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Content Designer roles sit at the intersection of UX writing and product strategy, making them a strong fit for OPT students with degrees in communication, human-computer interaction, or English. Most roles qualify as specialty occupations under OPT work authorization. Your 12-month standard OPT window can extend to 36 months with a STEM OPT extension if your degree qualifies.
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The TikTok Monetization Products organization sits within TikTok for Business. Our purpose is to create intuitive and scalable ad experiences that foster meaningful connections between businesses and people. We're looking for a Content Designer who will help shape UX strategies and craft content experiences that meet advertiser needs. Through clear, expressive writing, content designers build products that captivate and engage our viewers, and transform product features and concepts so that they're intuitive and easy to understand. You'll actively build relationships with stakeholders including product management, product design, marketing, user research, engineering, and localization teams to promote content design within TikTok. In this role, you will:
- Execute content design and UX writing for monetization product workstreams
- Craft, proofread, and edit concise, conversational product UI content
- Contribute to and evolve TikTok Monetization's content, voice, and style guidelines
- Meet and align with teams across global time zones to drive a cohesive product narrative
- Collaborate with and influence design, product, research, and marketing teams in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
- Participate in design critiques to drive consistency and improve content quality across monetization products
- Define efficient, practical solutions and processes for large-scale problems
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of content design or relevant UX writing experience for web or mobile applications
- Experience collaborating with product management, product design, user research, engineering, and localization teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree English, Journalism, Communications, Technical Writing, UX, HCI, or equivalent practical experience
- Writing portfolio including, but not limited to: user interface copy, microcopy, user education
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
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $108000 - $168000 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.
Responsibilities
The TikTok Monetization Products organization sits within TikTok for Business. Our purpose is to create intuitive and scalable ad experiences that foster meaningful connections between businesses and people. We're looking for a Content Designer who will help shape UX strategies and craft content experiences that meet advertiser needs. Through clear, expressive writing, content designers build products that captivate and engage our viewers, and transform product features and concepts so that they're intuitive and easy to understand. You'll actively build relationships with stakeholders including product management, product design, marketing, user research, engineering, and localization teams to promote content design within TikTok. In this role, you will:
- Execute content design and UX writing for monetization product workstreams
- Craft, proofread, and edit concise, conversational product UI content
- Contribute to and evolve TikTok Monetization's content, voice, and style guidelines
- Meet and align with teams across global time zones to drive a cohesive product narrative
- Collaborate with and influence design, product, research, and marketing teams in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
- Participate in design critiques to drive consistency and improve content quality across monetization products
- Define efficient, practical solutions and processes for large-scale problems
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of content design or relevant UX writing experience for web or mobile applications
- Experience collaborating with product management, product design, user research, engineering, and localization teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree English, Journalism, Communications, Technical Writing, UX, HCI, or equivalent practical experience
- Writing portfolio including, but not limited to: user interface copy, microcopy, user education
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
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $108000 - $168000 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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Content Designer
Lead with your UX writing portfolio
Content Designers are evaluated almost entirely on portfolio work. Showcase error messages, onboarding flows, and microcopy samples. Employers need to see your writing in product context, not just writing samples from academic or editorial backgrounds.
Target tech companies with dedicated content design teams
Large product companies like Google, Meta, and Salesforce have established content design practices and structured OPT sponsorship workflows. Smaller startups may have the role but lack the immigration infrastructure to process your authorization paperwork efficiently.
Clarify your OPT timeline upfront in applications
Content Designer hiring cycles can run eight to twelve weeks. If your OPT start date or expiration falls within that window, flag it early. Hiring managers appreciate transparency and it avoids last-minute complications around your employment start date.
Align your degree field to the role description
OPT requires your job to be directly related to your degree. Communication, linguistics, HCI, and English degrees map cleanly to Content Designer roles. If your degree is adjacent, document the connection clearly before your employer submits any authorization paperwork.
Pursue STEM OPT if your degree qualifies
Degrees in human-computer interaction, information science, or cognitive science often qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. That extension is frequently the deciding factor for employers willing to invest in your long-term H-1B visa sponsorship after OPT ends.
Ask specifically about H-1B sponsorship history during interviews
Content Designer roles are new enough at many companies that sponsorship history is inconsistent. Ask whether the company has sponsored H-1B petitions for this specific role, not just for engineers. The answer tells you how realistic your long-term path is.
Content Designer OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Content Designer job qualify for OPT work authorization?
Yes, Content Designer roles generally qualify for OPT as long as the work is directly related to your degree. Degrees in communication, UX design, English, linguistics, or human-computer interaction support a clear connection. Your employer does not file a petition for OPT, but USCIS requires the employment to fall within your degree field, so document that connection before you start.
Can a Content Designer role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not your job title. If your degree is in human-computer interaction, information science, cognitive science, or a related STEM-designated field, you may qualify for the 24-month extension. Content Designer roles supported by a communication or English degree typically do not qualify. Check the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List and confirm with your DSO before assuming eligibility.
Where can I find Content Designer jobs that are open to OPT students?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT and international students and filters for roles where employers are open to sponsoring or working with work-authorized candidates. Searching there saves time compared to filtering through general job listings where OPT eligibility is rarely disclosed upfront. Browse Content Designer listings on Migrate Mate to find roles matched to your authorization status.
Do Content Designer employers typically sponsor H-1B visas after OPT?
Some do, but it varies significantly. Large technology companies with established content design teams, such as those in enterprise software or consumer platforms, are more likely to have H-1B sponsorship infrastructure in place. Smaller companies or agencies may not have sponsored the role before. Ask directly during the interview process whether the company has sponsored H-1B petitions for content or UX roles specifically.
What happens to my OPT authorization if I switch from a Content Designer role to a different job?
Your OPT remains valid as long as your new job is also directly related to your degree. Switching from Content Designer to a role in product management or marketing may or may not qualify depending on your degree field. Report any employer or job change to your DSO within ten days, as SEVIS must reflect your current employment. Gaps longer than 90 cumulative days of unemployment can jeopardize your OPT status.