Dual-Literacy Instructional Designer (ELA/SLA) - Remote

Mcgraw Hill; New York (NY); Remote; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

McGraw Hill in the United States seeks an Instructional Designer, Dual Literacy (ELA/SLA) to develop instructional materials for Dual Literacy programs in print and digital formats.

You will collaborate with content, product management, UX, and creative media teams to create robust digital tools, curriculum and learning solutions for millions of educators and students, applying accessibility and Spanish-language experience where needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related field required.
• Experience working with Spanish-language materials; prior experience as a Spanish, ESL, SLA, or dual-language teacher is a plus.
• 1-3 years' experience working in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials.
• Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to concept meetings, review manuscripts, create storyboards, and contribute during alpha and beta builds for digital assets.
• Heavy contributions to the product build process, including QC on both English and Spanish language digital assets. Meet all intermediate and final schedules.
• Contribute to the development of build documentation, guidelines and review vendor work to ensure it adheres to guidelines; identify workflow efficiencies.
• Work on digital product tasks such as metadata tagging, concept mapping, script go-bys, and digital editing.
• Provide informal training to associate instructional designers.
• Apply accessibility expertise, contributing meaningfully to this area throughout the product development process.
• Contribute in cross-functional discussions, program planning, and curriculum mapping within an Agile framework to ensure that product requirements, project schedules, and product goals are met and completed on time.
• Support digital launches with vendors and freelancers by creating templates, writing guidelines, answering questions, completing trackers, and reviewing work to ensure it adheres to guidelines.
• Contribute to the creation of POCs and initial prototypes, demonstrating applied knowledge and supporting iterative development.
• Participate in user testing by taking notes, observing, and providing background information, serving under the leadership of management and senior members of the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to troubleshoot technical issues and enhancements in authoring tools and the platform; suggest digital solutions and ideas about potential causes.

Skills

Strong communication

Ambiguity navigation

Agile teamwork

Emerging tech curiosity (AI)

Spanish-language content experience

Digital content development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Instructional Technology or related field

Tools

Authoring tools

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Content Management Systems (CMS)

Job description

McGraw Hill in the United States seeks an Instructional Designer, Dual Literacy (ELA/SLA) to develop instructional materials for Dual Literacy programs in print and digital formats.

You will collaborate with content, product management, UX, and creative media teams to create robust digital tools, curriculum and learning solutions for millions of educators and students, applying accessibility and Spanish-language experience where needed.