Visual Designer (Contractor)

$93,600 - $114,400/Yr

Amplify - State College, PA

Full-time - Entry Level

State College, PA

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About the position

The Visual Designer at Amplify plays a crucial role in creating engaging and meaningful visual experiences for educational products. This position focuses on developing marketing materials for both digital and print, collaborating with a diverse team to enhance Amplify's brand and curriculum offerings. The role emphasizes a hands-on, collaborative approach to design, ensuring high standards of execution in all visual assets.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of the Amplify educational product line and bring the curriculum experience to life through a wide set of visual materials.
• Support the visual development of digital and print marketing assets.
• Conceive, plan, design and produce assets in a range of media.
• Collaborate closely with Creative Directors and Art Directors to define the look and feel of marketing collateral and contribute to the overall direction of the brand.
• Articulate concepts and creative solutions visually and verbally.
• Refine deliverables by obtaining feedback from stakeholders and designers.
• Maintain and constantly improve print and digital design systems.
• Coordinate visual asset requirements and production within the greater design team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2-3 years related experience in print and digital design.
• Proven expertise in graphic design, layout and typography.
• Strong and effective interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, and listening).
• Comfortable with collaborative discussion, listening closely and providing honest, thoughtful feedback to colleagues.
• Expertise with Adobe CC (especially InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and XD).
• Comfortable working with multi-page layouts.
• Capable of working on simultaneous projects to meet tight deadlines.
• Able to collaborate with a team as well as take initiative and work independently.
• Fluent in concept development starting with hand drawing of ideas.
• Efficient and meticulous in a fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with visual design in education technology or a related field.
• Enthusiasm for contributing to the landscape of literacy education.
• Interaction design expertise and experience collaborating with engineers.
• Experience designing desktop and mobile experiences.

Benefits

• Hourly rate range of $45-$55.