User Trust Ad Policy Project Intern (Business Integrity - Policy) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

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.

About the team:
The global Business Integrity team ensures TikTok users have a safe experience while viewing advertisements. They work closely with advertisers to create ad policies, manage content review processes, and more. As we continue to add advertising on Tik Tok, this team is critical in assuring a joyful and creative ads experience for the community.

This position will help create TikTok's advertising policies in addition to supporting our partner teams on incoming policy queries. This individual will work in conjunction with teams like moderation, quality, and service to make sure our ad policies are clear and executed properly. Our ideal candidate is a self-starter, who is able to navigate multiple workstreams simultaneously.

Responsibilities:

- Research and provide input to global advertising policies as well as help identify gaps in policies and propose revisions
- Partner with cross-functional teams including Product/RD, Advertiser Experience, Training and Ad Review teams to ensure accurate and effective policy enforcement;
- Collaborate closely with partners in these teams to implement effective and scalable cross-team workflows;
- Handle incoming queries about advertising policy areas with clear and helpful responses, and participate in weekly calibration sessions to ensure consistent alignment of policy and process;
- Work directly with Ad Policy Managers and Specialists to review RCAs on problematic trends, document and report findings, and make suggestions for policy iterations;
- Support Ad Policy Managers, Specialists and Training teams in reviewing policies, creating SOPs and/or training material for policy updates;
- Ownership of operational labeling protocols and online policy maintenance and publishing tasks.

Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree or above
- Strong problem-solving skills and highly organised
- Understanding of the impact ad policy decisions have on advertisers and users
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and rapid growth environment

Preferred Qualifications:
- Good understanding of the digital advertising landscape, and a passion for the TikTok product