Specialist, Professional Development Design, ASI (Fixed-Term)

About Amplify

Amplify helps teachers bring delight and rigor to students every day. We have become a leader in K–12 literacy, biliteracy, math, and science by building inspiring teaching and learning experiences based on research. The Amplify Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into one coherent high-quality instructional system. A pioneer in education since 2000, Amplify has developed deep relationships in states and districts by partnering with educators to drive implementation quality and improved outcomes. Today, Amplify serves more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states and on six continents. For more information, visit Amplify.com.

Job Description:

Amplify is seeking a Specialist, PD Design, Assessment, Supplementals, and Intervention to join our Professional Development team for a one-year fixed-term assignment. This role requires a background in teaching, coaching, school leadership, and/or professional development design and facilitation, with expertise in assessment and intervention practices.

Essential Responsibilities:

Project Management & Execution

• Project Planning & Execution: Support the development and execution of project plans, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful implementation.

• Documentation: Assist in maintaining project documentation and records to ensure all project information is accurately captured and accessible.

• Issue Identification & Resolution: Identify project risks, challenges, and barriers and recommend solutions to keep projects on track.

• Outcome Reporting: Report on project outcomes and their impact to team leadership, ensuring transparency and accountability.

• Quality Control and Consistency: Ensure quality control and consistency across all deliverables, maintaining high standards of quality in all work produced. Follow guidelines and best practices set by senior team members to maintain project standards.

• Communication: Maintain open communication with team leaders regarding project status and contribute to team meetings with updates on individual progress.

Product Expertise

• Product Expertise: Develop and maintain deep expertise in Amplify Literacy assessment, supplemental, and intervention products.

• Design Alignment: Align PD design with product updates and prioritized areas and ensure they meet user needs and industry standards.

• Training and Support: Understand evolving training needs related to the product, and provide support and guidance to ensure effective product use and implementation."

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Work across Teams: Partner with different teams to help develop and deliver training programs. Collaborate closely to ensure that all aspects of the training are effectively executed..

• Incorporate Feedback: Gather input from various teams to refine and enhance training resources. Use this feedback to make necessary adjustments and improve overall effectiveness.

• Support Projects: Assist in managing collective projects by contributing expertise and solving problems. Collaborate to overcome challenges and achieve common goals.

Create High-Quality Training Experiences

• Design Engaging Learning Experiences: Develop high-quality professional learning experiences across multiple formats, including instructor-led sessions, virtual workshops, eLearning modules, webpages, toolkits, videos, and other digital resources. Ensure materials are engaging, accessible, and aligned to educator needs.

• Utilize Diverse Formats: Employ a range of formats to cater to different learning styles and needs, including webpages, toolkits, videos, animations, and simulations.

• Tailor Training Resources: Customize training materials to align with specific business needs and customer requirements, ensuring relevance and applicability.

• Support Interactive and Virtual Learning: Create interactive elements within training resources, such as simulations and eLearning modules, to enhance engagement and practical application. Design and facilitate virtual workshops and online training sessions to provide flexible and accessible learning opportunities.

Continuous Evolution & Integration of Feedback

• Feedback Collection and Analysis: Systematically gather feedback from training participants, stakeholders, and other relevant sources to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of training materials and experiences.

• Continuous Improvement: Analyze feedback to identify areas for enhancement and make data-driven adjustments to training content, formats, and delivery methods to better meet learner needs and organizational goals. Regularly update and refine training materials and resources based on feedback and emerging trends to ensure ongoing relevance and effectiveness.

• Feedback Loop Management: Establish and manage structured feedback loops to facilitate ongoing dialogue between participants, stakeholders, and the training team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Work closely with stakeholders to align feedback with business objectives and ensure that training improvements support broader organizational goals.

• Innovation and Best Practices: Stay updated on industry best practices and innovations in training and development, integrating new methods and technologies as informed by feedback to enhance overall training effectiveness."

Flexible Engagement & Team Commitments

• Support Company and PD Team Responsibilities: Integrate and align your work with team and company priorities, actively contributing to the achievement of these goals.

• Engage in Team Commitments: Participate in and/or lead team commitments, including working groups, team meetings, projects, and other initiatives contributing to the overall success of the region.

• Adapt to Company Needs: Flexibly support various initiatives as needed, adapting to the changing needs of the organization and contributing to emerging projects or priorities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 3+ years of PreK-12 classroom teaching experience

• At least 2+ years of experience designing and facilitating professional development sessions for PreK-12 educators both in-person and online, at scale

• Proven knowledge of adult learning principles and experience applying them when delivering learning experiences to adults

• Experience teaching with, implementing, or facilitating professional development with the mCLASS DIBELS 8th Edition or Lectura programs

• Strong knowledge of best practices for implementing high-quality literacy instruction and assessment practices rooted in the Science of Reading.

• Demonstrated proficiency with instructional and visual design

• Experience using Google Slides, video editing software, Easy Generator or other online course authoring tool, Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines effectively.

• Excellent skill and comfort with technology-based productivity tools, including Google Applications and video conferencing programs (Google Meet, Zoom)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience facilitating Amplify professional development sessions

• Demonstrated expertise with supporting diverse student populations (English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Gifted/Talented, etc.)

Success in this role requires someone who:

• Focus on the User Experience: You understand the importance of usability and impact on key stakeholders, primarily Professional Learning Specialists and teachers. You design with the end-user in mind, ensuring that all materials and solutions are practical, user-friendly, and directly address their needs at scale.

• Understand that Content and Context Both Matter: You firmly believe that we must both design and deliver high-quality content and affirm the context in which our users operate. For example, this could mean connecting our PD content to state and district policies and priorities, highlighting embedded supports for English Language Learners, or taking other steps to acknowledge and affirm our customers’ unique contexts.

• Employ Principle-First Decision Making: You approach projects and decisions with a principle-first mindset, prioritizing core principles that guide decision-making. This ensures that decisions align with our overarching goals, values, and strategy.

• Balance Standardization & Innovation: You are invested in creating standardized design content and utilizing standard practices that promote efficiency while remaining open to seizing opportunities that arise and taking on innovative approaches, ensuring design systems are scalable and consistently applied across projects.

• Foster Collaboration: You are energized by working with others, especially across functions, and enjoy collaborating with diverse teams. You actively seek input from various stakeholders to create cohesive and effective design solutions.

• Have A Growth Mindset: You maintain core foundational knowledge and expertise while committing to ongoing learning and self-improvement. Embracing a growth mindset, you adapt to new challenges and continually enhance your skills, ensuring your work remains relevant and high-quality.

• Embrace Flexibility and Adaptability: You thrive in dynamic environments and are comfortable navigating changes. You balance flexibility with a commitment to standardized processes, ensuring that design solutions are both adaptable and consistently high-quality.

• Seek the “Third Way”: You are skilled at finding creative solutions that go beyond binary thinking. You explore alternative approaches that benefit both the department and the broader organization.

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 [email protected].

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.