Contractor Production Design Manager

As Production Design Manager, you will be joining a collaborative team of detail-oriented problem-solvers. 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.

• Partner with creative leadership to ensure that designers are working efficiently.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering, curriculum and design to ensure a smooth product development process.
• Work with designers to ensure the best processes are employed.
• Build, track, and manage multiple schedules for design deliverables with thorough documentation.
• Own the path of communication between identifying problems and solving them.
• Contribute as a production designer when necessary.
• Manage workload across the team, work with design leadership to allocate design time to projects.
• Advocate for design needs and proactively seek buy-in from product leadership and negotiate timelines.
• Manage the maintenance of consistent server organization and file naming conventions.
• Improve design production pipeline and asset delivery processes.
• Maintain design project status and communicate across the product and stakeholder team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience managing print production processes and workflow.
• Fluency in writing and speaking Spanish and English.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

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