Summer Intern, Corporate Communications & Brand Strategy

Company: Turnitin
Location: Remote
Duration: 10-12 Weeks (Summer)
Salary: $24-$26/hour

About the Role

Join Turnitin, a recognized innovator in global education for over 25 years, as a dynamic, analytical, and social media savvy Summer Intern. You'll be part of our Corporate Communications and Brand Strategy team, focusing on a full-time, 10-12 week internship. This role is ideal for a researcher eager to explore the nuances of digital subcultures, internet community dynamics, and platform-specific governance, with a particular focus on Reddit.

Key Responsibilities

• Reddit Ecosystem Mapping: Identify, track, and audit relevant subreddits, communities, and active discussion threads related to Turnitin's industry, brand, and core product offerings.
• Landscape & Sentiment Analysis: Analyze current Reddit community conversations, synthesizing user sentiment, emerging trends, pain points, and advocacy patterns.
• Best Practices & Framework Development: Research and compile case studies on successful and unsuccessful corporate engagement strategies on Reddit, examining elements like AMAs, community moderation, brand accounts, and organic outreach.
• Strategic Recommendations: Translate research findings into actionable recommendations and frameworks for corporate communications, brand marketing, and customer advocacy teams.
• Ad-Hoc Communications Research: Support the broader team with secondary research projects on corporate communications, media monitoring, competitor brand tracking, and executive positioning.

Note: While the primary focus is Reddit research, there's flexibility for additional brand and corporate communications projects based on team capacity and project timelines.

What You Will Gain

• Direct ownership of a high-visibility research project to shape the company's digital community playbook.
• Mentorship from seasoned communications, public relations, and brand strategy professionals.
• Practical experience applying internet sociology and social listening metrics to corporate strategy.
• Networking opportunities and the chance to present final research to cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Academic Background: Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Sociology, Digital Media, Market Research, or a related field.
• Platform Awareness: Familiarity with Reddit's unique structure, culture, and governance.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills with the ability to distill complex forum data into clear insights.
• Excellent Communication: Outstanding written and visual communication skills, capable of creating polished research slide decks, briefs, and executive summaries.

About Turnitin

Turnitin partners with educators and institutions worldwide to develop learning integrity solutions. With over 16,000 academic institutions using our services in more than 185 countries, we are dedicated to protecting the value of authentic education. We foster a remote-first culture that empowers purpose-driven work, supported by a comprehensive well-being package.

Turnitin is an Equal Opportunity Employer- vets/disabled.