Senior Product Designer, Amplify

• 5+ years experience with end-to-end product design
• Proficient in conducting and integrating user testing and research findings to inform design solutions, with deep understanding of how qualitative research and data inform product and design decisions
• Comfortable designing and facilitating workshops with cross-functional teams to brainstorm product ideas, turning ambiguous problems into actionable design directions
• Interaction design expertise and experience collaborating with engineers
• Expertise with Adobe CC, Figma, Zeplin, Notion
• Experience designing desktop web experiences
• Not afraid to start from hand-drawn thumbnails

Desirable

• 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
• Senior Product Designers at Amplify create smart and meaningful product experiences that directly meet the needs of our young learners and their teachers, inside and outside of the classroom. As a member of Amplify’s design group you will partner with a diverse cross-functional product team of designers, product owners, developers, and curriculum experts to extend and improve Amplify’s digital curriculum
• This role is ideal for a creative and user-focused designer with a strong track record of leading design initiatives, collaborating across teams, and delivering impactful user experiences. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in interaction design, user research, and digital assessment design, coupled with a passion for improving learning experiences
• Lead problem solving and design to drive compelling end-to-end user experiences and interfaces
• Show mastery of product design and problem solving methods and processes; including user stories, wire frames, interaction flows, mockups, and quick prototypes as well as polished visual design
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to explore, validate and define features and contribute to the overall direction of the product
• Communicate with Design, Product, Engineering, and Program leadership on all relevant projects and updates
• Prepare and present designs for review to internal teams and key stakeholders
• Conduct user research and utilize findings to validate initial designs and create rapid prototypes for iterative user testing with teachers and students
• Think holistically and contribute to high-level product strategy
• 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)
• Facilitate workshops or collaborative design sessions
• Prepare and present designs for review to internal teams and key stakeholders
• Develop polished front end designs for handoff to developers