Illustrator (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.
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.
Illustrators at Amplify create beautiful 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 extend and improve Amplify's Math Supplemental.
Amplify's COVID-19 vaccination policy requires all staff to provide proof of vaccination for in-person meetings unless an approved exemption is provided.
Responsibilities:

• Create age appropriate narrative art for Supplemental eReader books, from 12 to 18 pages long.
• Collaborate closely with the art director to gather requirements for art specs, and produce illustrations from sketch to final art
• Articulate concepts and creative solutions visually and verbally
• Develop and refine deliverables by obtaining feedback from stakeholders and designers

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, design, illustration, communications, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in illustration
• Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite, with a focus on Adobe Illustrator
• Experience with creating rapid sketches and thumbnails for review and feedback
• Experience with creating rich, high-fidelity illustration
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superb visual and conceptual skills to solve problems and create novel solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with storyboarding or sequential storytelling
• Experience with animation or motion graphics
• Experience with visual design in education technology or a related field
• Enthusiasm for contributing to the landscape of education

Compensation:
The hourly rate range for this role is $45.00-$65.00.
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.