UX Designer (must reside in UK or USA) REMOTE

Company Description

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Company Name: TurnItIn

Job Description

Company Description

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, Ouriginal and ProctorExam.

Turnitin has offices in Australia, India, Indonesia, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Sweden, 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.

Job Description

Turnitin is a pioneer at the intersection of education and technology. With the broadest and deepest applications of AI in the educational field, we're crafting new tools and products that will shape the learning landscape over the next decade. We put educators and learners at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for a talented UX Designer like you to join our mission— ensuring academic integrity and improving learning outcomes globally.

The Role: UX Designer

You’re a skilled practitioner who is fluent in UX principles and practices from concept through delivery. You’ll dive deep into complex design challenges, refining and realizing product strategies and feature requirements. You’ll define the customer experience at the feature level to create compelling, effective solutions.

What Your Day Looks Like

Collaborate daily with product managers, engineers, and your fellow designers

Engage with writing, research, accessibility, and localization specialists to bring small to medium-sized projects to life

Seek and integrate feedback on your designs and approaches, continuously refining your deliverables and craft

Lead by example, embodying Turnitin’s core values and driving forward our commitment to high-quality, user-centered design

Responsibilities

Manage and deliver design projects from concept to testing to launch

Balance user needs with business goals to create designs that are both intuitive and impactful

Champion user-centered design principles and methodologies

Produce comprehensive deliverables—from wireframes to detailed specs—guiding development with an eye for accessibility

Qualifications

Who You Are

Essential Qualifications

2+ years of experience in UX design

A portfolio showcasing design deliverables, including case studies demonstrating the ability to navigate complex design challenges at both the functional and feature levels

Desirable Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in design or human-computer interaction (HCI)

Experience working in ed-tech or education

Exceptional communication, presentation skills, business writing and interpersonal skills

Experience running usability tests, synthesizing and analyzing results, and iterating designs based on findings

Track record of improving deliverables and processes

Demonstrated ability in accessible design

Personal Attributes

Essential Traits

You’re curious about diverse perspectives and leverage insights from a range of customers and stakeholders to craft durable, inclusive solutions

You’re adept at formulating various solutions, assessing potential risks and balancing multiple priorities

You hold yourself accountable for the work required to drive timely and informed decisions and clear blockers to meet collective team and company goals

You’re able to build relationships with your partners and peers

You’re a proactive problem-solver who bases decisions on data and established practices

You’re always eager to learn and better yourself and your craft

You embrace change and can adapt to different teams, projects and working styles

Desirable Traits

You challenge the status quo and foster creativity thinking

You’re skilled at maximizing resources to overcome challenges and achieve innovative outcomes

You’re able to establish environments that encourage teamwork and innovation

You champion and celebrate diversity, fostering an inclusive culture that welcomes varied perspectives

Tii Elements

Accountability: We're searching for an individual who is responsible for their actions and drives collective responsibility. They should bring forward suggestions and initiatives, all in an effort to contribute to a high-performing environment.

Curiosity: Has a growth mindset and leads with questions vs. assumptions. Unleashes creativity and possibility by actively seeking new experiences, information, and knowledge; embraces challenge, takes risks, learns fast and welcomes change.

Adaptability: The ability to flex when necessary to remain cohesive as a team amongst changing circumstances (environment, procedures, people, etc).

Quality focus: Setting high quality standards for our work and striving for continuous improvement and quality assurance so that our internal & external customers get the best possible outcomes.

Resourcefulness: Possesses a mindset of abundance and redefines what’s possible; creates and advances ways of achieving results in new or difficult situations either by appropriating additional resources, or by doing more with less.

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 making a difference in the lives of educators, administrators, learners and researchers around the world, 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. In our Remote-First approach to collaborating, you are also able to work the way that best fits your style and situation - whether that be remote, in one of our offices/rented spaces, or hybrid.

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.