McGraw Hill
Associate Instructional Designer, 6-12 Literacy
🇺🇸 Remote - US
🕑 Temporary
💰 $41K - $56K
💻 Instructional Design
🗓️ November 5th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Learn and contribute to program planning and curriculum mapping.
- Create proofs of concept (POCs) and prototypes for digital educational tools.
- Use Understanding by Design (UBD) process to design and implement custom digital curriculum tools.
- Apply design principles including backwards design and design thinking.
- Participate in concept meetings, manuscript preparation, and product build support.
- Engage in user testing and collaborate with senior leadership to ensure product quality.
- Partner with instructional designers and contribute to cross-functional product development phases.
- Maintain accurate and updated build documentation for project integrity.
- Develop expertise in accessibility throughout the product development cycle.
- Handle digital product tasks such as metadata tagging, concept mapping, digital editing, and quality assurance.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related field required.
- 0-2 years experience in digital content development involving teaching and learning materials.
- Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.
- Ability to create animated and interactive digital content.
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies and iterative collaborative workflows.
- Previous teaching experience in grades 6-12 is a plus.
- Remote role open to applicants authorized to work in the United States; contract ends 7/31/2026.
- Annual pay range between $41,200 and $56,000 with potential medical and other benefits.
Associate Instructional Designer, 6-12 Literacy Full Description
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?
McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational solutions, is looking for an Associate Instructional Designer, 6-12 ELA. You will be a valuable member of a collaborative group of Instructional Designers, closely partnering with teams focused on content, product management, UX, and creative media. As part of this team, you will create robust digital tools, curriculum and learning solutions in a variety of formats that are used by millions of educators and students every day. The Associate Instructional Designer, 6-12 ELA is 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 7/31/2026.
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 on 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.
What you need to be considered:
- 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 6-12 teaching experience.
Here's what we offer:
At McGraw Hill, you will be empowered to make a real impact on a global scale. Every day your individual efforts can contribute to the lives of millions.
The pay range for this position is between $41,200 - $56,000 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 benefits offerings.
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