Artist Partnership Intern

Job Description

About the Company

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Its core mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Headquartered globally in Los Angeles and Singapore, TikTok also maintains offices in major cities like New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo, reflecting its extensive global presence.

Why Join TikTok:
Joining TikTok means contributing to a mission of inspiring creativity through an innovative product that helps people express themselves authentically, discover, and connect. The company prides itself on its global, diverse teams that make this possible. TikTok fosters an environment where value is created for communities, creativity is inspired, and joy is brought every day. The company encourages a culture of curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech environment. Challenges are seen as opportunities to learn and innovate, promoting a resilient attitude and an “Always Day 1” mindset for continuous breakthroughs.

Diversity & Inclusion:
TikTok is deeply committed to creating an inclusive space where every employee is valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Reflecting its platform’s global reach, TikTok’s workplace strives for diversity. The company is passionate about celebrating diverse voices and building an environment that mirrors the many communities it serves.

TikTok Accommodation:
TikTok is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations throughout its recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs, or other legally protected reasons. Assistance or reasonable accommodation can be requested via a provided link.

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About the Job: Artist Partnership Intern (Campus Intern)

About the Team:
The Artist Partnership team at TikTok plays a crucial role in unlocking opportunities for artists and labels, leveraging an engaged community that actively connects with artists and their music. Operating both globally and locally, the team collaborates with artists, managers, and labels. Their primary goal is to unleash the promotional and marketing power of TikTok, ultimately helping artists achieve success on the platform, gain traction on music streaming services, climb hit charts, and secure brand collaborations.

Responsibilities:
The Artist Partnership Intern will be responsible for a range of tasks critical to promoting music on TikTok:
• Discover music with promotional potential and manage weekly pipelines to effectively match songs with appropriate promotional resources.
• Specify campaign briefs and design incentive plans to target the most suitable creator segments based on specific campaign needs.
• Collect feedback and generate insights crucial for the product development of TikTok’s music promotion platform and for iterating algorithmic promotion strategies.
• Identify and monitor emerging music and trends, while also exploring new promotional opportunities and use cases to better leverage TikTok’s ecosystem for enhanced promotion capability.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must meet the following essential criteria:
• Ability to work a minimum of 3 Workdays For Internship.
• A Bachelor’s Degree Is Required.
• Possession of prior internship experience in fields such as music, marketing, tech, or entertainment.
• A strong passion with Music.
• Be deep lovers/users of TikTok.
• Demonstrate logical and critical thinking.
• Be quick learners and eager to take challenges and practice.

Preferred Qualifications:
The following qualifications are considered advantageous:
• Academic background in computer science, marketing, or math major.
• Familiarity with mainstream digital streaming platforms like Spotify is preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure, effectively plan and deliver on tight deadlines.
• Strong capability to collaborate cross-functionally and manage multiple tasks.
• Possession of a good data sense and product thinking.
• Being grounded and surefooted, with a high sense of responsibility.
• Proven ability to discover music/artists on TikTok and possess a clear sense and point of view about music marketing.

Job Information:

Compensation Description (Hourly) – Campus Intern:
The hourly rate for this position in the selected city is $23.75.

Benefits for Interns:
Interns receive comprehensive benefits starting from day one, which may vary based on employment nature and location:
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in the first half of the year, 40 hours if hired in the second half of the year).
• 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. The company notes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on certain job duties, potentially leading to the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. These duties include:
• 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.
• Exercising sound judgment.