Product Design Manager, MS ELA Print (Contract)

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 10 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

Product Design Managers at Amplify create functional and meaningful experiences that delight our young learners and their teachers, inside and outside of the classroom. As a member of Amplify’s design group you will partner with a diverse cross-functional product team of designers, product owners, developers, and curriculum experts, to set the vision for our print curriculum and help bring the product to market. 

*This is a contract position based in Brooklyn, but can be remote.

Responsibilities of the Product Design Manager:

• Lead design discovery and definition for print teacher guides, student activities, and readers

• Create sketches, wireframes, prototypes, user journeys, personas, and stakeholder presentations summarizing concepts and progress

• Be the main design collaborator point of contact with cross functional stakeholders from Product, Content, and Marketing

• Drive design review and iteration by organizing regular touchpoints with cross functional stakeholders for input and feedback on work in progress

• Construct and manage schedules for design deliverables

• Actively participate in weekly design sprints, team meetings, and user testing, with daily team touch points

• Oversee the design pipeline for translating from prototypes to final design production

• Direct an internal team of visual and production designers, oversee their work streams and regulate touchpoints for feedback

• Provide design feedback and communicate requirements to vendors 

Basic Qualifications of the Product Design Manager:

• 5+ years of experience in publishing design or layout-driven print production

• Advanced layout, typography, iconography, color theory and composition skills

• Expert knowledge of Adobe Indesign, including experience with templates, master pages, paragraph and character styles, table and cell styles.

• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite

• 1-2 years’ experience managing others, formally or project-based

• Strong people management skills

• Strong organizational and time-management skills

• Bachelor’s degree in design or equivalent work experience

• Strong prototyping skills

Preferred Qualifications of the Product Design Manager:

• Experience with publishing industry

• Experience with using Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop

Compensation:

The hourly rate for this role is $65.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To that end, we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. 

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. 

This position may be funded, in whole or in part, through American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds.

Amplify Education, Inc. is an E-Verify participant.

If selected, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may also be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination or submit to enhanced background screening, including fingerprints.