Senior Instructional Designer

MedStar Health; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational company is seeking a Senior Instructional Designer to develop accessible digital solutions for educational materials. This position requires strong collaboration skills and expertise in digital content development, aiming to enhance student success across diverse learning environments. Join us in building a better future for education.

Benefits

Annual bonus plan

Full medical and other benefits

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years' experience in digital content development.
• Experience with accessibility best practices preferred.
• Background in educational publishing or EdTech is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the instructional design team to create digital curriculum assets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet project goals.
• Identify and solve content development issues proactively.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Project Management

Problem Solving

Digital Content Development

Education

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

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? The McGraw Hill Senior Instructional Designer will help remediate and develop print and digital solutions that are accessible to all students and teachers. This is a unique opportunity to have a far-reaching impact on student success as well as impact the educational technology industry.

How can you make an impact?

McGraw-Hill Education, the leading provider of digital and print educational materials is looking for a creative, innovative, strategic Senior Instructional Designer. 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 Senior 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 Product programs.

This position is fully remote but can also be based in one of our McGraw Hill offices. This is a Project Status Worker (PSW) position. Candidates must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Your contribution to the team includes:

• Lead the instructional design team as they collaborate with cross-functional peers to prototype, design, storyboard, and develop courses and digital curriculum assets (such as eBooks, interactives, simulations, and games)
• Collaborate and lead cross-functional teams to ensure that product requirements, project timelines, and product goals are met and completed on time.
• Proactively identifying problems and risks in content development, identifying solutions to those problems and engaging appropriate stakeholders when risks arise.
• Provide leadership and expertise on authoring, including specific authoring tools, the creation of templates, and the authoring processes.
• Lead our internal team of Instructional Designers who will be responsible for vendors and freelancers writing guidelines, answering questions, and scheduling, where applicable.
• Iterate on innovative and scalable approaches for process and digital integration in products. Identify efficiencies in processes and templates.
• 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.
• Provide leadership with accessibility, understand compliance criteria and how to incorporate accessible best practices during product build.

Whatyou'llneed to be successful:

• Bachelor'sorMastersdegree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related fieldrequired.
• 3 - 5 years' experience working in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials.
• Experience managing multiple projects within tight deliverables and budgets.
• Strong ability to communicate and lead cross-functional meetings.
• Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.
• Ability to create and visualize animated and interactive content.

A successful candidate may have:

• Background in educational publishing or EdTech preferred.
• Accessibility experience preferred.

Why work for us?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively designing content that will build the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfillment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $65,000 - $78,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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