Remote Instructional Designer - 6-12 ELA Literacy

Mcgraw Hill; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

McGraw Hill seeks an Associate Instructional Designer, 6-12 ELA, to develop digital and print literacy materials for K-12, partnering with content, product, UX and media teams. This remote PSW role emphasizes accessibility, quality build docs, and timely delivery across platforms for educators and students.

Ideal candidates have a degree in Instructional Technology/Design and 0–2 years in digital content creation, with experience in authoring tools, LMS, CMS, and agile workflows.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Learn and apply design principles, backwards design, and design thinking concepts in routine situations.
• Contribute to concept meetings, prepare manuscript needs, support rounds of build for digital assets.
• Partner extensively with Instructional Designers during product development, contributing to build phases under senior team leadership.
• Maintain accountability for the accuracy and upkeep of build documentation to ensure project integrity.
• Become an expert in accessibility with heavy contributions to this area throughout the product development process.
• Heavy contributions to the product build process.
• Meet all intermediate and final schedules.
• Contribute with cross-functional teams to ensure that product requirements, project schedules, and product goals are met and on completed on time.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to identify, test, troubleshoot, define, and follow up on technical bugs and enhancements as they arise in authoring tools and the platform. When necessary, help define requirements for platform and authoring tool enhancements.
• Work on digital product tasks such as metadata tagging, concept mapping, and digital editing.
• QA the work of the vendor to ensure it adheres to guidelines.
• Demonstrate technical, functional, and professional expertise in position-related areas, staying informed on current developments and trends to leverage specialized knowledge for achieving impactful results.

Skills

Design thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile methodologies

Content visualization

Education

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

Tools

Authoring tools

Learning management systems

Content management systems

Job description

McGraw Hill seeks an Associate Instructional Designer, 6-12 ELA, to develop digital and print literacy materials for K-12, partnering with content, product, UX and media teams. This remote PSW role emphasizes accessibility, quality build docs, and timely delivery across platforms for educators and students.

Ideal candidates have a degree in Instructional Technology/Design and 0–2 years in digital content creation, with experience in authoring tools, LMS, CMS, and agile workflows.