Senior Visual Designer (Remote)

Senior Visual Designer | Amplify Education, Inc. | UnitedStates

Senior Visual Designer | Amplify Education, Inc. | United States

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.

Amplify’s creative team is a group of designers, artists, and storytellers. We sketch, we write, we push pixels, we also love paper. We live for the big ideas, and we sweat the details. We work on digital, print, environmental, interactive, and animation projects. We have a strong hands-on and highly collaborative approach to both product development and graphic design systems and ensure ideas are realized to the highest standards of execution.

Senior Visual Designers at Amplify combine Visual and UX Design, leveraging a basic understanding of the elements behind front-end websites and digital components, to craft insightful and relevant digital layouts that cater directly to the needs of our young learners and their teachers. 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 extend and improve Amplify’s digital curriculum.

This is a contract role.

Responsibilities of the Senior Visual Designer:

Develop an understanding of the Amplify product line and bring the brand experience to life through the lens of a digital platform product
Contribute to the visual development of the platform’s brand identity
Conceive, plan, and produce brand assets in a range of media for web development
Collaborate closely with Design and Product Leadership to define the look and feel and contribute to the overall direction of the platform brand
Articulate concepts and creative solutions visually and verbally
Refine deliverables by obtaining feedback from stakeholders and designers
Coordinate visual asset requirements and production within the greater design team
Act as a brand ambassador within the design team, promoting design consistency and best practices across all projects and initiatives

Basic Qualifications of the Senior Visual Designer:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
3+ years related experience in digital design
Proven expertise in graphic design, layout and typography or illustration
Strong and effective interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, and listening)
Comfortable with collaborative discussion, listening closely and providing honest, thoughtful feedback to colleagues
Expertise with Adobe, Figma, Zeplin
Comfortable with short development cycles and flexible with shifting priorities
Able to collaborate with a team as well as take initiative and work independently
Not afraid to start from hand-drawn thumbnails

Preferred Qualifications of the Senior Visual Designer:

Track record in developing visual identities for digital products, platforms, apps, or games
Experience in leading visual branding projects, including creating style guides
Portfolio showcasing shipped projects that demonstrate a deep understanding of how visual design influences user behavior and brand perception
Strong understanding of branding design principles and application across a multitude of web-based components or libraries
Skilled in illustration, animation, or video editing
Experience with user-centered design
Experience working in education technology or similar tech field
Experience collaborating with engineers
Experience in designing for browser or web formats
Familiarity with Generative AI, HTML, React, JavaScript and CSS
Has an arsenal of ice breakers that are better than ChatGPT’s

Compensation:

The hourly rate range for this role is $55 – $60.

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.

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