Associate Instructional Designer, Math (K-5)

McGraw Hill LLC.•UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

8d•Remote

About The Position

At McGraw Hill, we create best-in-class, next-generation learning platforms used by millions of students and educators worldwide. Our goal is to accelerate student success through intuitive and effective learning tools and content. We are looking for an Associate Instructional Designer, Math (K-5) for our School division. This role involves being a valuable member of a collaborative group of Instructional Designers, partnering with teams focused on content, product management, UX, and creative media to create robust digital tools, curriculum, and learning solutions. The Associate Instructional Designer, Math (K-5) is a digital-savvy content and curriculum expert responsible for assembling high-quality content based on specific product requirements for Math programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Mathematics, Instructional Technology, 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.
Previous K-12 teaching experience.
Ability to create and visualize animated and interactive content.
Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment (e.g., people, processes, structure, or culture); adjusting effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain digital products using authoring tools by following best practices, including metadata tagging, concept mapping, digital editing, and accurate build documentation.
Design, storyboard, and develop digital curriculum assets such as eBooks, interactives, simulations, games, videos, and virtual labs through a UBD process.
Review manuscripts, create storyboards, and contribute during alpha and beta builds, as well as digital launches with vendors — including creating templates, trackers, and content development guidelines.
QA vendor work to ensure it adheres to established guidelines and contribute to user testing under the leadership of management and Senior team members.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product requirements, project schedules, and goals are met on time, while meeting all intermediate and final deadlines.
Partner with Instructional Designers during product build, serving under Senior members of the team.
Identify, test, troubleshoot, and follow up on technical bugs and enhancements in authoring tools and platforms, helping to define requirements for improvements when necessary.
Become an expert in accessibility, with heavy contributions to this area throughout the product development process.