Job description
COMPANY PROFILE
Great Minds, a mission driven Public Benefit Corporation, brings teachers and scholars together to craft exemplary instructional materials that inspire joy in teaching and learning. Our English curriculum, Wit & Wisdom ®, Eureka Math ™ and PhD Science ™, all support teachers as they take students beyond rote learning to provide a deeper, more complete understanding of the humanities, mathematics, and the sciences. Founded in 2007, Great Minds now employs more than 1,000 people.
For additional information please visit: www.greatminds.org
OUR MARKET POSITION
Great Minds' Eureka Math is the most widely used curriculum in the history of American education. It enjoys an unrivaled 40+ net promoter score. Eureka and its sister products, Wit & Wisdom English and PhD Science, embrace much higher expectations for all students and all teachers. In a market dominated by scripted, procedural materials that drive expectations down, Great Minds produces curricula that celebrate knowledge, respect the craft of teaching, and acknowledge the true capabilities of students.
Job Purpose
The Designer's role will be to answer, "What are we making?" with deliverable layouts and concepts for peers and leadership to react to. Oftentimes, they will explore iterations of established designs, while highlighting the unique aspects of content through their design decisions. In other cases, they may collaborate with the Creative Director in exploring prototypes for new products. A designer for Great Minds products should have an interest in design for children or teachers and their portfolio should demonstrate an understanding or empathy for one of those user groups.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Content to gain understanding of user needs, to ensure optimal product experience, and that expectations are met and exceeded
- Research user landscape, through a design lens
- Create prototypes for Content and Leadership to react to and to iterate from
- Iterate on approved prototypes and frameworks to execute designs for a product (exploring ways to make each instance unique and memorable, while adhering to established constraints)
- Some art direction
- Illustration and photo retouching
- Photo research
- Collaborate with production designers to ensure templates have been vetted for use.
Job requirements
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in a designer role
- Fluency in the following Adobe Programs: InDesign, Photoshop
- Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InCopy, PowerPoint, HTML and CSS (not required, but preferred)
- Computer literacy, especially with Microsoft Office and Google Documents
- Ability to take criticism and feedback on work
- Interest in learning new processes and collaborating with colleagues, company-wide
Required Education
Bachelor's degree
Status
Full-time
Location
Remote
The expected base salary range for this position is $57,000-$64,000, however the offered salarymay be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.
A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.
New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.
Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com . If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact [email protected]
Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization's commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.
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What We Do
Technology at Great Minds is one of the foundations to our commitment to quality instruction that elevates education in every classroom. Our digital platform brings technology into the classroom through interactive experiences such as games, simulations and other digital content to help students build knowledge. In addition, we’re able to use data to continuously improve our curriculum, which helps students learn and helps teachers identify the right interventions to ensure student growth.
Great Minds was founded in 2007; however, we wrote our first line of code in 2019. We use a modern tech stack – AWS, Kubernetes, Lambda, Node. We solve challenges in the areas of digital learning experiences, content management, rostering, and B2C authentication. At Great Minds every line of code you write has an impact on millions of learners nationwide. Include engineering, product. Move to top. builds on the strengths of the core curricula your work will impact the daily lives of learners as they interact with content.
We are looking for builders and problem solvers who are committed to serving our teachers and students by unlocking greatness in every child. At Great Minds you’ll be part of a growing team where you have a voice in technology and team decisions.