Senior Academic Designer

McGraw Hill LLC.•UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

1d•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 that maximize a teacher’s time and a student’s learning experience. Senior Academic Designers are content and curriculum experts who assemble high-quality content based on specific product requirements and understanding of solution design. They collaborate with Academic Design Directors, Managers, and Product Managers to develop solution design, including conceptualization and implementation. Depending on project needs, they may take on specific project assignments, working with a small team of Academic Designers throughout product development stages.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in elementary education, literacy, linguistics, or related field
4+ years of experience in literacy curriculum development and educational publishing (Grades 6-8)
Teaching experience is an advantage
Ability to create and visualize content for various delivery formats and classroom settings
Highly organized, goal-oriented, and collaborative
Proven ability to mentor, guide, and provide leadership within teams
Strong problem-solving skills, able to understand and address concerns from junior team members while developing innovative solutions, including cross-functional collaboration
Knowledgeable in content development practices, academic standards (CCSS, B.E.S.T., TEKS), research, pedagogy, and best practices, with a focus on delivering high-quality and timely products
Excellent communication skills
Attention to detail
Proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Smartsheet, K4/InCopy
Experience building accessible content in digital authoring systems

Responsibilities

Plan and develop content (including learning objectives, scope/sequence, tables of contents, lessons, videos, and teacher resources) for teacher and student materials–including print, digital, and media projects.
Develop and finalize prototypes, scope and sequence, project proposals, and project scope documentation, as needed.
Train, mentor, and provide feedback to more junior Academic Designers on guidelines and expectations around content development, documentation, and planning.
Act as the point of contact between a vendor, internal engineering teams, contractors, and Academic Design teams with some decision-making authority, including ensuring timeliness and quality of work.
Coordinate with Project Managers, Product Design, Production and other cross-functional groups to establish workflows and maintain communication about project schedules/status.
Demonstrate strong understanding of middle or secondary (Grades 6-8) Reading/Language Arts and English Language Development pedagogical issues.
Produce and guide more junior team members to produce accurate, error-free, high-quality products that meet curriculum standards (including CCSS and other state standards), project scope, and market requirements and that display appropriate content, reading level, grammar, and style.
Stay up to date on emerging educational/curriculum trends, educational technology, and research within the field and adjacent to the field.