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User Research Intern

1 Hour ago • Upto 1 Years • Monetization

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance's Business Office seeks a User Research Intern for their Global Monetization Product and Technology team. The 12-week summer internship (May/June 2025 start) involves collaborating with product and strategy teams to identify research topics, design and implement studies focusing on user behavior and attitudes, analyze data to deliver actionable insights, and track product progress. The intern will share findings with multi-disciplinary teams and international stakeholders. The ideal candidate possesses experience in survey design, data analysis using statistical tools (SPSS/R/Python/SQL), and a strong understanding of user research and human behavior. A passion for the monetization space and excellent communication skills are preferred.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in related field
  • Survey design & response effects experience
  • Data manipulation & analysis using statistical tools
  • Collaboration with product & strategy teams
  • Deliver actionable insights & solutions
Good to have:
  • Understanding of monetization
  • Strong communication & presentation skills
  • Passion for user research & human behavior
Perks:
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Paid sick time

Job Details

Responsibilities
Team Introduction Business Office is the strategic team of ByteDance providing support for various business lines with the perspectives of strategy, user research, data science, macro research, etc., helping the business to grow more healthily and steadily at all stages, and becoming the most reliable strategic partner. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2025. Internships at ByteDance aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Turn your ambitions into reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at Bytedance. Internships at Bytedance aim to provide students with hands-on experience in developing fundamental skills and exploring potential career paths. A vibrant blend of social events and enriching development workshops will be available for you to explore. Here, you will utilize your knowledge in real-world scenarios while laying a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. This Internship Program runs for 12 weeks beginning in May/June 2025. Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the following summer internship start dates below: Monday, May 12 Monday, May 19 Tuesday May 27 (Memorial Day May 26) Monday, June 9 Monday, June 23 We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit to these start dates. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date). Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Responsibilities: - Partner with product, strategy, and other business partners to identify research topics. - Support the formulation of research hypotheses, the design and implementation of studies; addressing both user behaviour and attitudes, the analysis and synthesis of user experience, and the delivery of actionable insights as well as solutions addressing the research topics along with other user researchers. - Tracking product's progress and identifying problems via tracking user benchmarking metrics periodically, and figuring out ways to ascribe those problems to a cause and fix them. - Share research findings with multi-disciplinary teams & international stakeholders.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in human behaviour related fields (HCI, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Information Science, Economics, Political Science, Behavioral Science, Statistics, etc.) - Experience with survey design and response effects. - Familiarity with data manipulation and analysis using statistical tools (SPSS/R/Python/SQL/or equivalent). Preferred Qualifications: - Display strong interest in and understanding of the monetization space. - Exceptional communicator, having strong communication and presentation skills to present data in an understandable and convincing way. - You have a genuine passion for and ideally good knowledge of user research and human behavior.
Job Information
About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, 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. 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

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance 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

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $25- $25.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. 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).

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.

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