Turnitin is a global SaaS company dedicated to ensuring the integrity of education and research and supporting the development of original thinking skills. As the academic and research landscape evolves, Turnitin stays ahead of trends through advancements in technology and deep partnerships with education leaders, institutions, and practitioners. Turnitin’s content databases — built over 20 years — provide an unparalleled repository of 1+ billion student papers, best-in-class scholarly content from top publishers in every major discipline and in dozens of languages, and 70+ billion current and archived web pages. We promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all assignment types and subject areas so that educators can help students do their best, original work.  

Technical Support Specialist

Full-time (Sunday to Thursday 9am-6pm)

Turnitin is revolutionizing the experience of writing to learn. Turnitin’s formative feedback and originality checking services promote critical thinking, ensure academic integrity and help students improve their writing. Turnitin provides instructors with the tools to engage students in the writing process, provide personalized feedback, and assess student progress over time. Turnitin's applications are used by more than 33 million students at 15,000 institutions in 140 countries. Turnitin is headquartered in Oakland, California with international offices in the UK, the Netherlands, South Korea and Australia.

You will play a critical role in the delivery of world-class client support and are responsible for responding to technical and non-technical customer queries.  

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with a technical or customer support background to expand our Product Specialist team. The successful candidate will possess very strong problem-solving and communication skills. They will thrive in a fast paced, team-oriented environment, and possess the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. This role is best suited for a self-starter who is comfortable working with internal and external customers.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively support the Turnitin product line via primarily email, (sometimes phone & live chat), ensuring problem resolution, system access, and optimal system performance.

• Coordinate closely with Engineering and Product Management on all product issues & releases.

• Develop positive customer and cultural relations.

• Assist in the translation, maintenance, and updating of technical documentation associated with the product line.

• Support other strategic initiatives as needed.

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree or applicant with experience working in a customer support role

• Fluent spoken/written English

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple projects, set priorities, work independently, and perform under pressure.

• Excellent computer skills.

• Knowledge of one or more of the following Operating Systems (Windows, Mac, Linux).

• A good understanding of Microsoft Office products.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas or D2L

• Broad understanding of web technologies and Software as a Service (SasS)

• Excellent planning and organizational skills.

• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential material and possess excellent judgment.

No agency submissions 

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