Production Design Manager
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Role Description
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.
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
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
Benefits
The hourly rate range for this role is $55 - $60
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