[Hiring] Product Design Manager @Amplify

Role Description

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.

We are seeking a Design Manager focused primarily on talent development, organizational health, and long-term capability building within our design organization. This role is centered on helping designers grow:

• Strengthening craft
• Supporting career progression
• Cultivating team effectiveness
• Building an environment where people can do the best work of their careers

Approximately 80% of this role is dedicated to people leadership and organizational development. The remaining 20% focuses on strategic investigation into emerging design practices, technologies, workflows, and industry trends to help shape active work and the future evolution of our team’s capabilities and operating models.

This is an ideal role for a leader who is energized by coaching, mentorship, systems thinking, and the development of healthy, high-performing creative organizations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in product design, with at least 2 years of experience managing designers
• Experience building great products and ability to impart that experience through leading and developing designers within complex product or organizational environments
• Demonstrated strength in coaching, mentorship, feedback, and performance management
• Strong emotional intelligence, communication skills, and organizational awareness
• Experience building healthy team cultures and scalable management practices
• Deep understanding of modern product design workflows and creative collaboration
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, AI-assisted design workflows, and evolving design practices
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical people leadership

Requirements

• Experience designing for K–12 educators and/or students
• Familiarity with classroom workflows, curriculum products, or assessment systems
• Background in learning science, accessibility, or inclusive design
• Experience working across both digital and print-connected ecosystems
• Any lived experience with teaching, tutoring, or supporting K–12 students, especially in digital learning contexts
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools

Company Description

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email [email protected].

If you are selected for employment, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination, or submit to enhanced background screening, such as fingerprinting.

Amplify is an E-Verify participant.