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McGraw Hill

Media Product Designer

🇺🇸 Remote - US

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $54K - $62K

💻 Product Development

🗓️ December 17th, 2025

K-12 Smartsheet WCAG

Edtech.com's Summary

McGraw Hill is hiring a Media Product Designer. The role involves implementing the media design vision and strategy into educational products for the Social Studies portfolio within the K-12 division. The designer collaborates with cross-functional teams to create engaging teaching and learning experiences and manages photo, art, and video assets to be delivered on schedule and within budget.

Highlights
  • Develop visually engaging media assets from concept to final delivery, including illustration, photo, video, sound, animation, and maps.
  • Communicate media choices clearly to artists, vendors, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders.
  • Manage and monitor external media vendors ensuring media quality, scalability, alignment with strategy, budget, and schedule.
  • Research and vet primary sources like photographs, maps, and documents with the licensing team for authenticity and appropriateness.
  • Create and implement media development guidelines aligned with product strategy for internal teams and vendors.
  • Identify innovative and cost-saving methods to meet asset needs through reviewing specifications and media objectives.
  • Exhibit creativity, visual communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Maintain strong attention to detail while managing shifting priorities and tight deadlines in a collaborative environment.
  • Advocate for students and educators during product development.
  • Required qualifications include a BA, BFA, or formal design degree in relevant fields and at least 3 years of experience in art buying, media research and acquisition, media development, and project management.
  • Preferred experience in researching primary sources in archival collections.
  • Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office; experience with Smartsheet, Lucid, Jira, Asana is a plus.
  • Knowledge of accessibility guidelines (WCAG) and agile methodologies.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Compensation ranges from $54,100 to $62,000 annually, with pay varying by experience and location. Benefits information is available via provided link.
  • This is a remote Project Status Worker position with an end date of 04/30/2027, open to U.S. work-authorized applicants.

Media Product Designer 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 a Media Product Designer within our K-12 division who will be responsible for implementing the media design vision, strategy, and workflow into world-class educational products for the Social Studies portfolio. The Media Product Designer is responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams to create and deliver effective and engaging teaching and learning experiences. The Media Product Designer is accountable for delivering photo, art, and video assets on time and on budget. You will operate in an environment that requires problem-solving, strong organizational skills, team collaboration, and communication skills.
 
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 04/30/2027.
 
What you will be doing: 
  • Develop visually engaging, effective, and user-friendly media from concept through final delivery by working with cross-functional product development teams to ideate, design, research, acquire, track, and seek approval for all media assets: illustration; photo; video; sound; animation; map; etc.
  • Articulate choices clearly to artists, vendors, cross-functional teams, and key stakeholders.
  • Manage external media vendors. Monitor and report project status and guide work to ensure media assets meet expectations for quality, data capture, scalability, alignment to media strategy, budget, and schedule.
  • Research and vet primary sources (photographs, maps, documents) based on authenticity, age-appropriateness, and content alignment, working in close partnership with our licensing team to determine acquirable assets.
  • Help create and implement guidelines for media development that align with product strategy and goals for both internal teams and external vendors based on project needs.
  • Seek innovative and cost-saving ways to fulfill asset needs by reviewing specs and strategizing media objectives.
  • Possess a high degree of creativity, visual communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities. 
  • Demonstrate strong attention to detail, embody the work ethic and personality that thrives in a fast-paced culture with tight deadlines, shifting priorities, and cross-functional teams.
  • Advocate for students and educators throughout product development.
 
What you need to be considered:   
  • BA, BFA, or formal design degree in one of the following: art, film, audio, video, motion graphics, photography, design, history, or related field.
  • 3+ years' work experience with art buying, media research and acquisition, media development, and project management.
  • Experience researching primary sources in archival collections preferred.
  • Strong working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Microsoft Office. Smartsheet, Lucid, Jira, and Asana experience a plus.
  • Understanding of accessibility guidelines (WCAG).
  • Understanding of agile methodologies.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
 
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 $54,100 - $62,000 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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