About the role
About Primer Primer is a growing network of K–8 schools restoring the timeless foundations of American education. Inspired by the original teaching primers that shaped a nation of readers, thinkers, and builders, our schools begin with what has always worked, and build for what lies ahead. Close-knit learning environments. Skilled educators. A culture that takes kids seriously as learners and leaders. Primers shaped the first 200 years of American children. Primer will ready them for the next.
About
the role You'll own design end to end for the products and spaces that make Primer's schools work — the mobile app families live in, the tools teachers use to plan and connect, the daily experience that guides a student's learning, and the physical campuses themselves, down to the signage and interiors. You'll take projects from the earliest research to the final pixel, and you'll set the standard for craft as our design team grows. Most edtech companies design software and stop there. We run real schools — we source the real estate, hire the teachers, and build the rooms where learning happens. That means design isn't confined to a screen. The same person who sweats the onboarding flow also has a point of view on how a hallway should feel. The work is harder because of it, and it matters more. You'll work closely with the product, engineering, and executive teams on problems that reach well past the app. You'll run weekly design reviews with non-designers, clarify fuzzy goals, refine copy and tone, and make the case for craft to people who don't speak in design terms. The teachers and families you're designing for are the heroes of this story; your job is to make their lives feel effortless. You’ll be joining as the third full-time designer on
the team.
Responsibilities Lead design projects from initial research through high-fidelity execution and launch. Move fluidly between visual design, interaction design, and systems thinking depending on what the problem needs. Run user research with students, families, and teachers, and turn what you learn into interfaces, systems, and environments. Refine copy, tone, and visual detail so every product feels cohesive and intentional. Contribute to and help shape the design system. Design beyond the screen when the work calls for it — campus signage, interior spaces, and the physical details of how a school feels. Run weekly design reviews with non-designer stakeholders and make the case for craft in plain language. Help set Primer's design standards and raise the ceiling of