Category User Growth Project Intern (TikTok Shop - US Operation) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
Los Angeles, CA
Internship
Onsite
$23.75/hr - $23.75/hr
Intern
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking an intern to join their User Growth Strategy team. This role involves conducting data-driven analyses to support user growth initiatives and collaborating with various teams to enhance TikTok's e-commerce capabilities.
Responsibilities
Support user growth strategy by conducting data-driven analyses and identifying actionable business opportunities
Analyze user lifecycle, acquisition, retention, and purchasing behaviors to identify key growth drivers
Conduct industry and category analyses to evaluate growth opportunities across users, products, merchants, channels, and categories
Identify high-potential acquisition products, merchants, and supply characteristics to support category growth initiatives
Build analytical frameworks to answer business questions and translate findings into strategic recommendations
Write SQL queries to extract, clean, and analyze large-scale datasets
Prepare business review materials, strategy presentations, and executive-ready insights
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Business Strategy, Category, Product, Marketing, and Data Science on high-impact growth initiatives
Support ad hoc analyses and strategic projects as business needs arise
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related quantitative field
Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills
Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and analysis
Experience using Python (Pandas, NumPy, etc.) for data analysis
Ability to work independently and time manage high profile initiatives, curious, self-motivated, bias-for-action (“no task is too small” mentality)
Preferred
Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Self-motivated, results-driven, and able to work independently. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Familiar with TikTok and other content platforms; experience in content-based e-commerce is highly preferred
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.
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.
