Lead Instructional Designer, Dual Literacy (ELA/SLA)

Mcgraw Hill; New York (NY); Remote; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

McGraw Hill is seeking a Lead Instructional Designer, Dual Literacy (ELA/SLA) for its K-12 literacy programs. This remote role may be based in an office within the United States.

You will develop digital and print instructional materials, partner with content, product, UX, and media teams, and ensure high-quality content for dual-language literacy initiatives. You will guide design solutions, manage multiple projects, and mentor peers while advancing accessibility and innovative technologies in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related field.
• 4+ years' experience in digital content development including teaching/learning materials.
• Experience managing multiple projects with tight deliverables and budgets.
• Strong communication skills and ability to navigate ambiguity and influence trade-offs.
• Experience designing digital platforms and learning experiences with authoring tools and LMS/ CMS.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI, and their application to instructional design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally to design solutions and remove delivery barriers.
• Contribute to product build process with QC on English/Spanish assets; advise on workflows.
• Create, finalize, and maintain internal documentation for digital workflows and guidelines.
• Work on metadata tagging, concept mapping, and digital editing tasks.
• Train and mentor instructional designers in best practices for tools and workflows.
• Champion accessibility standards across the product development process.
• Participate in Agile program planning to meet product requirements and timelines.
• Manage vendor and freelancer teams, overseeing launches and ensuring deliverables.

Skills

Instructional design

Spanish-language materials

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication

Curiosity about AI

Agile workflow

Education

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

Tools

Authoring tools

Learning Management Systems

Content Management Systems

Job description

Overview

Impact the Moment

Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of others? At McGraw Hill theLead Instructional Designer, Dual Literacy (ELA/SLA) will help plan and develop instructional materials for Dual Literacy programs that are delivered in both print and digital formats.

What is this role about?

McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational resources, is looking for a Lead Instructional Designer, Dual Literacy (ELA/SLA) for our K-12 division literacy programs.

This is a remote position but can also be based in one of our McGraw Hill offices, 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 08/31/2027.

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. You are a digital savvy content and curriculum expert, responsible and accountable for assembling high-quality content based on specific product requirements for the Dual Literacy programs.

What you will be doing:

• Collaborate cross-functionally to solve complex problems and design conceptual solutions for multiple components; participate in collaboration workshops, remove barriers across delivery teams, and advise leadership on workflow improvements.
• Strong contributions to the product build process, including QC on both English and Spanish language digital assets; advise leadership of new ways to improve workflows and team capacity.
• Create, finalize, and maintain internal documentation for digital workflows, best practices, and instructional guidelines; identify workflow efficiencies.
• Work on digital product tasks such as metadata tagging, concept mapping, script go-bys, and digital editing.
• Train and mentor instructional designers and new team members by modeling best practices in digital tools, content authoring, and workflows.
• Champion accessibility standards with strong contributions, ensuring quality and compliance expectations are met 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.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor and freelancer teams, providing oversight and training; manage digital launches by developing guidelines, launching work, and ensuring all deliverables expectations are met.
• Participate as a key contributor in the development of implementation models and journey maps; lead the development of course maps; create POC's and hi-fidelity prototypes by applying design principles and backward design to complex or ambiguous situations.
• Support user testing by interpreting results and making strategic recommendations, serving under the leadership of management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to identify, test, troubleshoot, and follow up on technical issues in authoring tools and the platform; define and document requirements for platform and authoring tool enhancements.
• Identify, pilot, and scale novel digital solutions for issues that arise during development.
• Proactively identify risks and challenges across multiple workstreams; develop contingency plans and negotiate trade-offs among competing priorities, communicating proposed solutions to leadership.

We're looking for someone with:

• 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. A successful candidate may have previous K-5 teaching experience.
• 4+ years' experience working in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials.
• Experience managing multiple projects within tight deliverables and budgets.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and influence trade-off decisions across scope, quality, time, and resources.
• Experience designing digital platforms and creating learning experiences with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.
• Solution-oriented mindset with a focus on practical, effective problem-solving.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI, and their application to instructional design and content development.

Here's what we offer:

At McGraw Hill, you will be empowered to make a real impact on a global scale. Every day your individual efforts can contribute to the lives of millions.

The pay range for this position is between $75,000 - $85,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.