Production Design Manager (Fixed-Term)

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 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

Job Description Summary: 

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.

As Production Design Manager, you will be joining a collaborative team of detail-oriented problem-solvers who work extremely hard to deliver high-quality work. As a member of the Amplify Design group, you will work closely with product owners, design leadership, developers, and curriculum experts to extend and improve Amplify’s English Language Art curriculum. 

*This is a Fixed-Term role expected to end 7/1/2026.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Partner with creative leadership to ensure that designers are working as efficiently as possible to support ELA’s design requirements

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product management, engineering, curriculum and design to ensure a smooth product development process

• Work with designers and teams to ensure the best, most relevant processes and practices are employed and evolved as necessary

• Build, track, and manage multiple competing schedules for design deliverables with thorough documentation

• Own the path of communication between identifying problems and solving them

• Roll up your sleeves and contribute as a production designer when necessary

• Manage workload across the team, work with design leadership to allocate design time  to projects, ensuring deadlines are met and setting up team members for overall success

• Be an advocate for design needs and proactively seek buy-in from product leadership and negotiate timelines with other project managers 

• Manage the maintenance of consistent server organization and file naming conventions of existing structure and process.

• Improve design production pipeline and asset delivery processes

• Maintain design project status and communicate across the product and stakeholder team

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience managing print production processes and workflow

• Experience creating and managing project schedules and trackers to meet deadlines

• Experience with managing several ongoing projects with various stakeholders

• Experience in high volume and fast paced environments

• Experience with time management platforms, such as Trello or Smartsheets

• Track record both as an individual contributor and as a manager of a team

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with visual design and layout design

• Experience with using Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop

• Working knowledge of Notion and Figma

• Enthusiasm for contributing to the landscape of literacy education

• Experience with in-house creative services, studio, non-profit, or museum operations

What we offer:

Salary is only one component of the Amplify Total Rewards package, which includes a 401(k) plan, competitive health insurance and mental health options, basic life insurance, paid time off, parental leave, and access to best-in-class development programs. The gross salary range for this role is $100,000 - $105,000.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans.  If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email hiringaccommodations@amplify.com.

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