[Hiring] Associate Instructional Designer @McGraw Hill LLC.

Role Description

McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational resources, is looking for an Associate Instructional Designer, K-5 ELA for our K-12 division literacy programs. The Associate Instructional Designer, K-5 ELA is a digital savvy content and curriculum expert, responsible and accountable for assembling high-quality content based on specific product requirements for the Literacy programs. This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States. This is a Project Status Worker (PSW) role with an end date of 6/30/2027.

What you will be doing:

• Learn and contribute to program planning and curriculum mapping where applicable.
• Learn and contribute to the creation of POC’s and prototypes.
• Utilize a UBD process to support the design, storyboarding, and implementation of custom digital curriculum tools that enhance content provided by subject matter experts.
• Apply design principles, backwards design, and design thinking concepts in routine situations.
• Contribute to concept meetings, prepare manuscript needs, support rounds of build for digital assets.
• Play a key role in user testing, collaborating closely with management and senior team members to ensure quality outcomes.
• Partner extensively with Instructional Designers during product development, contributing to build phases under senior team leadership.
• Maintain accountability for the accuracy and upkeep of build documentation to ensure project integrity.
• Become an expert in accessibility with heavy contributions to this area throughout the product development process.
• Heavy contributions to the product build process.
• Meet all intermediate and final schedules.
• Contribute on cross-functional teams to ensure that product requirements, project schedules, and product goals are met and completed on time.
• Contribute during digital launches with vendors including helping to create templates, trackers, and digital content development guidelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to identify, test, troubleshoot, define, and follow up on technical bugs and enhancements as they arise in authoring tools and the platform.
• When necessary, help define requirements for platform and authoring tool enhancements.
• Work on digital product tasks such as metadata tagging, concept mapping, and digital editing.
• QA the work of the vendor to ensure it adheres to guidelines.
• Demonstrate technical, functional, and professional expertise in position-related areas, staying informed on current developments and trends to leverage specialized knowledge for achieving impactful results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related field required.
• 0-2 years’ experience working in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials.
• Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.
• Ability to visualize and create animated and interactive content.
• Familiarity with Agile methodology and practices, including collaboration in iterative workflows.
• A successful candidate may have previous K-5 teaching experience.

Benefits

• The pay range for this position is between $41,230 - $55,000 annually.
• Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
• A full range of medical and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the position offered.