Global Sports Strategy and Operations Project Intern (TikTok-Operations-Sports Creators and Ath[...]

Global Sports Strategy and Operations Project Intern (TikTok-Operations-Sports Creators and Athletes) - 2026 Start (MBA) Employment Type: Intern Responsibilities Strategic Roadmap Development: Analyze the current North American sports landscape to identify white-space opportunities for athlete acquisition and retention. Vertical Optimization: Develop a playbook for content strategy and product adoption specifically for pro athletes, focusing on how to translate global business priorities into the NA market. (XFN) Leadership: Serve as a strategic liaison between Marketing and Product teams to align creator needs with broader business goals. Data-Driven Insights: Establish feedback loops between managed creators and the Product team, using a test-and-learn approach to advocate for features that drive athlete engagement. Narrative Excellence: Partner with the Marketing and Comms teams to build compelling case studies that reinforce TikTok’s position as the global home for sports culture. Operational Efficiency: Evaluate existing creator support workflows and recommend scalable improvements to handle high‑touch athlete accounts more effectively. Minimum Qualifications Current MBA Candidate: Completed a bachelor’s degree and currently pursuing an MBA degree. Strategic Experience: Experience in sports management, digital media, consulting, or business development. Framework Thinking: Proven ability to take a nebulous business problem and turn it into a structured, scalable framework. Communication: Exceptional presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and external agencies. Adaptability: Experience working in fast‑paced environments where KPIs may shift based on market trends. Preferred Qualifications Analytical Rigor: Proficiency in using data to tell a story and drive decision‑making. Creator Economy: Understanding of social media monetization, algorithm mechanics, and the evolving athlete‑as‑a‑brand landscape. Project Management: Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross‑functional projects from ideation to execution with minimal supervision. Industry Expertise: Deep passion for and knowledge of the sports ecosystem (Leagues, Teams, Athletes, and Agencies). Job Information The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $38-$38. 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. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice. Employment Eligibility (Los Angeles County) 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. Exercising sound judgment. 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr Ellis Technologies, Inc.