Team
TikTok Creation
Camera & Editing
My Role
Product Design Intern
Duration
Jun – Oct 2026
Responsibilities
Research & Definition
UX / UI Design
Specs & Design QA
Design-to-code with AI
Overview
Designing in the camera, where creation on TikTok starts
This summer I got to design for TikTok Camera, where every video starts. On the Creation team, I owned new features that lower the barrier to expression, from early exploration through launch. I shaped functionality and interactions around what creators need, turned them into clear specs and edge cases for engineering, and stayed close through implementation, testing and two rounds of iteration. Alongside that, I helped shape an internal AI design-to-code tool, as both a designer using it and a contributor to it.
Projects
What I got to work on
Shipped · Global A/B test
In-camera teleprompter
Lip-sync is one of the largest content types recorded in TikTok Camera, yet creators had to memorize every lyric. I owned the 0→1 design of an in-camera teleprompter that detects lyrics from a sound or shows a custom script. I designed everything from the reading experience to how the panel moves, resizes and shares the screen with other camera tools. It shipped on iOS and Android as a global A/B test that lifted lip-sync publishing by ~8%.
In development
Follow-along recording
A camera tool that helps creators recreate the videos they watch. I co-designed its core interactions and how it works alongside other camera tools — more to share once it launches.
Shipped · Built with AI design-to-code
Exposure compensation
Design spotted a missing basic control in the camera, so I pushed for exposure compensation — framing the problem, designing the interaction, and bringing it to product. Then I built it myself: vibe-coding the implementation with an internal AI design-to-code tool, so engineering started from working code instead of a spec.
Internal tool
AI design-to-code tool
An internal tool the Creation design team uses to turn designs into working code. I identified designers’ pain points and where its capabilities fell short, then redesigned the project page toolbar for easier use. With engineering, I co-designed new features to inspect AI-generated code — element inspection, versioning, and design and stress-test reviews.
How I worked
Owning the whole loop
Reflection
What I’m taking with me
Memories
Off the clock
A few moments from the summer with the Creation team.
