Responsibilities
About the Team TikTok Design Team is dedicated to delivering first-class user experiences for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We empower people to create and express freely, discover the diversity and beauty of the world, and build bridges across cultures and communities. We are a global, multidisciplinary design team made up of Product Designers, Creative Designers, Visual Designers, Content Designers, and Localization Experts. We work closely with Product, Engineering, Data, and Operations partners to turn complex challenges into intuitive, delightful experiences at scale. Responsibilities: - Design effects and creative asset authoring tools for global designers and creators, supporting TikTok’s ecosystem and inspiring new forms of creativity. - Define and evolve interaction frameworks, design systems, and usability standards for complex creation tools to reduce learning curves and improve efficiency. - Explore and apply emerging technologies—including 3D, real-time rendering, and AI—to develop innovative solutions that meet user needs. - Independently lead end-to-end design for key projects, from concept to launch, with strong UI and visual execution. - Deeply engage with the product and business context, proactively identifying opportunities through data analysis and user research, and translating insights into scalable design solutions.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications - 1+ years of experience designing PC/Web-based tools or complex systems; experience with mobile creation tools is a plus. - Strong end-to-end product design capability, including interaction design, visual design, and system thinking. - Solid product and data mindset, with the ability to make design decisions informed by user behavior and metrics. - High ownership, strong learning agility, and a habit of reflection and design iteration. - Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments. Preferred Qualifications - Experience with mobile creation tools. - Experience with user research, motion design, data analysis, or understanding of technical implementation. - Familiarity with creator tools, game art, visual effects, filters, or beauty-related products. - Strong internet culture awareness, a great sense of humor, and genuine passion for creative expression and everyday life.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $79040 - $165600 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
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:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
