Associate Instructional Designer

TrulyHired; United States; Remote; USD 54,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

McGraw Hill is seeking an Associate Instructional Designer for our K-12 Social Studies programs. You will join a collaborative team of instructional designers, partnering with content, product management, UX, and creative media to assemble high-quality digital curriculum assets such as videos, eBooks, interactives, simulations, and virtual labs.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years' experience in digital content development incl. teaching materials.
• Experience with authoring tools, LMS and CMS.
• Ability to create and visualize animated and interactive content.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to program planning and curriculum mapping; design storyboards and develop digital curriculum assets (videos, eBooks, interactives, simulations, games, virtual labs) using a UBD process.
• Review manuscripts, create storyboards, and contribute during alpha and beta builds; maintain build documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Instructional Designers and senior team members during product builds; support launches via templates, trackers, and guidelines.
• Lead accessibility efforts; become SME and drive accessibility standards across the development process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, test, troubleshoot, and resolve tech bugs and platform enhancements; support metadata tagging, concept mapping, and digital editing.
• Contribute to user testing and QA vendor work to ensure outputs meet guidelines and quality standards.
• Meet intermediate and final schedules; work with cross-functional teams to ensure requirements and timelines are met.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset, stay current on tech trends, adapt to change, and develop innovative solutions.

Skills

Digital content development

Storyboarding

Animated/interactive content

Accessibility standards

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Instructional Technology/Design

Tools

Authoring tools

Learning Management Systems

Content Management Systems

Job description

Associate Instructional Designer Full Description

McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational resources, is looking for an Associate Instructional Designer for our K-12 division Social Studies programs. 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 Associate Instructional Designer is a digital savvy content and curriculum expert, responsible and accountable for assembling high-quality content based on specific product requirements for the Social Studies 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 12/31/2027.

What you will be doing:

• Contribute to program planning, curriculum mapping, and the creation of POCs and prototypes, while designing, storyboarding, and developing digital curriculum assets - including videos, eBooks, interactives, simulations, games, and virtual labs - through a UBD process.
• Review manuscripts, create storyboards, and contribute during alpha and beta builds, while maintaining accuracy and ownership of all build documentation throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Partner closely with Instructional Designers and senior team members during product builds, contributing heavily to the product build process and supporting digital launches including the creation of templates, trackers, and content development guidelines.
• Lead accessibility efforts, becoming a subject matter expert in this area and making substantial contributions to accessibility standards across the full product development process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, test, troubleshoot, and resolve technical bugs and platform enhancements, while also supporting digital product tasks such as metadata tagging, concept mapping, and digital editing.
• Contribute to user testing initiatives and QA vendor work to ensure all output adheres to established guidelines and quality standards.
• Meet all intermediate and final schedules, contributing to cross-functional teams to ensure product requirements, project goals, and timelines are consistently achieved.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset by maintaining high personal performance standards, staying current on emerging technology trends, adapting effectively to change, and developing innovative solutions that create measurable value for internal and external customers.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, 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.
• Ability to create and visualize animated and interactive content.

Why work for us?

The pay range for this position is between $54,000 - $60,000 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.