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McGraw Hill is hiring a Senior Instructional Designer, Science. The role involves leading a team to design and develop digital science curriculum and tools, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet product goals, managing content development challenges, and ensuring accessibility compliance. The position requires authoring expertise and innovation in digital educational products.

Highlights

Lead instructional design team in prototyping, storyboarding, and developing digital science curriculum assets such as eBooks, interactive maps, videos, and assessments.
Collaborate across teams to meet product requirements, timelines, and goals.
Identify and resolve content development problems and risks proactively.
Provide leadership in authoring tools, template creation, and authoring processes.
Manage vendors and freelancers, providing guidelines and scheduling support.
Innovate scalable processes and digital integration approaches.
Work with technical teams to identify and address bugs and enhancements in authoring tools and platforms.
Ensure accessibility compliance and incorporate best practices during product development.
Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Instructional Design or related field and 3-5 years experience in digital content development.
Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, content management systems, and ability to create interactive content essential; background in educational publishing or EdTech and accessibility experience preferred.
Compensation ranges from $62,600 to $75,000 annually with potential medical and other benefits.

Senior Instructional Designer, Science Full Description

Senior Instructional Designer, Science

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?
McGraw-Hill Education, the leading provider of digital and print educational materials, is looking for a creative, innovative, strategic Senior Instructional Designer, Science. 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 Senior Instructional Designer, Science is a digital savvy content and curriculum expert, responsible and accountable for assembling high-quality content based on specific product requirements for the Product 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 08/31/2026.

What you will be doing:

Lead the instructional design team as they collaborate with cross-functional peers to prototype, design, storyboard, and develop courses and digital curriculum assets (such as eBooks, interactive maps and timelines, videos, and assessments)
Collaborate and lead on cross-functional teams to ensure that product requirements, project timelines, and product goals are met and completed on time.
Proactively identify problems and risks in content development, identifying solutions to those problems and engaging appropriate stakeholders when risks arise.
Provide leadership and expertise on authoring, including specific authoring tools, the creation of templates, and the authoring processes.
Lead our internal team of Instructional Designers who will be responsible for vendors and freelancers writing guidelines, answering questions, and scheduling, where applicable.
Iterate on innovative and scalable approaches for process and digital integration in products. Identify efficiencies in processes and templates.
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.
Provide leadership with accessibility, understand compliance criteria and how to incorporate accessible best practices during product build.

We’re looking for someone with:

Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related field required.
3 - 5 years experience working in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials.
Experience managing multiple projects within tight deliverables and budgets.
Strong ability to communicate and lead cross-functional meetings.
Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.
Ability to create and visualize animated and interactive content.
Background in educational publishing or EdTech preferred.
Accessibility experience preferred.

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 $62,600 - $75,000 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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Original Job Description

Senior Instructional Designer, Science

United States
Product Development
School
Remote

Lead the instructional design team as they collaborate with cross-functional peers to prototype, design, storyboard, and develop courses and digital curriculum assets (such as eBooks, interactive maps and timelines, videos, and assessments)
Collaborate and lead on cross-functional teams to ensure that product requirements, project timelines, and product goals are met and completed on time.
Proactively identify problems and risks in content development, identifying solutions to those problems and engaging appropriate stakeholders when risks arise.
Provide leadership and expertise on authoring, including specific authoring tools, the creation of templates, and the authoring processes.
Lead our internal team of Instructional Designers who will be responsible for vendors and freelancers writing guidelines, answering questions, and scheduling, where applicable.
Iterate on innovative and scalable approaches for process and digital integration in products. Identify efficiencies in processes and templates.
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.
Provide leadership with accessibility, understand compliance criteria and how to incorporate accessible best practices during product build.

We’re looking for someone with:

Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related field required.
3 - 5 years experience working in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials.
Experience managing multiple projects within tight deliverables and budgets.
Strong ability to communicate and lead cross-functional meetings.
Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.
Ability to create and visualize animated and interactive content.
Background in educational publishing or EdTech preferred.
Accessibility experience preferred.

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