Global Operations
TikTok Shop - Category Creator Specialist
Location
:
Los Angeles
Employment Type
:
Regular
Job Code
:
A168115
Responsibilities
Team Introduction
We aim to bring discovery, inspiration, and joy back to shopping by making TikTok the commerce channel of choice for merchants, creators, and partners. TikTok Shop is looking for a collaborative and strategic thinker to drive category growth through cross-functional partnerships, strategy design, and project management.
About the Role
With more than 1 billion loyal users globally, TikTok is the ideal platform to deliver a brand new and exciting shopping experience to our users. TikTok is already the place where trends first surface, and where brands, creators, and consumers are already connected in meaningful ways. We are looking for passionate and talented people to join our commercial team in the US, to help build an e-commerce ecosystem that is innovative, secure, and intuitive for our users and partners alike. The Category Creator Specialist is responsible for driving content strategy and community engagement for TikTok's US Commerce business.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive creator marketing strategy that is aligned with our merchants' audience reach, engagement, and conversion goals.
- Recruit creators who align with our merchants' values, target audience, and product offerings.
- Develop effective creator briefing templates and materials to accelerate the production process. Manage the creator sampling process from start to end, and measure/optimize availability, speed, and conversion.
- Own creator-facing engagements for merchants and partners with category managers to resolve issues. Develop the optimal process to execute at scale as the business grows.
- Monitor and analyze creator-generated content and performance data to build best-practice models for content mix (brand, creator, paid), scale, and optimization.
- Work directly with category managers to prevent and resolve any creator issues relating to merchant side operations.
- Develop the optimal process to execute at scale as the business grows. Maintain a pulse on popular products with the category, current e-commerce tactics and overall industry trends.
- Collaborate with fellow TikTok Creator teams to share best practices and identify new resources, tools, and program opportunities.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification(s):
- 3+ years of experience in e-commerce and/or content creation–related companies.
- Experience in influencer or creator marketing, digital marketing, or content commerce. Strong network and familiarity with creators, creator agencies, affiliate sampling programs.
- Experience partnering with brands or commerce platforms to execute, optimize, or scale their influencer and affiliate programs.
- Proven track record of successfully servicing accounts and working with experts in industry trends, emerging creators/the creator ecosystem, and retail seasonal flow to drive content commerce.
- Ability to analyze data and extract meaningful insights.
Preferred Qualification(s):
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Attention to detail and out of the box creative thinking. Ability to thrive in a rapid and often ambiguous environment with a growth mindset.
- Experience with content creation, video production and editing is a plus.
- Knowledge and experience of live shopping is a plus.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $115520 - $209380 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
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 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
