TikTok

Product Manager Project Intern (Ads Interface and Platform) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

TikTok • $72K — $114K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related fields.
  • Technical experience or project work in computer science is preferred.
  • Strong logical thinking and data analysis capabilities.
  • Proficient in organization, planning, and communication skills.
  • Self-motivated and responsible, capable of driving projects independently.
  • Availability for a minimum of 12-week full-time internship in Summer 2026.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in designing and optimizing advertising products with a focus on enhancing advertiser experience.
  • Analyze advertiser optimization habits and advertising delivery mechanisms for campaign performance.
  • Identify opportunities for improving budget efficiency and campaign effectiveness through data analysis.
  • Collaborate with global cross-functional teams on product design and development phases.
  • Manage product lifecycle to ensure smooth execution and improved customer experience.

Benefits

  • Day one access to health and life insurance.
  • Wellbeing benefits available from the start.
  • 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time.
  • Potential housing allowance for non-remote interns.
  • Opportunities for impactful short-term projects.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Team Introduction: The Ads interface and Platform team is looking for a new member! You will be responsible for the TikTok advertising product experience, including optimizing the ad creation process, improving ad infrastructure. Through this experience, you will gain firsthand knowledge of the underlying logic and implementation of advertising products, enabling a deep understanding of the advertising business. Project Intern: 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. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Successful candidates must be able to commit to at least 3 months long internship period. Responsibilities: - Assist the project lead in designing and optimizing advertising products, including new product design, experience optimization, data analysis, etc., with a focus on enhancing advertiser experience on the platform. - Develop an understanding of advertiser optimization habits and advertising delivery mechanisms; analyze key factors that impact campaign performance; identify opportunities to improve budget efficiency and campaign effectiveness through data analysis and user research. - Help manage the product lifecycle, collaborating with global cross-functional teams to ensure smooth execution of all phases-including product design, development, go-to-market (GTM), and requirements gathering-to improve system efficiency and customer experience.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: - Currently in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields. - Academic background in computer science or related fields, with technical experience or project work preferred - Strong logical thinking and data analysis skills, with the ability to break down, analyze, and solve complex problems - Strong organizational, planning, communication, and execution skills; self-motivated and responsible, able to drive projects independently with reliability and simplicity - Able to intern for 3 months or longer; candidates available to work 5 days a week are preferred. - Must be able to commit to a 12-week full-time work period during Summer 2026. By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $35- $55.

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:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

About TikTok

TikTok is a social media app that allows users to create and share short videos. The app was launched in 2016 by Chinese tech company ByteDance. TikTok has become one of the most popular social media apps in the world, with over 1 billion active users. The app has been downloaded over 2 billion times worldwide. TikTok has faced controversy over its data privacy practices and its potential ties to the Chinese government. In 2020, the app faced a potential ban in the United States, but a deal was reached with Oracle and Walmart to create a new company called TikTok Global.
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Size
1,750 employees
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Founded
2012

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