Events Manager (UK Remote)

Company Description

When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For over 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Over 21,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Feedback Studio, Originality, Gradescope, ExamSoft, Similarity, and iThenticate. Experience a remote-centric culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritises your overall well-being. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education.

The Events Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and managing a variety of Global B2B education events aimed at driving brand awareness, lead generation, and customer engagement. This role involves coordinating with various internal and external stakeholders, managing event logistics, and ensuring the successful delivery of events that align with business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Event Planning and Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive event program that supports marketing and business goals. Plan and manage a variety of events, including trade shows, conferences, webinars, and customer events. Collaborate with the Senior Manager, Global Events, to align event strategy with overall marketing objectives and ensure consistency across all events.
• Event Execution: Oversee all aspects of event logistics, including venue selection, vendor management, registration processes, and on-site coordination. Ensure seamless execution of events, managing timelines, budgets, and resources effectively. Coordinate with marketing, sales, solutions engineering, and other internal teams to ensure event success.
• Content and Promotion: Develop event content and promotional materials in collaboration with the content marketing team. Create and execute event marketing campaigns using various channels such as email, social media, and paid advertising to drive attendance and engagement. Work with speakers and presenters to ensure high-quality, engaging content that resonates with the target audience.
• Budget Management: Manage event budgets, ensuring efficient allocation of resources to maximize ROI. Monitor and report on event-related expenses, ensuring activities stay within budget.
• Vendor and Partner Management: Establish and maintain relationships with event vendors, partners, speakers and sponsors. Negotiate contracts and ensure all agreements are fulfilled to the highest standards.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Track and analyze event performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics. Provide regular reports on event outcomes, attendee feedback, and ROI to senior management, marketing and stakeholders. Use data-driven insights to continuously improve event strategies and execution.
• Attendee Experience: Ensure a positive and engaging experience for all event attendees, from pre-event communications to post-event follow-ups. Gather and analyze attendee feedback to identify areas for improvement and enhance future events.
• Innovation and Best Practices: Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in event management. Drive innovation in event planning and execution, exploring new methodologies to improve effectiveness and attendee engagement.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years proven experience in B2B event management, preferably in the education technology sector
• Strong project management skills, including budgeting and vendor management
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in event management software and tools
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
• Creative and innovative event planning and marketing strategies that remain focused on driving engagement and results
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Knowledge of the education technology industry trends and key players
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging, cross-departmental, global organization
• Familiarity with project management software (Asana preferable)
• Good working knowledge of Salesforce.com
• Self-motivated and committed
• Love learning and developing new skills
• Self-aware

Tii Elements:

• One Team: Collaboration & Influencing
• Customer Centric: Quality Focus
• Integrity: Self-Awareness & Impact
• Action & Ownership: Resourcefulness
• Passion for Learning: Curiosity

Additional Information:

Total Rewards @ Turnitin

Turnitin maintains a Total Rewards package that is competitive within the local job market. People tend to think about their Total Rewards monetarily — solely as regular pay plus bonus or commission. This is what they earn in exchange for what they do. However, Turnitin delivers more than just these components. Beyond the intrinsic rewards of unleashing your potential to positively impact global education, and thriving in an organization that is free of politics and full of humble, inclusive and collaborative teammates, the extrinsic rewards at Turnitin include generous time off and health and wellness programs that offer choice and flexibility and provide a safety net for the challenges that life presents from time to time.

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes. Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric - We realise 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:

• 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*

* 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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.