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Overview Shape the future of cinematic storytelling: for creators, by creators. We're seeking an experienced Design Manager to join our team to help reimagine how premium video content is made using breakthrough multi-modal AI capabilities. Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios is inventing an AI-powered creative suite that supports end-to-end production: ideation, storyboarding, character design, animation, scene composition, localization, and real-time iteration — built for professional creators and studios. As a Design Manager, you’ll lead a team of Design Technologists to transform ambiguous concepts into high-fidelity interactive prototypes and creative concepts that clarify requirements, validate model capabilities, and accelerate delivery across the production pipeline. You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with Product, Engineering, Science, and Studio leaders in a high-ownership, startup-within-Amazon environment focused on creator delight and production-grade workflows. We’re especially interested in candidates who’ve built tools for animation and have managed and/or worked in creative roles (e.g., technical artist, animator) and who are comfortable bridging traditional digital content creation pipelines and tools (e.g., Maya, Blender, Unreal) with modern AI-native creative solutions. About the team: We’re a small, high-ownership startup within Amazon, formed by Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios to invent a unified, AI-powered creative toolkit that accelerates how premium video gets made. Our mission is to empower creators with tools that are powerful yet delightfully simple—preserving creative control while unlocking new velocity through AI. We operate from first principles, learn directly from working creators, and hold a high bar for craft, safety, and storytelling magic. Key responsibilities Manage a team of skilled Designers and Design Technologists to prototype core animation workflows and produce interactive demos that make model capabilities tangible and drive product/UX/engineering decisions. Act as the "voice of the creator", helping us better understand creative needs and map them to technical solutions. Bridge AI and studio pipelines by exploring adapters and data flows between our surfaces and DCC tools/pipeline formats. Ground prototypes in creator feedback via sessions; translate insights into design and technical changes that preserve expert control while enabling AI assist. Collaborate deeply across Product, Engineering, Science, and Studio Ops on requirements, roadmaps, and delivery; present at the right altitude, from design reviews to executive demos. Raise the bar for the Design and Design Technology craft: document patterns, mentor peers, and improve our frameworks and practices. A day in the life Kick off with a cross-functional sync (Product, Science, Engineering, Creative) to align on goals for a shot-to-scene prototype. Work with an animation lead to test a rig-aware layout flow; capture notes on where AI assist helps and where animator-level control is essential. After lunch, profile a renderer/perf bottleneck and land a reference implementation for a localization experience with Studio Ops. Pair with an SDE to plan the path from prototype to production and prepare a concise demo for an exec review. Qualifications 6+ years of design experience 3+ years of leading design teams Experience managing teams Experience with a variety of design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Visio, Axure, and Dreamweaver Experience working cross-team and synthesizing feedback from product management, engineering, testing, and marketing Experience with agile/scrum Hands-on animation/studio pipeline experience; familiarity with creative processes like rigging, retargeting, camera layout/blocking, compositing, and review workflows EEO notice: Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: job duties include working safely, adhering to standards, communicating effectively, and following all laws and company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some duties. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with local ordinances. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit the accommodations page for more information. If your country/region isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Compensation: base pay ranges from $136,400/year to $225,500/year, depending on location and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company; equity, sign-on payments, and other benefits may accompany the base pay. For more information, please visit the employee benefits page. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site. #J-18808-Ljbffr Amazon Jobs

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