Senior Art Director (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.
Art Directors at Amplify build 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 the lead of Professional Development to set the vision for our educator-facing multimedia materials for all products and services.
This position is based in Brooklyn, but can be remote.
Amplify requires all staff to provide proof of COVID vaccination for in-person meetings unless an approved exemption is provided.
Responsibilities

• Partner with creative leadership to develop a vision and design strategy for all professional learning materials
• Lead the concepting and design development of small and large-scale video, digital and print projects, standardize style guides and templates.
• Conceive, plan, and produce educational materials such as participant materials or customer-facing materials, asynchronous professional development videos, instructional slide decks
• Gather project requirements and lead all aspects of the design pipeline from concept to final design production
• Direct a creative team (vendor or in-house) and lead reviews and feedback cycles with collaborators
• Provide design feedback and communicate requirements to vendors
• Collaborate closely with other members of the design, content, product, and operations teams
• Construct and manage multiple challenging schedules for design deliverables
• Efficiently lead at high volume from start to finish in a fast-paced environment

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in multimedia publishing and digital production
• Proven expertise using graphic design, layout and typography skills for visual storytelling
• Proven expertise with video and animation production
• Advanced layout, typography, iconography, color theory, composition, motion graphics and animation skills
• Expert knowledge of raster and vector file formats
• Expert knowledge of Adobe InDesign, including experience with templates, master pages, paragraph and character styles, table and cell styles.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma and prototyping software
• Working knowledge of video editing software (After Effects is preferred)
• 3+ years' experience managing others, formally or project-based
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• A love of spreadsheets
• Capable of working on simultaneous projects to meet tight deadlines
• Desire to work on a collaborative team with high standards
• Bachelor's degree in design or equivalent work experience
• Strong prototyping skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with publishing, digital and video production
• Experience designing for K-12 elementary classrooms
• Experience with in-house creative services
• Enthusiasm for contributing to the landscape of education
• A love of teaching
• Proficiency in Spanish

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.