Remote Instructional Designer - Social Studies Curriculum

Mcgraw Hill; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 54,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

McGraw Hill is seeking an Associate Instructional Designer for its K-12 social studies division. You will design and assemble digital curriculum assets, storyboards, and prototypes, collaborating with product, UX, and content teams to create engaging learning tools.

The role emphasizes accessibility, metadata tagging, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to meet project timelines and deliver high-quality content for educators and students nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related field.
• 0–2 years’ experience in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials.
• Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to program planning, curriculum mapping, and the creation of POCs and prototypes, while designing, storyboarding, and developing digital curriculum assets.
• 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.
• Lead accessibility efforts, becoming a subject matter expert and contributing 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 supporting digital product tasks such as metadata tagging and digital editing.
• Contribute to user testing initiatives and QA vendor work to ensure output adheres to guidelines and quality standards.
• Meet all intermediate and final schedules, contributing to cross-functional teams to ensure product requirements and timelines are met.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset, staying current on emerging tech trends and developing innovative solutions.

Skills

Instructional design

Content development

Storyboarding

Visual content creation

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree

Tools

Authoring tools

Learning Management Systems

Content Management Systems

Job description

McGraw Hill is seeking an Associate Instructional Designer for its K-12 social studies division. You will design and assemble digital curriculum assets, storyboards, and prototypes, collaborating with product, UX, and content teams to create engaging learning tools.

The role emphasizes accessibility, metadata tagging, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to meet project timelines and deliver high-quality content for educators and students nationwide.