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California leads the country in F-1 OPT technology hiring, with Silicon Valley companies like Google, Apple, Meta, and Salesforce among the most active sponsors. From software engineering and data science to product management and UX, employers across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego regularly hire international students on OPT for technology roles.
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The News Creator team develops and executes strategies to grow the news content ecosystem through management, partnerships, and key programs. We work closely with Product teams to understand creator cohorts and set priorities, while collaborating with News Publishers and cross-functional partners to drive efforts forward within the evolving news landscape. Responsibilities:
- Develop, support and execute scaled programs focused on engaging and supporting TikTok News Creators
- Build and Manage relationships with News Creators and Journalists, supporting News content strategies
- Align on standardized, clear measurement plans in line with the product team and track engagement and program progress to goals, incorporating improvements to optimize program success
- Collaborate with operations teams to localize and launch creator programs in line with key business frameworks across global markets
- Align with product team to identify strategic growth opportunities informed by data-driven needs and product roadmaps
- Foster strong relationships with cross-functional teams (e.g. Comms, GR, Legal) to operationalize and scale creator programs and engagement.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
- Demonstrated understanding of the digital news ecosystem, journalism industry, and creator landscape. Experience in creator partnerships, content partnerships, program management, media partnerships, journalism, digital media, social platforms, or related fields.
- Experience developing and executing end-to-end programs, including planning, launch, stakeholder management, measurement, and reporting. Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience building and managing relationships with creators, journalists, publishers, media organizations, or other external partners.
- Experience working cross-functionally with product, communications, policy, legal, operations, and other stakeholder teams to drive business objectives. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting recommendations and program updates to internal and external stakeholders.
- Fluent communication in Spanish and English, with the ability to collaborate with Spanish creators and partners
- Experience using data and insights to inform strategy, measure program performance, and identify opportunities for optimization.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a newsroom, news agency, or news-focused organization.
- Experience at a social media platform, technology company, media company, newsroom, or creator-focused organization.
- Familiarity with creator monetization, audience development, content strategy, and platform growth best practices.
- Experience launching or scaling creator engagement, education, or community programs.
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 $102600 - $198360 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 News Creator team develops and executes strategies to grow the news content ecosystem through management, partnerships, and key programs. We work closely with Product teams to understand creator cohorts and set priorities, while collaborating with News Publishers and cross-functional partners to drive efforts forward within the evolving news landscape. Responsibilities:
- Develop, support and execute scaled programs focused on engaging and supporting TikTok News Creators
- Build and Manage relationships with News Creators and Journalists, supporting News content strategies
- Align on standardized, clear measurement plans in line with the product team and track engagement and program progress to goals, incorporating improvements to optimize program success
- Collaborate with operations teams to localize and launch creator programs in line with key business frameworks across global markets
- Align with product team to identify strategic growth opportunities informed by data-driven needs and product roadmaps
- Foster strong relationships with cross-functional teams (e.g. Comms, GR, Legal) to operationalize and scale creator programs and engagement.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
- Demonstrated understanding of the digital news ecosystem, journalism industry, and creator landscape. Experience in creator partnerships, content partnerships, program management, media partnerships, journalism, digital media, social platforms, or related fields.
- Experience developing and executing end-to-end programs, including planning, launch, stakeholder management, measurement, and reporting. Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience building and managing relationships with creators, journalists, publishers, media organizations, or other external partners.
- Experience working cross-functionally with product, communications, policy, legal, operations, and other stakeholder teams to drive business objectives. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting recommendations and program updates to internal and external stakeholders.
- Fluent communication in Spanish and English, with the ability to collaborate with Spanish creators and partners
- Experience using data and insights to inform strategy, measure program performance, and identify opportunities for optimization.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a newsroom, news agency, or news-focused organization.
- Experience at a social media platform, technology company, media company, newsroom, or creator-focused organization.
- Familiarity with creator monetization, audience development, content strategy, and platform growth best practices.
- Experience launching or scaling creator engagement, education, or community programs.
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 $102600 - $198360 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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Which technology companies in California sponsor F-1 OPT visas?
Many of California's largest technology employers have established track records of hiring F-1 OPT students, including Google, Apple, Meta, Salesforce, Netflix, and Adobe, all headquartered in the state. Mid-size and growth-stage companies in the Bay Area and Los Angeles also sponsor OPT regularly. Sponsorship decisions are made at the employer and role level, so availability varies even within the same company.
Which cities in California have the most technology F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs?
The San Francisco Bay Area, encompassing San Jose, San Francisco, and surrounding Silicon Valley cities, has the highest concentration of technology OPT sponsorship roles in California. Los Angeles is a growing hub, particularly for roles in entertainment technology, e-commerce, and startups. San Diego has a strong cluster of biotech-adjacent software and data roles. Remote-eligible positions with California-based employers also appear frequently.
What types of technology roles typically qualify for F-1 OPT sponsorship in California?
Software engineering, data science, machine learning, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, product management, and UX research are among the most commonly sponsored technology roles in California. These positions typically require a degree directly related to the work, which aligns well with OPT's requirement that employment be in a field related to your major. Roles where the connection between degree and job function is clear tend to have fewer complications.
How do I find technology F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs in California?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international students and filters technology jobs in California by visa type, including F-1 OPT, so you're not sorting through listings from employers who don't sponsor. Searching Migrate Mate lets you focus on companies with a history of OPT hiring in the state, which is more efficient than applying broadly and discovering sponsorship limitations late in the process.
Are there any California-specific considerations for F-1 OPT sponsorship in technology?
California's technology sector moves quickly, and many employers are familiar with OPT authorization timelines, but you should confirm that your Employment Authorization Document start date aligns with your offer date before accepting. STEM OPT extension eligibility is particularly relevant in California's tech industry, since many qualifying roles at E-Verify employers can support a 24-month extension beyond the initial 12 months of OPT.