Publisher Partner Manager, Emerging Verticals - TikTok Operations (Los Angeles)

- Understand publishers' business models, editorial strategies, content operations, organizational structures, and strategic priorities to identify opportunities for deeper platform collaboration.
- Conduct regular business reviews and strategic planning sessions with publisher partners to evaluate performance, align on priorities, and develop joint growth plans.
- Drive adoption of TikTok products, programs, and strategic initiatives across publisher accounts.
- Analyze publisher performance, content trends, and audience insights to identify growth opportunities, performance gaps, and actionable recommendations.
- Identify, develop, and scale high-potential publisher accounts that can serve as showcases for high-quality content and best practices within their respective content categories.
- Build relationships with key stakeholders across publisher organizations, including editorial, audience development, social media, content strategy, partnerships, and executive leadership teams.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Creator Operations, Marketing, Comms, and other internal teams to represent publisher needs and execute strategic initiatives.
- Gather structured publisher feedback and industry insights to inform product development, platform strategy, and operational priorities.
- Develop scalable publisher management frameworks, playbooks, and best practices that improve account management efficiency and publisher outcomes.
- Monitor trends across digital media, publishing, social platforms, and the broader content ecosystem to identify emerging opportunities and potential strategic partnerships.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in publisher partnerships, partner management, strategic account management, business development, digital media, content partnerships, or related fields.
- Demonstrated experience managing publishers, media organizations, strategic content partners, or enterprise accounts.
- Strong understanding of the digital media ecosystem, publisher business models, editorial operations, audience development, and content distribution strategies.
- Proven ability to develop account strategies, identify growth opportunities, and drive measurable partner outcomes.
- Experience using data and performance insights to develop actionable recommendations and influence partner strategies.
- Strong communication, relationship management, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage complex partner relationships and operate effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional, and evolving environment.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working directly with publishers, media companies, digital-native media organizations, or content platforms.
- Existing relationships within the North American publisher and digital media ecosystem.
- Experience developing joint business plans, conducting strategic business reviews, and managing senior external stakeholders.
- Understanding of publisher monetization models, content distribution strategies, audience growth, and platform partnerships.
- Experience collaborating with Product, Marketing, Comms, and Operations teams to launch and scale partner initiatives.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $103360 - $273600 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.

Client-provided location(s): Los Angeles, CA

Job ID: TikTok-7660286730469591349

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-07-10T20:06:45