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TeachTown is hiring a Curriculum Graphic Designer responsible for creating and designing various print and digital educational materials, ensuring proper formatting, and maintaining design files and shared resources. This role involves collaboration with the Curriculum Development team to produce content that meets the needs of students with disabilities, utilizing advanced design software and AI tools to increase efficiency.

Highlights

Create and design print and digital materials, including book covers, templates, and curriculum resources.
Use Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat) and QuarkXPress for design tasks.
Apply InDesign’s Liquid Layout feature to develop adaptable templates.
Utilize AI tools approved by TeachTown to accelerate design workflows ethically.
Maintain and update files, incorporating printer feedback and ensuring proper formatting.
Create logos, icons, and maintain a shared icon library with the Art Team.
Manage multiple design projects within deadlines and specifications.
Collaborate with Curriculum Development to support student needs, including accessibility considerations.
Requires 3+ years of graphic design experience in ed tech or education publishing.
Salary range: $65,000 - $75,000; US work authorization required.

Curriculum Graphic Designer Full Description

Curriculum Graphic Designe

Remote, Remote
Type: Full-time
Min. Experience: Some Experience
Salary: $65,000 - $75,000

TeachTown is the leading provider of education solutions for students diagnosed with autism, developmental and intellectual disabilities, emotional disorders, and speech/language impairments. We are seeking a Curriculum Graphic Designer to join our growing Curriculum Team. This role will be responsible for creating and designing various print and digital materials, ensuring proper format on all published and printed materials, and maintaining files and a shared icon library.

Applicants will be required to submit work samples or portfolios in addition to their resumes.

Key Responsibilities:

Create and design various print and digital materials - this includes but is not limited to:
- Creating unique front covers for the adapted library texts by selecting fonts, complementary colors, and text placement when given a cover image
- Creating covers for workbooks using printer-specified spine widths
- Creating templates for various content types (i.e., teacher guides, workbooks, literature texts)
Utilize InDesign’s Liquid Layout functionality for worksheets, resource guides, teacher guides/lesson plans, and other curricula materials and create Press, Hirez, and/or Web files
- Design and create templates within InDesign for Liquid Layout use based on lesson plan structure provided by curriculum developers
Ensure all published and printed curricula materials are properly formatted - this includes and is not limited to font sizes and styles, page orientation, paragraph styles and formatting, adjusting and editing graphics, fixing missing links, utilizing shape tools, adjusting columns, automatic page numbers, autoflow, inserting/deleting/pages, etc.
Suggest AI programs, efficiency tools, and other technology-based methods of improving efficiency of content creation and modernization of content visuals across team members
Utilize TeachTown-approved AI tools to accelerate the graphic design process and ensure ethical use of AI-generated content
Support design projects by preparing rough drafts and advising best practices and optimizations throughout the project
Revise drafted designs after feedback has been received; accurately incorporate feedback
Maintain files and make edits/corrections to all versions (Press, Web, Hirez as needed)
- Press files should include page bleeds and crop marks as applicable based on printer parameters and requested file specifications
- Respond to printer feedback by updating/modifying print files when applicable
Create wordmarks, including logos and icons, for new products and/or extensions of current products
Find icons to be used throughout enCORE K-12 content and maintain an icon library (sharing with Art Team)
Manage multiple projects within design specifications and deadlines
Ensure projects are completed and delivered in a timely manner with quality end results
Partner with the Curriculum Development team to design products that support customer needs (considering XML versions for students with visual impairments, etc.)
Pour additional content in InDesign, as needed

Required Education and Experience:

At least 3+ years of graphic design experience (print & digital) in either a freelance or full-time role for an ed tech or education publishing company
Intermediate or advanced level of proficiency in Adobe Suite (including but not limited to Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign), QuarkXPress, etc.
Experience using AI / power tools to increase efficiency without reducing accuracy and maintain pace with changes in the field of Ed Tech
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Portfolio of work with a wide range of graphic design projects
Strong analytical, time management, and organizational skills

Additional Notes:

US Work Authorization required

About TeachTown

Our mission is to measurably improve the academic, behavioral, and adaptive functioning of students with disabilities. TeachTown offers teachers, parents, and clinicians proven software, curriculum, tools, and strategies that can help them meet educational goals and increase every child’s intellectual and social functioning. Here at TeachTown, we are committed to research and evidence-based practices with an exclusive focus on serving the needs of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, those with intellectual disabilities or developmental delays, and children with emotional and behavior disorders.

TeachTown’s solutions are based on the principles of applied behavior analysis, which is the only scientifically validated therapy for students with moderate-to-severe learning disabilities. In addition, the use of machine learning and data analysis enables our software to dynamically adapt curricula scope and provide personalized learning for each student, in a highly scalable manner.

TeachTown is supported by L Squared Capital Partners.

Original Job Description

Curriculum Graphic Designe

Remote, Remote
Type: Full-time
Min. Experience: Some Experience
Salary: $65,000 - $75,000

Applicants will be required to submit work samples or portfolios in addition to their resumes.

Key Responsibilities:

Create and design various print and digital materials - this includes but is not limited to:
- Creating unique front covers for the adapted library texts by selecting fonts, complementary colors, and text placement when given a cover image
- Creating covers for workbooks using printer-specified spine widths
- Creating templates for various content types (i.e., teacher guides, workbooks, literature texts)
Utilize InDesign’s Liquid Layout functionality for worksheets, resource guides, teacher guides/lesson plans, and other curricula materials and create Press, Hirez, and/or Web files
- Design and create templates within InDesign for Liquid Layout use based on lesson plan structure provided by curriculum developers
Ensure all published and printed curricula materials are properly formatted - this includes and is not limited to font sizes and styles, page orientation, paragraph styles and formatting, adjusting and editing graphics, fixing missing links, utilizing shape tools, adjusting columns, automatic page numbers, autoflow, inserting/deleting/pages, etc.
Suggest AI programs, efficiency tools, and other technology-based methods of improving efficiency of content creation and modernization of content visuals across team members
Utilize TeachTown-approved AI tools to accelerate the graphic design process and ensure ethical use of AI-generated content
Support design projects by preparing rough drafts and advising best practices and optimizations throughout the project
Revise drafted designs after feedback has been received; accurately incorporate feedback
Maintain files and make edits/corrections to all versions (Press, Web, Hirez as needed)
- Press files should include page bleeds and crop marks as applicable based on printer parameters and requested file specifications
- Respond to printer feedback by updating/modifying print files when applicable
Create wordmarks, including logos and icons, for new products and/or extensions of current products
Find icons to be used throughout enCORE K-12 content and maintain an icon library (sharing with Art Team)
Manage multiple projects within design specifications and deadlines
Ensure projects are completed and delivered in a timely manner with quality end results
Partner with the Curriculum Development team to design products that support customer needs (considering XML versions for students with visual impairments, etc.)
Pour additional content in InDesign, as needed

Required Education and Experience:

At least 3+ years of graphic design experience (print & digital) in either a freelance or full-time role for an ed tech or education publishing company
Intermediate or advanced level of proficiency in Adobe Suite (including but not limited to Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign), QuarkXPress, etc.
Experience using AI / power tools to increase efficiency without reducing accuracy and maintain pace with changes in the field of Ed Tech
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Portfolio of work with a wide range of graphic design projects
Strong analytical, time management, and organizational skills

Additional Notes:

US Work Authorization required

About TeachTown

TeachTown is supported by L Squared Capital Partners.

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