UX Researcher Intern; GMPT - Summer; BS​/MS

Responsibilities

Byte Dance Monetization User Research team serves as the gateway to Byte Dance's business services, helping clients seamlessly connect with their audiences and unlock their brand's full potential. Our mission is to inspire and empower clients to achieve their goals, explore new opportunities, and create value through Byte Dance.

Summer Start Dates

• May 11th, 2026
• May 18th, 2026
• May 26th, 2026
• June 8th, 2026
• June 22nd, 2026

• Lead strategic research to identify novel product opportunities and conduct independent research on multiple aspects of products and experiences within the Global monetization space.
• Collect and analyze user behavior through lab studies, field visits, ethnography, surveys, benchmark studies, server logs and online experiments (A/B testing).
• Work with Designers, Product Managers, Engineers and other UXRs to prioritize research opportunities in a fast‑paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Understand and incorporate complex technical and business requirements into research.
• Advocate research findings to diverse audiences through written reports and in‑person presentations.

• Strong interest in user research and Internet products.
• Understanding of common user research methods.
• Strong learning ability, good at thinking and summarizing.
• Ability to use English as a working language.
• Commit to a 12‑week full‑time work period during Summer 2026.
• Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in Market Research or Social Sciences, or a related discipline.

• Major in related fields such as Psychology, Sociology, Marketing, Advertising, etc.
• Capable of conducting independent analysis and judgment.
• Possess data sensitivity.
• Able to continuously and proactively learn and optimize work.

Compensation
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Hourly rate $25 - $25 in the selected city.

Benefits
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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.

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.

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