Risk Arbitration Analyst Intern (Monetization Integrity) - 2025 Summer (BS/MS)

Team Introduction

The Global Monetization Integrity team ensures safe and quality experiences between users, creators, and businesses. The team is responsible for creating scalable and reliable solutions that allow TikTok users and businesses to interact in a trustworthy manner, always working to anticipate and protect against threats.



The Risk Arbitration Team is responsible for establishing ground truth on advertiser behavior, acting as an essential contributor to defining actor policies and products. Our Risk Arbitration Analysts support our efforts to identify and quantify complex and emerging risk signals. Risk Arbitration analysts review monetized content and work together with the Risk Arbitration Specialists to conduct investigative deep-dives into actor behavior. They serve as a key contact to stakeholder teams improving malicious actor detection policies and products, such as developing and briefing intelligence products to cross-functional teams and leadership, as appropriate, or collaborating in response to actions over a variety of security disciplines to disseminate information and reporting in support of TikTok's critical business and operational needs.



Please note, this role requires flexible working hours, including some weekends.



We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2025. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Turn your ambitions into reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok.



Internships at TikTok 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 TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.





Responsibilities:

- Conduct high-priority actor-level investigations requiring subject matter expertise.

- Leverage knowledge of marketing and advertising strategies to develop comprehensive methodologies to detect, monitor, and report on Influence Operations (IO) and Account Takeover (ATO) efforts

- Leverage internal and OSINT tools to uncover, track and memorialize adversary IO and ATOs within the ads and monetization space.

- Assess and provide recommendations for product, process, and policy improvements based on outcomes from content-level and account-level reviews.

- Evaluate actor accounts to ensure internal control systems are initiating appropriate actions, and proper operational steps are followed, by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of various models, mechanisms, and processes.

- Develop case details, analyze evidence, conduct RCAs, and present recommendations for internal actions to key stakeholders.