Senior Product Designer, Polypad/Mathigon
3 Months ago • 5 Years +
About the job
SummaryBy Outscal
Senior Product Designer for Polypad/Mathigon, 5+ years experience, end-to-end product design, digital product design in education technology, interaction design expertise.
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.
The Senior Product Designer for the Polypad/Mathigon team will lead design for the Polypad/Mathigon team in creating compelling user experiences, interfaces, and meaningful product experiences that directly meet the needs of learners and their teachers, inside and outside of the classroom
The Senior Product Designer on the Polypad team will be part of the broader Amplify creative team. The Amplify creative team is a group of designers, artists, and storytellers. The team describes itself as follows: “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.” This description aptly describes the overall work of the Senior Product Designer for Polypad/Mathigon.
This role will be part of the Polypad team and report to the Senior Director of Product for Polypad. However, the senior product designer will also collaborate with the Amplify design groups - a diverse cross-functional product team of designers, product owners, developers, and curriculum experts to extend and improve Amplify’s digital curriculum.
Responsibilities
- Lead design to create compelling user experiences and interfaces
- Develop user stories, wire frames, interaction flows, mockups, and quick prototypes as well as polished visual designs
- Collaborate closely with the Polypad/Mathigon leadership team and engineers on all aspects of projects, from start-to-finish, including:
- Create initial designs of new Polypad tiles, features, and interactions while being mindful of high-level product strategy and the holistic user experience
- Develop polished designs for hand-off to developers
- Partner with developers during build cycles to iterate and improve the project
- Partner with the Senior Director of Product for Polypad/Mathigon to create a range of content, including content for Amplify products (Boost Open Ended Activities, for example) and content for free users (Music and Math lessons, for example).
- Engage with the Learning Experience Design team as a full member of that team (attend meetings, workshops, etc.).
- Further develop AI-related tools that make Polypad easier to use practically and creatively
- Develop new tiles and features in the Polypad code base relevant to the design and content work, including continuing to refine and add to the existing math and music tools
- Present at conferences (virtual and in-person) on using Polypad Virtual Manipulatives
- Partner with Senior Director of Product for Polypad/Mathigon in marketing efforts including social media posts, contests, and more.
- Engage with Polypad users via social media, online educator forums, support emails, etc.
Basic Qualifications of the Senior Product Designer, Polypad/Mathigon
- 5+ years experience with end-to-end product design
- 3+ experience with digital product design in education technology or a related field
- 2+ years interaction design expertise and experience collaborating with engineers
- Strong visual design sensibility
- Proficient knowledge of HTML, Pug, CSS, JavaScript, and Typescript,
- 1+ year experience designing with Accessibility as a priority
- 1+ year experience with interactive motion design or games
- Any lived experience with teaching or tutoring students ages K-12
- Strong and effective interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, and listening)
- Comfortable with collaborative discussion, listening closely and providing honest, thoughtful feedback to colleagues
What we offer:
Salary is only one component of the Amplify Total Rewards package, which includes a lucrative 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 annualized salary range for this role is $115,000 - $125,000. This role is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual and company performance.
Salary is only one component of the Amplify Total Rewards package, which includes a lucrative 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 annualized salary range for this role is $115,000 - $125,000. This role is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual and company performance.
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.
If selected, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may also be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination or submit to enhanced background screening, including fingerprints.
$115.0K - $125.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$120.0K/yr avg.
Dallas, Texas, United States
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