from attention that would have occurred anyway. The Singapore summit follows other regional TikTok events focused on apps, gaming, creators and commerce as the platform expands its advertiser and business ecosystem across Southeast Asia.
TikTok partners with BBB National Programs to strengthen trust in digital advertising. New York, NY - September 24, 2026 - BBB National Programs, the non-profit home of U.S. independent industry self-regulation, today announced a collaboration between its National Advertising Division and TikTok that will strengthen accountability for advertising on the platform by creating a direct channel for the National Advertising Division to refer potential violations of TikTok's advertising policies for review. The collaboration represents a proactive action by TikTok, one of the world's leading platforms for digital discovery, creator content, and brand advertising, to connect its advertising standards with independent industry self-regulation. When the National Advertising Division hears a case involving advertising on TikTok, it will be able to share relevant case outcomes directly with TikTok's Ad Experience team for review against the platform's advertising policies. "Advertising is evolving and accountability needs to keep pace," said Eric D. Reicin, President and CEO, BBB National Programs. "By working with TikTok, one of the world's leading platforms for brand engagement, we are connecting independent advertising review more directly with the platforms where consumers encounter advertising every day. That is good for consumers, good for businesses, and good for trust in digital advertising." "When people see advertising on our platform, they expect the brands behind it to be accountable," said Francis Stones, Head of Global Brand Safety & Industry Relations, Global Business Solutions, TikTok. "That means making sure the standards we set for advertising are reflected in the content people encounter. Our collaboration with the National Advertising Division is an important step toward bringing independent review and platform accountability closer together and helping create a digital environment people can trust." BBB National Programs' National Advertising Division has monitored and reviewed national advertising for truthfulness and accuracy since 1971, providing an independent forum for resolving advertising disputes, monitoring the marketplace, supporting fair competition, and strengthening consumer trust. With multiple case choice options, the National Advertising Division can handle certain case types from receipt to resolution in 20 business days or less. This collaboration demonstrates how platforms can work with established self-regulatory systems to address emerging advertising challenges as quickly as the marketplace evolves. September 24, 2026
Alliance for Women in Media announces 2026 Gracies Leadership Award honorees. Sep 23, 2026, 10:13 ET Zenia Mucha to Receive Inaugural Gracies Vanguard Award; Kristen Welch to Receive AWM Legacy Leadership Award; Industry Leaders Recognized for Excellence and Impact NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) is pleased to unveil the distinguished honorees who will be recognized at the 2026 Gracies Leadership Awards on Monday, November 16, at Tribeca 360° in New York City. The annual event honors visionary women whose leadership, achievements and influence continue to shape the media landscape. Zenia Mucha, Chief Brand and Communications Officer at TikTok, will receive the inaugural Gracies Vanguard Award. The new award honors individuals whose foresight and ability to anticipate change help define the future of media and the audiences it serves. Throughout her distinguished career, Mucha has demonstrated how strategic leadership, powerful storytelling and cultural relevance can create lasting impact. As the inaugural recipient, she embodies the spirit of a true vanguard: expanding what is possible while helping set the course for those who follow. Kristen Welch, Chief Financial and Operations Officer at Illustrative Mathematics, will be honored with the AWM Legacy Leadership Award for her longstanding commitment to AWM and her contributions to the organization's mission to advancing all women in media. The following media leaders will be recognized for their accomplishments and visionary leadership: * Marilu Galvez, President and General Manager, ABC7/WABC-TV * Tina Perry, President, OWN TV Network & OTT Streaming * Julie Talbott, President, Premiere Networks * Erin Underhill, President, Universal Television "The women we honor through the Gracies Leadership Awards have not only achieved extraordinary success in their own careers, they have helped shape the future of media through their vision, leadership and commitment to excellence," said Becky Brooks, President of AWM. "For 75 years, AWM has championed the advancement of women in media, and we are proud to recognize leaders whose impact extends far beyond their organizations, opening doors, fostering innovation and inspiring the next generation of industry changemakers. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in New York this November." Tickets and additional information are available at allwomeninmedia.org/events/gracies-leadership-award. The Gracies Leadership Awards will also spotlight the next generation of women in media through the AWM Foundation Student Fellowships. The program provides female students pursuing studies and careers in journalism, broadcasting, digital media, communications, content creation, production and related fields, the opportunity to attend the luncheon and connect with influential leaders. Applications open September 29 and close October 16. Additionally, the luncheon will recognize the recipient of the 2026 AWM Foundation/NCTA - The Internet & Television Association Student Scholarship, with applications currently open through September 25. About the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM): The Alliance for Women in Media connects, recognizes and educates women across the media industry. AWM is a diverse community that facilitates industry-wide collaboration, education, and innovation. Established in 1951 as American Women in Radio & Television (AWRT), AWM is the longest-established professional association dedicated to advancing women in media. AWM harnesses the promise, passion and power of women in all forms of media to empower career development, engage in thought leadership, and drive positive change for our industry and societal progress. SOURCE Alliance for Women in Media
TikTok US joins Lantern, the cross-platform child safety program where Google, Meta, Snap and Discord trade signals on bad actors. TikTok US is joining Lantern, a program that lets member companies pass each other signals about accounts and content tied to child sexual exploitation so the same people can be caught as they move from one platform to the next. Lantern started in 2023 and already has Google, Meta, Snap, Discord, X, Twitch, Microsoft, Apple, Roblox, Reddit and Anthropic in it, and members shared more than 2 million signals through 2025. TikTok US is also putting $2 million into modernizing NCMEC's CyberTipline, the line US companies are legally required to report CSAM to, in a three-year, $10 million project that AWS, Microsoft and Palantir are backing as well. Paul Drecksler is the founder and editor of Shopifreaks, covering the most important stories in e-commerce.
Spanish PM says unregulated AI could be 'devastating' * Tech * AFP * September 21, 2026 * 98 * 3 min Madrid - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday joined a chorus of calls to regulate AI as safety fears around the technology escalate, warning of potentially "devastating" consequences. The debate over the risks from artificial intelligence has intensified this month, with many of the industry's leading lights voicing support for more cooperation, regulation and slower development of the technology. Former employees of major AI companies have resigned warning of the technology's risks, even pointing to an existential threat to humanity. "If artificial intelligence is concentrated among a few companies and a handful of countries, its impact on shared prosperity, and therefore on the idea of democracy, will be very negative, if not devastating," Sanchez told an AI-focused event in Madrid. "We must act urgently, because unregulated, opaque artificial intelligence running wild... and in very few hands is the perfect recipe for disaster," added the Socialist leader. US President Donald Trump - with whom Sanchez has repeatedly clashed - has dismissed fears that AI could wipe out humanity and rejected calls to put greater controls around the fast-moving technology. Download Interactive Maps Sanchez, an outspoken critic of the power of big tech companies and their bosses, on Monday renewed his criticism of "techno-oligarchs" and urged international coordination on AI. "Self-regulation does not work", said Sanchez, calling for an AI "focused on well-being and collective prosperity that enables the building of fairer societies". He presented a 12-month plan aiming for "a new social contract for artificial intelligence" in Spain in cooperation with civil society. This agreement would have to offer "security to people in the face of the changes in work and in life that this technology will entail", he said. In February, Sanchez announced a plan to ban social media for under-16s, sparking a spat with X owner Elon Musk and Telegram founder Pavel Durov. His government has also asked the Spanish prosecutors to investigate X, Meta and TikTok for possible offences related to AI-generated child pornography. Discover more Stream History Documentaries