Category Strategist Project Intern (Lifestyle) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

In particular, the e-commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading Internet companies, and its future growth cannot be underestimated. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users.

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.

Join the Lifestyle Team, where we focus on curating and scaling everyday consumer categories—from home & living to personal care—on TikTok Shop. We work closely with brands and creators to deliver engaging, data-driven strategies that shape how users discover and shop on the platform.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the strategy team to conduct data analysis, draft reports of category performances and deep dive
• Support the data mining process using both internal and external resources
• Coordinate with both internal and external teams to support daily operational activities
• Able to quickly analyze business data, and further initiate structured information to help teams with valuable inputs
• Other admin-related works and troubleshooting assigned by the team

Minimum Qualifications

• Actively enrolled university student.
• Good written and verbal English communication skills
• Demonstrated data-driven business analytical skills, comfortable in generating deep insights from quantitative & qualitative analysis
• Proficient with numbers, pay attention to details/anomaly and have strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with E-Commerce operation would be preferred
• Interested in the e-commerce industry and adaptive to a fast-paced working environment

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If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected]