Amazon is hiring: Design Manager, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios in New York

Overview

Job ID: 3079034 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Shape the future of cinematic storytelling: for creators, by creators. We are seeking an experienced Design Manager 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 with Product, Engineering, Science, and Studio leaders in a high-ownership, startup-like environment focused on creator delight and production-grade workflows.

We’re especially interested in candidates who’ve built tools for animation and managed and/or worked in creative roles (e.g., technical artist, animator, etc.) and who are comfortable bridging traditional digital content creation pipelines and tools (e.g., Maya, Blender, Unreal) with modern AI-native creative solutions.

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 understand creative needs and map them to technical solutions.
• Bridge AI and studio pipelines by exploring adapters and data flows between 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 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 Design and Design Technologist craft: document patterns, mentor peers, and improve frameworks and practices.

A day in the life

Kick off with a cross-functional sync to align on goals for a shot-to-scene prototype. Conduct creator sessions 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 prep a concise demo for an exec review.

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 simple—preserving creative control while unlocking new velocity through AI. We operate from first principles, learn from working creators, and hold a high bar for craft, safety, and storytelling magic. If you’re motivated by invention and inspired by storytellers, this is your seat at the table.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of design experience
• 3+ years of leading design teams experience
• Experience managing teams
• Experience with a variety of design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Visio, Axure, and Dreamweaver

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 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

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 for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $225,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on factors including market location and job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total package. For more information, visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Amazo n is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.