Responsibilities
The TikTok Design team shapes the end-to-end experience of TikTok and related international products. Our product designers, creative designers, content designers work alongside localization specialists across short video, social, search, LIVE, local servcies and short drama.
Bringing coherence to a product used across different cultures, languages, devices, and ways of engaging with content is the central challenge. We combine global design principles with regional insight, balancing familiarity with experimentation as new formats, technologies, and user needs emerge. Individual feature decisions must also connect naturally with the wider product experience.
You will collaborate with product, research, engineering, operations, and other design disciplines from early exploration through implementation. This creates opportunities to influence product direction, work across varied creative and interaction challenges, and see how design helps people express themselves, discover different perspectives, and connect with others.
TikTok Design Team is to provide first-class user experience for hundreds of millions of users around the world, thereby helping them create and express better, discover the diversity and beauty of the world, break down more barriers, and build bridges between people. We are an international design team with Product Designer, Creative Designer, Visual Designer, Content Designer and Localization Expert from all over the world working together to make every impossible possible.
As a Project Intern, you will contribute to impactful short-term projects and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, professional environment. This internship offers the opportunity to develop practical skills, apply your knowledge to real-world challenges, and explore your career interests.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early.
Responsibilities
- Design for TikTok, the creative short video platform that targets global users.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, researchers, UX writers, and engineers.
- Participate in every aspect of the product development process, from generating ideas to refining pixel-perfect designs before launch.
- Rapidly prototype conceptual product ideas, design user flows based on data analysis and user research, gather feedback from various stakeholders, iterate on designs, and deliver products with the best user experience.
- Integrate user feedback and business requirements into ongoing product experience updates.
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Visual Communication, Interaction Design, or a related field.
- Available to intern for at least 5 months.
- Strong foundation in UX/UI and interaction design, with proficiency in design tools such as Figma.
- Portfolio submission is required and must demonstrate end-to-end design thinking, interaction design, and visual design capabilities.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and passionate about creating high-quality user experiences.
Preferred Qualifications
- Curious, self-motivated, and eager to explore emerging technologies, including AI-powered design workflows, AI tools, or AI-assisted coding ("vibe coding").
- Experience rapidly iterating on design concepts and exploring multiple solutions to user problems.
- Familiarity with user research, A/B testing, data-driven design methodologies, and product optimization.
- Experience creating interactive prototypes using Figma, Principle, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar design tools.
- Strong visual design sense, attention to detail, and understanding of mobile design systems across iOS and Android platforms.
- Active user of content creation or social media platforms, with a passion for creating, sharing, and discovering content.
- Results-oriented, adaptable, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment while driving meaningful impact.
- Enthusiasm for TikTok, short-form video products, creator ecosystems, and online communities.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern
The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $30- $30.
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.
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:
- 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; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is 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 bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
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. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. 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
TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok 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
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