Associate Instructional Designer
About The Position
McGraw Hill is seeking an Associate Instructional Designer, K-5 ELA for its K-12 literacy programs. The role contributes to the design and development of digital curriculum tools, content, and learning solutions in collaboration with instructional design, content, product management, UX, and creative media teams. The position is remote and open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States. It is a Project Status Worker (PSW) role with an end date of 08/2027. The Associate Instructional Designer assembles high-quality content according to product requirements and supports the planning, design, production, testing, accessibility, and launch of digital curriculum products. The position works under senior team leadership and contributes to cross-functional project schedules and goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or a related field.
- 0–2 years of experience working in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials.
- Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.
- Ability to visualize and create animated and interactive content.
- Familiarity with Agile methodology and practices, including collaboration in iterative workflows.
Nice To Haves
- Previous K-5 teaching experience.
Responsibilities
- Learn and contribute to program planning and curriculum mapping where applicable.
- Learn and contribute to the creation of proofs of concept and prototypes.
- Use a UBD process to support the design, storyboarding, and implementation of custom digital curriculum tools that enhance subject-matter-expert content.
- Apply design principles, backwards design, and design thinking concepts in routine situations.
- Contribute to concept meetings, prepare manuscript needs, and support rounds of digital asset builds.
- Participate in user testing with management and senior team members to support quality outcomes.
- Partner with instructional designers during product development and contribute to build phases under senior team leadership.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date build documentation.
- Contribute extensively to accessibility throughout product development and to the product build process.
- Meet intermediate and final schedules.
- Contribute to cross-functional teams to meet product requirements, project schedules, and product goals on time.
- Support digital launches with vendors, including creating templates, trackers, and digital content development guidelines.
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members to identify, test, troubleshoot, define, and follow up on technical bugs and enhancements in authoring tools and the platform; help define requirements for enhancements when necessary.
- Perform digital product tasks such as metadata tagging, concept mapping, and digital editing.
- Quality-assure vendor work to ensure it adheres to guidelines.
- Stay informed about developments and trends relevant to the position and apply specialized knowledge to achieve results.
Benefits
- A full range of medical and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the position offered.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
