Job Description

About the Team:

The Short Drama Team is dedicated to curating, producing, and localizing high-quality short dramas for TikTok.

- Lead copyright partnership initiatives for overseas short dramas to expand the pipeline of targeted content supply.

- Apply solid understanding of short drama content; leverage a sharp eye for identifying hit content, provide strategic guidance on imported content quality, and drive growth in both overall content volume and the number of premium short drama titles.

- Screen and manage key copyright holders on an ongoing basis. Independently handle end-to-end copyright negotiations, contract execution and content launch processes to secure favorable copyright terms and maximize partnership value.

- Acquire exclusive premiere rights to new short drama titles and support the overseas distribution of top-performing domestic short dramas, with the goal to boost the coverage of hit content offerings.

- Monitor overseas short drama rankings on a regular basis to maintain the market-leading edge of TikTok’s overseas short drama portfolio in the market.

- Continuously refine partnership and management workflows throughout the collaboration lifecycle; proactively identify potential partnership risks, develop viable solutions and drive their effective implementation.

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.

Responsibilities:

- Assist the team in exploring and developing short drama topics suitable for TikTok's U.S. market, combining local cultural characteristics and audience preferences.

- Conduct daily collection and collation of information on the U.S. film and television industry, including but not limited to popular genres, hit works, emerging creators, and industry policy trends.

- Monitor and track hot trends on major U.S. social media platforms (especially TikTok), summarize popular topics, creative forms, and user interaction rules.

- Collect and sort out major U.S. social events and public topics, and initially evaluate their feasibility for adaptation into short drama content.

- Assist in organizing research materials, compiling analysis reports, and providing data support and creative insights for the team's topic selection meetings.

- Collaborate with the creative team to complete other auxiliary work related to content research and creation.