Associate Director, AP Graphics
College Board – Advanced Placement
Location: This is a remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). All CB employees are required to occasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes.
Role Type: This is a full-time term position that will last for 2 years from the start date.
About the Team
The College Board’s Advanced Placement and Instruction division (300+ staff) develops and administers coursework taken by more than 3 million students worldwide each school year, and the related subject-matter exams utilized by more than 4,000 colleges and universities for course placement and awarding of college credit. These include credit and placement examination programs like CLEP and ACCUplacer; Advanced Placement (AP) and Pre-AP courses in 40+ disciplines; and associated teacher professional learning programs.
The AP Graphics team produces exam and instructional graphics across the full AP course portfolio, and owns the standards, tools, and processes that underpin graphic production for all new and existing AP courses and exams. This team plays a central role in ensuring visual accuracy, accessibility, and production efficiency across every format— digital, hybrid, and paper—from initial course development through final exam delivery.
About the Opportunity
The Associate Director, AP Graphics plays a key role in the AP Assessment Production Graphics workstream, providing flexible, cross-course production support as the team scales. In this role, you will create technical vector graphics, maps, and illustrations across a range of AP courses, adapting quickly to unfamiliar content and shifting priorities as coverage needs require. You will maintain brand and accessibility consistency across your work, and communicate directly with content experts and production colleagues to resolve requests and design issues efficiently. As course assignments shift, you will ramp into new subject matter and production standards on tight timelines, working within a fast-paced, deadline-driven production environment—directly supporting AP's mission to give every student the opportunity to study and learn at the college level.
In this role, you will:
Execute Cross-Course Graphics Production (70%)
Handle day-to-day graphic requests across multiple assigned AP courses based on shifting production priorities set by the Senior Director
Produce graphics per existing AP Graphics standards established by Senior Director and Course Leads, adapting quickly across formats and course domains
Move fluidly between courses as volume, deadlines, or coverage needs require
Support Shared Standards and Documentation (15%)
Contribute to and assist in maintaining asset libraries, templates, and documentation across multiple courses, under the direction of the Senior Director in collaboration with Course Leads
Facilitate Problem-Solving and Continuous Improvement (15%)
Engage in troubleshooting for technical issues and workflow questions within assigned scope
Contribute to team-wide process improvements as capacity allows
About You
3+ years of professional technical art, graphic design, and/or illustration experience
Portfolio demonstrating excellent vector graphic and illustration skills
Expert-level knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop (Proficiency with Adobe InDesign and other Creative Cloud apps is a plus.)
Familiarity with graphics industry conventions for both digital display and print (e.g., resolution, file formats, color modes, typography)
Understanding of basic mathematical concepts like scale, angles, ratios, and percentages
Competent photo editing skills
Strong attention to detail
Working knowledge of Smartsheet and/or Sharepoint preferred
Familiarity with any AP course subject matter (e.g., STEM, World Languages, Geography) is a strong plus
Bachelor's degree in Design, Illustration, or another related field
The ability to travel 2-4 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business
All roles at College Board require:
A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
Authorization to work in the United States
About Our Process
Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.
What We Offer
At College Board, we offer more than a paycheck: we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.
A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation
The hiring range for this role is $56,000 - $90,000.
Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.
We aim to make our best offer upfront, rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.
We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.
You’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our careers page for more.
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