When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For more than 20 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Gradescope by Turnitin, iThenticate, Turnitin Feedback Studio, Turnitin Originality, Turnitin Similarity, ExamSoft, and ProctorExam.

Turnitin has offices in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education. Come join us, and let's make change together.

The corporate communications coordinator/specialist will support and execute the external communications strategy, including public relations and thought leadership initiatives. The position’s responsibilities include managing media requests and arranging interviews, gathering press kits, distributing press materials, managing and updating press lists, media monitoring and organic social media coordination.

The corporate communications coordinator/specialist will play a crucial role in shaping how Turnitin shows up in both education and top-tier media. They will follow news trends and think creatively about new ways to engage with the media. They should be an excellent communicator with high attention to detail and the ability to remain organized and flexible in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities

• Maintains online press room
• Responds to inbound media requests
• Manages press kits and related materials 
• Prepares media briefs and backgrounding sheets
• Compiles metrics and creates reports for major initiatives and campaigns
• Researches best practices and strategies for communications platforms and media outreach
• Coordinates and collaborates across teams to achieve communications objectives
• Coordinates posts and executes organic social media plan

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Organized self-starter with high attention to detail
• Highly skilled at building relationships with target media outlets and journalists
• Ability to report results and share deliverables with  company leaders, key stakeholders and communications partners/agencies 
• 2-3 years of related work experience

Job Progression

Corporate Communications Coordinator to Corporate Communications Manager:

Employee is a self-starter who consistently executes projects and initiatives beyond the scope of their initial role. All writing and positioning pieces are distribution-ready. Employee analyzes and adapts their communications approach based on data and outcomes from past projects. Employee develops relationships across the company that support key communications initiatives.

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.

Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric - We realize our mission to ensure integrity and improve learning outcomes by putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning - We seek out teammates that are constantly learning and growing and build a workplace which enables them to do so.
• Integrity - We believe integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin. It shapes our products, the way we treat each other, and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership - We have a bias toward action and empower teammates to make decisions.
• One Team - We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively, and celebrate each other’s successes.
• Global Mindset - We respect local cultures and embrace diversity. We think globally and act locally to maximize our impact on education.

Global Benefits

• Flexible/hybrid working
• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Tuition Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• 4 Self-Care Days per year
• National Holidays*
• 2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed
• Paid Volunteer Time*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement/Home Office Equipment*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Parental Leave*
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*

* varies by country

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad

At Turnitin, we recognize it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and evolve alongside us, join our team!

Turnitin, LLC is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.