Creator Partnerships Manager, Emerging Verticals- Operations; Los Angeles

Position: Creator Partnerships Manager, Emerging Verticals- TikTok Operations (Los Angeles)
Team Introduction
The Emerging Verticals team builds and scales programs that grow high-quality creator supply across Tik Tok's content categories in North America. Our work sits at the intersection of product adoption and creator growth - helping creators discover features, build sustainable strategies, and set the standard for quality content at scale.

About the Role
You'll manage and grow a portfolio of top creators - retaining them, deepening their platform engagement, and elevating them as showcases that raise the bar for content quality 'll serve as their primary point of contact, owning the relationship end-to-end while collaborating cross-functionally to align their work with platform priorities.

Responsibilities

* Evaluate, select, and onboard creators against eligibility criteria, business priorities, and portfolio fit

* Build trusted, long-term relationships that keep top talent deeply invested in Tik Tok

* Translate platform data into actionable content strategies and coach creators on new features and tools

* Develop, plan, and implement projects and initiatives to showcase top creators at key industry moments

* Host in-person and virtual sessions covering best practices, product updates, and creator connection

* Partner closely with Product, Comms, and Marketing to align creator work with platform priorities

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree in related field

* 5+ years working experience focused on the creator and content ecosystem, ideally with experience at other top content, entertainment and social media/influencer platforms or companies or relevant industries

* Comfort turning data into strategy - dashboards, self-serve tools, and basic querying

* Sharp communicator, written and verbal, across all levels

* High ownership mentality - you spot gaps and fix them

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience collaborating across global teams and time zones

* Comfort working in fast-paced environments where priorities shift quickly

* Deep understanding of creator trends and tools across platforms

* Experience managing a tiered or segmented creator/talent portfolio in the Food, Lifestyle, and/or Learning verticals