Product Designer (Contract) at Amplify

Feedinkoo: Remote Jobs; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amplify designers combine visual and UX design to craft digital layouts for young learners and teachers. This contract role sits in Amplify Literacy Suites ELA design team, partnering with cross-functional designers, product owners, interaction developers, and curriculum experts to build the 3rd Edition Curriculum.

This role focuses on design problem solving, consistent visuals, design system stewardship, CMS collaboration, and presenting work to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of digital visual design or equivalent experience with a BA degree or combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated capability to synthesize graphic design principles with user-centric design and typography/layout.
• Experience presenting work at various development stages and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design problem solving to drive interactive user interfaces.
• Develop polished visual designs reflecting a design system.
• Collaborate with Design, Product, and Content teams to gather requirements and define project scope.
• Maintain style guides and contribute to design templates in CMSs.

Skills

Digital visual design

Design collaboration

Typography & layout

Adobe CC & Figma

Agile processes

Education

BA in related field

Tools

CMSs

HTML/CSS basics

JavaScript basics

Job description

Product 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 Literacy Suites ELA design team you will partner with a diverse cross‑functional product team of designers, product owners, interaction developers, and curriculum experts to build ELA’s 3rd Edition Curriculum.

This is a contract role expected to end 7/2026.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead design problem solving to drive compelling interactive user interfaces
• Develop consistent, polished visual designs reflective of a design system
• Establish a streamlined design process, including feedback from stakeholders and planning for additional assets
• Maintain and champion style guides, applying them to new designs
• Moderate and manage content migration into design templates
• Prepare and present design work to internal teams and key stakeholders for review
• Collaborate closely with Design, Product, and Content teams to gather requirements, ensure quality, define scope and direction of projects
• Collaborate with Digital Production teams to maintain cohesive libraries of digital assets in CMSs
• Prepare and communicate design solutions to internal teams and key stakeholders
• Drive and participate in creative brainstorming, concept development, and design execution
• Participate in and conduct collaborative discussions, including listening closely and providing honest, thoughtful feedback to colleagues
• Utilize strong and effective interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, and listening)

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with digital visual design, digital product development, or equivalent experience with a BA degree in related field or combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated capability in synthesizing graphic design principles and user‑centric design approaches with a specialized skill set in typography and layout design
• Keen eye for detail, including the ability to perform design QA and discuss feasible alternatives with developers
• Experience in managing design feedback cycles and production schedules
• Comfort and confidence in presenting your work at various development stages
• Experience collaborating in multifunctional teams as a design lead
• Expertise with Adobe CC, Figma and an openness to learning and using unfamiliar tools and software
• Experience with Agile processes
• Experience with Content Management Systems (CMSs)
• Experience designing responsive desktop layout experiences
• Portfolio showing a high level of design skills and recent work
• Basic knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and CSS to be able to speak with and iterate on solutions with developers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with digital product design in education technology or a related field
• Enthusiasm for contributing to the landscape of literacy education
• Experience designing with Accessibility as a priority
• Demonstrated ability to work iteratively with customers to gather and document user experience requirements
• A formal education in Graphic Design, Web Design, Interaction Design, Communication Design, User Experience or related field
• Experience with interactive motion design or games
• Any lived experience with teaching or tutoring students ages K-12