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Academic Designer- Spanish Literacy K-5

🇺🇸 Remote - US

🕑 Temporary

💰 $50K - $60K

💻 Product Development

🗓️ June 3rd, 2025

K-5 K4/InCopy Smartsheet

Edtech.com's Summary

McGraw Hill is hiring an Academic Designer for Spanish Literacy K-5. The role involves planning and developing Spanish literacy content for digital and print formats, collaborating with internal teams and external vendors to create and refine educational content. Responsibilities include producing high-quality, error-free materials aligned with curriculum standards, while ensuring they measure student growth and offer instructional options.

Highlights
  • Planning and developing Spanish literacy content for K-5.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Smartsheet, and K4/InCopy markup.
  • Annual salary between $50,000-$60,000 with potential benefits.
  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field and 2+ years of experience in curriculum development.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Understanding of digital learning platforms and content standards like CCSS, B.E.S.T., and TEKS.

Academic Designer- Spanish Literacy K-5 Full Description

Academic Designer- Spanish Literacy K-5

  • United States
  • Product Development
  • School
  • Remote

Overview

Make an Impact!
At McGraw Hill we create best-in-class, next-generation learning platforms that are used by millions of students and educators worldwide from kindergarten through graduate school. Our goal is to accelerate student success through intuitive and effective learning tools and content that maximize a teacher’s time and a student’s learning experience. We do all of this in a supportive, collaborative environment where you can grow your career in a way that fits into your life.

How can you make an impact?
We are looking for an Academic Designer for the K-5 Spanish Literacy program. This is a fantastic opportunity to help build our future Spanish Literacy program! Academic Designers are content and curriculum experts. They assemble high-quality content based on specific product requirements for programs and understanding the solution design. They collaborate with the Academic Design team as well as Product Managers to help develop the solution design (both conceptualization and implementation).

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 June 30, 2026.

What you will be doing:
  • Planning and developing content for Spanish literacy materials, delivered both in digital and print formats
  • Assisting in the development of prototypes, exemplars, guidelines, project proposals, and project scope documentation, as needed
  • Working in digital platform to author content and tag metadata.
  • Acting as point of contact between vendors, internal engineering teams, and Academic Design teams  
  • Demonstrating a strong understanding of elementary (Grades K-5) Spanish Reading/Language Arts and English Language Development pedagogical issues
  • Producing accurate, error-free, high-quality products that assess program goals, align with curriculum standards, measure student growth, and recommend instructional options
     
We are looking for someone with…
  • A bachelor’s degree, preferably in Spanish elementary education, Spanish literacy, Spanish linguistics, or related field
  • 2+ years of experience in literacy curriculum development and educational publishing, preferably with a focus on assessment with the ability to create and visualize assessment content for print and digital delivery
  • Knowledge of appropriate industry and subject-area content development practices, content standards (such as CCSS, B.E.S.T., and TEKS), and testing and reporting trends
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, which include a thorough command of the English language, spelling, writing, and grammar and a strong attention to detail
  • Effective organizational and time management skills; productive, efficient work habits and the ability to prioritize, multitask, and exhibit flexibility
  • Understands digital learning, including authoring systems, accessibility, and testing with diverse computer skills, expert-level in MS Office suite, proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, Smartsheet and K4/InCopy markup
 
Why work for us?
The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively designing content that will build the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.
 
The pay range for this position is between $50,000-$60,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.  Additionally, a full range of medical and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the position offered. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.
 
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