Thought Leadership and Executive Communications Senior Manager

Summary

Join Turnitin as a Thought Leadership and Executive Communications Senior Manager and develop, execute, and oversee communication strategies to enhance the company's reputation and build strong stakeholder relationships. You will craft compelling messaging, serve as a strategic thought partner to the company's leadership team, and implement a thought leadership strategy. This role requires strong communication skills, experience in media relations, and the ability to build relationships with target media outlets. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus eligibility, and a comprehensive benefits package. Turnitin is a remote-first company with a global team and a commitment to employee well-being. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of related experience and a passion for storytelling.

Requirements

• Skilled at business planning and diligent at measuring and communicating progress towards the plan, identifying roadblocks, and coming up with appropriate solutions
• Broad press and social media relationships
• 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
• 15+ years of related work experience

Responsibilities

• Craft compelling messaging, managing external communications, and ensuring consistent and effective communication aligned with the organization's goals and values
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to our CLT, and help deliver their communications to the company and their individual teams
• Develop and implement a thought leadership strategy to establish the organization as an industry leader
• Support strategic planning and execution for all external communications efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the education technology sector
• BA or BS—or equivalent degree

Benefits

• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Education 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 or Home Office Reimbursement*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Parental Leave*
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*