Amplify Education, Inc. is hiring : Digital Artist (Contract) in Singapore

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 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

• Job Description Summary :
• 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. 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. Digital Artists at Amplify create beautiful and meaningful experiences that delight 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 Art Content.
• This is a contract role.
• Essential Responsibilities :
• Create age appropriate narrative art that brings the literacy curriculum to life through illustrated characters and storytelling
• Collaborate closely with the art director or design lead to gather requirements for art specs, and produce illustrations from sketch to final vector art
• Collaborate with interaction developers, user experience designers
• Follow established visual style guidelines, and be able to work across a variety of styles
• Articulate concepts and creative solutions visually and verbally
• Develop and refine deliverables by obtaining feedback from stakeholders and designers
• Contribute to at least 3 of the following workflows, based on qualifications : asset production in Figma / Adobe suite, animation in AfterEffects, print layout design in InDesign, graphic design in Figma / Illustrator, iconography, photo research, photo retouching in Photoshop
• Required Qualifications :
• Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, design, illustration, communications, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in illustration
• Ability to draw by hand
• Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite, with a focus on Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, AfterEffects and InDesign
• Experience with creating rapid sketches and thumbnails for review and feedback
• Experience with creating rich, high-fidelity vector art illustrations
• Ability to follow style guides, and adapt to multiple illustration styles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superb visual and conceptual skills to solve problems and create novel solutionsAdditional Qualifications of the Digital Artist–at least 3 of the following must apply :
• Expertise with working in Figma
• Expertise with photo retouching and image creation in Photoshop
• Expertise with animation or motion graphics in AfterEffects
• Expertise with typography, graphic design, print layout design and print production in InDesign
• Ability to design icons in Illustrator and / or Figma
• Ability to do photo research
• Preferred Qualifications :
• Experience with storyboarding or sequential storytelling
• Experience with animation or motion graphics
• Experience with visual design in education technology or a related field
• Enthusiasm for contributing to the landscape of education
• Experience with working with mobile game assets
• Experience with Design Systems
• Experience with A11Y in visual contentCompensation : The hourly rate range for this role is $40 - $45.
• 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 hiringaccommodations@amplify.com.
• 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.
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