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McGraw Hill
Instructional Designer
Curriculum,elearning,accessibility,lms,assessment,publishing,k-12,higher-ed
Edtech.com's Summary
McGraw Hill is hiring an Instructional Designer to build the digital curriculum and learning solutions that millions of educators and students use every day. The role partners with content, product management, project management, and creative media teams to assemble high-quality content against specific product requirements. Day to day, the designer also mentors associate colleagues and coordinates vendor work through guidelines and weekly status meetings.
Highlights
- Develop digital curriculum assets such as e-books, assessments, simulations, and interactive content.
- Apply Understanding by Design and other instructional models to shape effective learning experiences.
- Mentor Associate Instructional Designers on content development tools and best practices.
- Coordinate with vendors by writing authoring guidelines, answering questions, and joining weekly status meetings.
- Ensure all digital content meets WCAG accessibility and usability standards.
- Troubleshoot authoring tool issues and recommend platform improvements.
- Hold a bachelor's or master's degree in instructional technology, instructional design, or education technology.
- Bring 2-5 years of digital content development experience and proficiency in authoring tools and LMS platforms.
- Fixed-term position that ends on 12/31/2027.
- Pay range of $60,000 - $68,000 per year, with medical and other benefits.
Instructional Designer Full Description
How can you make an impact?
McGraw-Hill Education, the leading provider of digital and print educational materials is looking for a creative, innovative, strategic Instructional Designer (Project Status).
You will be a valuable member of a collaborative group of Instructional Designers, closely partnering with teams focused on content, product management, project management, 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 Instructional Designer is a digital savvy content and curriculum expert, responsible and accountable for assembling high-quality content based on specific product requirements.
This is a remote opportunity based in the United States. This role has a fixed term and will end on 12/31/2027.
What you will be doing:
Instructional Design & Content Development
- Develop digital curriculum assets such as e-books, assessments, simulations, and interactive content.
- Use Understanding by Design (UBD) and other instructional models to design effective learning experiences.
- Review and refine content storyboards, ensuring instructional effectiveness and user engagement.
- Partner with product management and content teams to optimize curriculum structure and delivery.
Content Authoring & Digital Build
- Lead digital content workflows through all stages of development, ensuring alignment with product requirements.
- Provide informal training and mentoring to Associate Instructional Designers on content development tools and best practices.
- Conduct user testing and analyze feedback to enhance digital learning experiences.
Quality Assurance & Implementation
- Ensure all digital content meets accessibility (WCAG) and usability standards.
- Serve as a key contributor to vendor collaborations, helping manage launch meetings, status meetings and content quality assurance.
- Develop digital content authoring guidelines, answer vendor questions, and contribute to weekly vendor status meetings.
- Identify and troubleshoot technical issues in authoring tools and recommend potential platform improvements.
- Contribute within cross-functional teams to ensure that product requirements, project schedules, and product goals are met and on completed on time.
- Complete digital product development tasks including metadata tagging, concept mapping, and digital editing.
What you bring:
- Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Education Technology or related field required.
- Experience: 2 - 5 years experience working in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in authoring tools and LMS platforms.
- Project Management: Ability to manage multiple projects within deadlines and budgets.
- Analytical Thinking: Experience using data and user research insights to refine learning experiences.
- Collaboration & Leadership: Strong ability to work with cross-functional teams and mentor junior designers.
- Previous teaching experience a plus
Why work for us?
The pay range for this position is between $60,000 - $68,000 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.
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