At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day.
: Production Designer (Print & Digital Publishing)
The Production Designer will support the development, production, remediation, and quality assurance of accessible student- and teacher-facing English and Spanish curriculum materials for our core Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) programs. Responsibilities include print and digital production, EPUB development and remediation, accessibility compliance, technical implementation using HTML and CSS, and quality assurance across multiple products and grade levels. Success in this role requires strong digital publishing expertise, print production knowledge, accessibility awareness, analytical problem-solving skills, and exceptional attention to visual and technical detail.
What You’ll Do:
- Review vendor-generated EPUB content and provide design feedback to support visual quality, consistency, and accessibility.
- Compare EPUB output against source PDFs, design files, and reference documentation to verify visual accuracy and identify implementation issues.
- Implement and maintain established layouts, templates, design systems, and production-ready files for print and digital curriculum products.
- Create, adapt, and optimize artwork, illustrations, graphic organizers, and instructional assets for print and digital delivery.
- Collaborate with editorial, instructional design, accessibility, production, and product teams throughout the development process.
- Contribute to style guides, templates, design prototypes, and other documentation that support consistent implementation.
How You’ll Contribute:
- EPUB Production & Remediation: Support the creation, maintenance, remediation, and quality assurance of accessible EPUB and eReader content across multiple products and grade levels.
- Quality Assurance: Validate EPUB output against visual, technical, content, and accessibility requirements to ensure a consistent, high-quality user experience across devices and platforms.
- Technical Implementation: Apply and troubleshoot HTML, CSS, XML, EPUB package structures, and accessibility requirements within established production workflows.
- Template-Driven Execution: Accurately implement established layouts, design systems, prototypes, and production specifications while maintaining design intent.
- Accessibility Compliance: Support accessible EPUB standards through testing, validation, documentation, and continuous quality improvement efforts.
- Documentation & Production Guidance: Create clear production guidance, maintain documentation, and communicate implementation requirements to vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with design, editorial, accessibility, production, and product teams across locations and time zones.
- undefinedWhat You’ll Bring:EPUB & Digital Publishing Expertise: Strong knowledge of EPUB 3 standards, workflows, package structure, HTML/XHTML, CSS, XML, OPF, NCX, and EPUB navigation.Accessibility Knowledge: Understanding of WCAG principles, accessible EPUB requirements, alternative text, reading order, headings, landmarks, semantic structure, and navigation.Quality Assurance & Problem Solving: Ability to identify visual, technical, structural, and accessibility defects while validating content against source files, design specifications, and production requirements.Production Workflow Experience: Experience working within digital publishing production, remediation, and quality assurance workflows.Adobe InDesign Production: Strong knowledge of InDesign production workflows, including templates, master pages, paragraph styles, character styles, object styles, and production best practices.Tools & Technologies: Experience with EPUBCheck, Ace by DAISY, Epsilon, Colibrio, browser developer tools, Adobe Acrobat, HTML/CSS editors, and EPUB readers and validation tools.Design Inspection & Production Support: Experience using Figma to inspect designs, review prototypes, and support production implementation.Documentation & Organization: Strong documentation, reporting, organizational, and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.Communication: Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
Key Skills & Expertise:(Advanced) EPUB production and remediation; HTML and CSS; browser developer tools; WCAG compliance and accessibility QA(Expert) Adobe InDesign production; templates; master pages; paragraph, character, and object styles; stylesheet creation and maintenance(Working Knowledge) Figma file maintenance, design inspection, and production handoff support; Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel(Preferred) Educational publishing; digital learning materials; MathML and MathType; SharePoint; Smartsheet; Mural(Bonus) WoodWing Studio and Assets; Spanish-language publishing; AI-assisted production and accessibility review workflows
Experience & Education:· 3-5 years of related digital publishing or production experience with a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.· Demonstrated experience with EPUB development, remediation, HTML, CSS, and accessibility review.· Experience working within established design systems and high-volume publishing workflows.· Experience in educational publishing, curriculum products, or GK-12 learning materials preferred. In the meantime, here are some helpful resources to get to know us better:To give you a sense of life at Curriculum Associates, here are a few things I think you’ll enjoy:Curriculum Associates: Get to know us, our journey and our values and our Chairman Community Focus: We’re passionate about giving back. Here’s more about our recent initiatives. Awards we Won: We are committed to make school a better place for educators and students. Here are some details.Helpful LinksIf you’d like to dive deeper before we chat:Our Company Website: Learn about our mission and values. Linkedin , X , Instagram , YouTube : See what we’ve been up to lately! Glassdoor Page: Check out what others are saying about us.Together, we can transform and make classroom a better place for students and teachers to unlock the potential of every student. Join us today!
