Senior Instructional Designer

Mcgraw Hill; United States; Sur place; USD 60 000 - 73 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

McGraw Hill is seeking a Senior Instructional Designer for 6-12 ELA (Project Status) to design digital curricula and collaborate across UX, engineering, and product teams. This remote, fixed-term role through August 2027 focuses on accessibility, strong documentation, and cross-functional execution to deliver high-quality learning experiences for K-12 literacy programs.

Ideal candidates bring 5-10 years in digital instructional design or eLearning, and hold a relevant degree.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in digital instructional design, curriculum development, or eLearning development.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Curriculum & Instruction, or related field.
• Experience designing for digital platforms with authoring tools, LMS, and CMS.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and universal design for learning (UDL).
• Proficiency with Agile workflows and collaborative team environments.
• Ability to lead cross-functional problem-solving with product, UX, and engineering teams.

Responsabilités

• Design digital curriculum using UbD, backward design, and design thinking principles.
• Develop prototypes, POCs, and digital content tools with SMEs and technical support.
• Lead build rounds, manuscript reviews, and storyboarding.
• Write and maintain clear, user-centered product requirement documents.
• Apply accessibility best practices in content and tools.
• Collaborate with content, UX, technology, engineering, and product teams to craft engaging learning experiences.
• Support Agile workflows through iterative feedback, sprints, and testing.
• Translate instructional needs into technical requirements for tools and features.
• Coordinate cross-functional workflows to meet timelines and quality benchmarks.
• Provide informal training and mentorship to other instructional designers and new joiners.
• Act as point of contact for vendors with guidance and decision-making support.
• Create and maintain documentation for digital workflows and guidelines.
• Identify and scale novel digital learning approaches with measurable impact.

Connaissances

Digital instructional design

eLearning development

Agile workflows

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's in Instructional Design or related

Outils

Authoring tools

Learning Management Systems

Content Management Systems

Description du poste

Overview

Build the Future

At McGraw Hill, we create best-in-class, next-generation learning experiences that are used by millions of students and educators worldwide every day. We design intuitive and effective tools that maximize teachers' time and students' learning. And we do all of this in a supportive and collaborative environment where we work alongside brilliant colleagues, touch lives around the world, see the difference our hard work makes, and continue on our own paths of lifelong learning.

How can you make an impact?

McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational resources, is looking for a Senior Instructional Designer, 6-12 ELA (Project Status) for our K-12 division literacy programs.

This is aremote position open to applicantsauthorized to work for any employerwithin the United States. This is a Project Status role with a fixed term through August 2027.

What You'll Do:

• Design digital curriculum using Understanding by Design (UbD), backward design, and design thinking principles.
• Develop prototypes, proof-of-concepts (POCs), and digital content tools in collaboration with subject matter experts (SMEs) and technical support.
• Contribute to and lead build rounds, manuscript reviews, and storyboarding.
• Write and maintain clear and user-centered product requirement documents.
• Apply accessibility best practices and proactively design accessible content and tools.
• Partner with content, UX, technology, engineering, and product teams to design learning experiences that are engaging and instructionally sound.
• Support Agile product development workflows through iterative feedback, sprint planning, and testing.
• Collaborate on tool enhancements and feature development, translating instructional needs into technical requirements.
• Contribute to cross-functional teams to ensure that product requirements, project schedules, and product goals are met and completed on time.
• Lead workflows across multiple components of the product, ensuring that timelines and quality benchmarks are met.
• Provide informal training and mentorship to Instructional Designers and Associate Instructional Designers, and new team members.
• Act as a point of contact for vendors, providing clear guidance, feedback, and decision-making support.
• Create and maintain documentation for digital workflows, best practices, and instructional guidelines.
• Identify, pilot, and scale novel approaches to digital learning that add measurable value for educators and learners.
• Support digital product tasks such as metadata tagging, concept mapping, and digital editing.
• Troubleshoot complex technical and instructional challenges through root cause analysis.
• Develop and refine best practices for using digital tools and for creating engaging content within technical constraints.

What You Bring:

• 5-10 years experience in digital instructional design, curriculum development, or eLearning development.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Curriculum & Instruction, or a related field.
• Experience designing for digital platforms and creating learning experiences with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and universal design for learning (UDL).
• Proficiency with Agile workflows, sprint-based iteration, and collaborative team environments.
• Ability to lead cross-functional problem-solving with product, UX, and engineering teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Strong ability to organize work across multiple priorities and make data-informed decisions.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and capable of influencing trade-off decisions across scope, quality, time, and resources.

Preferred Experience

• Deep understanding of curriculum development for grades 6-12, especially within the ELA discipline; classroom teaching experience is a strong plus.
• Experience working with or managing freelancers and vendors.
• Familiarity with K-12 educational publishing, edtech platforms, and/or literacy curriculum design.
• Engagement in professional learning networks or thought leadership communities.

Why work for us?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively building experiences that will help shape the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $60,000 - $73,000 annually. However, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Additionally, a full range of medical and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the position offered.