McGraw Hill
Project Specialist
Smartsheet
Edtech.com's Summary
McGraw Hill LLC. is hiring a Project Specialist. The role involves creating and managing agile project documents such as Jira cards and Smartsheet entries, leading agile ceremonies, managing vendors, overseeing quality checks, and collaborating with project stakeholders to ensure timely delivery. The position supports various activities including composition, digital delivery, reprints, translations, and assessments, with emphasis on risk and issue management as well as scope and budget impact assessments.
Highlights
- Create and manage agile project planning documents and artifacts including Jira and Smartsheet.
- Lead agile project ceremonies and coordinate meetings involving vendors and project resources.
- Assign and manage onshore and offshore vendors to ensure work is clearly defined and executed timely.
- Identify and manage project issues and risks, escalating to management or product teams as necessary.
- Document action items and assess changes related to project scope and budget.
- Review and verify vendor documentation upon handoff from product teams.
- Ensure quality checks according to Production Center of Excellence standards.
- Utilize and oversee production and delivery systems such as Jira, InDesign, K4, Habitat, and Smartsheet.
- Collaborate with vendors and project stakeholders to maintain communication and ensure on-time delivery.
- Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree preferred or relevant experience, 1-3 years work experience, prior publishing experience preferred, strong communication skills, attention to detail, critical thinking, and familiarity with Microsoft Office and Agile project management methodologies.
- Compensation ranges from $52,400 to $62,000 annually, with variations based on experience, skills, and location.
- This is a remote Project Status Worker role with an end date of 9/30/2027, open to applicants authorized to work in the U.S.
Project Specialist 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.
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 resources, is looking for a Project Specialist.
McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational resources, is looking for a Project Specialist.
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 9/30/2027.
What you will be doing:
- Create and manage agile project planning documents and other artifacts including Jira cards and Smartsheet for composition, digital delivery, reprints, translations, assessment and other activities as assigned
- Lead agile project ceremonies and meetings including vendors and project resources
- Assign and manage onshore and offshore vendors to ensure definition of work is realistic, understood, and executed on time
- Identify and manage issues and risks with vendor and working team, escalating as needed, to manager and/or product team
- Document and manage action items for follow-through
- Document and assess implications of changes and decisions regarding scope and budget
- Review and verify required vendor input documents are delivered by the product team upon hand off notification.
- Ensure quality checks are performed as defined by Production Center of Excellence
- Utilize and oversee usage of production and delivery systems like Jira, InDesign, K4, Habitat, Smartsheet, and other digital delivery
- Collaborate with vendors and project stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery, drive communication, identify risks and issues relevant to production activities
We're looking for someone with:
- Bachelor's degree preferred or relevant work experience
- 1-3 years total work experience
- Prior publishing experience preferred
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Acute attention to details
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to ask questions
- Experience using Microsoft office tools and project management tools like Jira and smartsheet.com
- Familiarity with project management framework and methodologies especially Agile
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 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 $52,400 - $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.
McGraw Hill recruiters always use a "@mheducation.com" or "@careers.mheducation.com" email addresses and/or from our Applicant Tracking System, iCIMS. Any variation of this email domain should be considered suspicious. Additionally, McGraw Hill recruiters and authorized representatives will never request sensitive information in email.
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