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Amplify

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2000

📚 Education

☁️ SaaS

💰 Series C - Amplify Education on 2023-05

Education • SaaS

Amplify is a K–12 educational technology and curriculum company that builds next-generation, research-aligned curricula, assessments, and instructional tools for literacy, math, and science. Their offerings include core curricula (Amplify CKLA, Amplify ELA, Amplify Science), assessment and intervention products (mCLASS, Boost Reading, Boost Math), and digital/math resources (Amplify Desmos Math), plus tutoring and teacher professional learning resources. Amplify emphasizes the Science of Reading, provides an integrated digital platform for districts and teachers, and serves thousands of school districts and millions of students and teachers worldwide.

📋 Description

• Manage and support a team of designers through coaching, mentorship, performance management, and career development • Conduct regular growth conversations, development planning, and performance reviews • Help individuals identify strengths, growth opportunities, and career trajectories • Foster an inclusive, psychologically safe, and collaborative team culture • Support onboarding, retention, succession planning, and internal mobility efforts • Partner with recruiting teams on hiring strategy, interviewing, and talent evaluation • Improve team operations, communication practices, and collaboration models • Identify organizational friction points and implement workflow improvements • Establish healthy management practices, feedback systems, and growth frameworks • Partner with Design Directors and project leads on team alignment and organizational clarity • Contribute to scalable management practices and design organization standards • Support design craft growth through coaching, critique culture, mentorship programs, and learning initiatives • Identify skill gaps and create development opportunities • Shape internal learning pathways, design competencies, and capability frameworks • Investigate emerging trends in design practice, collaboration tooling, and organizational design • Assess industry directions and implications for team skills, operating models, and creative processes • Recommend experiments with AI workflow enhancements • Share insights and strategic recommendations with design leadership

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in product design • At least 2 years of experience managing designers • Experience building great products and developing designers in complex product or organizational environments • 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 • Experience designing for K–12 educators and/or students preferred • Familiarity with classroom workflows, curriculum products, or assessment systems preferred • Background in learning science, accessibility, or inclusive design preferred • Experience across digital and print-connected ecosystems preferred • Lived experience with teaching, tutoring, or supporting K–12 students preferred • Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools preferred • Legally authorized to work in the United States • Ability to travel to Amplify headquarters in New York for in-person onboarding or periodically as required • Background check required if selected for employment

🏖️ Benefits

• Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • 401(k) plan • Competitive health insurance • Mental health options • Basic life insurance • Paid time off • Parental leave • Access to best-in-class development programs • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities • Flexible remote work arrangement