McGraw Hill · 11 hours ago
Senior Academic Designer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$62K/yr - $80K/yr
4+ years expMcGraw Hill is a leading provider of digital and print educational resources, seeking a Senior Academic Designer for their School division. The role involves planning and developing content for teacher and student materials, mentoring junior designers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and timeliness of educational products.
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Responsibilities
Plan and develop content (including learning objectives, scope/sequence, tables of contents, lessons, videos, and teacher resources) for teacher and student materials-including print, digital, and media projects
Develop and finalize prototypes, scope and sequence, project proposals, and project scope documentation, as needed
Train, mentor, and provide feedback to more junior Academic Designers on guidelines and expectations around content development, documentation, and planning
Act as the point of contact between a vendor, internal engineering teams, contractors, and Academic Design teams with some decision-making authority, including ensuring timeliness and quality of work
Coordinate with Project Managers, Product Design, Production and other cross-functional groups to establish workflows and maintain communication about project schedules/status
Demonstrate strong understanding of elementary (Grades K-2) Reading/Language Arts pedagogical issues
Produce and guide more junior team members to produce accurate, error-free, high-quality products that meet curriculum standards (including CCSS and other state standards), project scope, and market requirements and that display appropriate content, reading level, grammar, and style
Stay up to date on emerging educational/curriculum trends, educational technology, and research within field and adjacent to field
Qualification
Required
Holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education, literacy, linguistics, or a related field, with a minimum of four years of experience in literacy curriculum development and educational publishing focused on Grades K-2, and subject matter expertise in foundational literacy skills including decodability of texts
Brings teaching experience as an advantage and demonstrates the ability to create and visualize content for various delivery formats and classroom settings
Is highly organized, goal-oriented, and collaborative, with the ability to mentor others and provide guidance, direction, and leadership while understanding concerns, needs, and issues raised by junior team members
Creates novel solutions through cross-functional problem solving, proactively identifies risks, and develops appropriate contingency plans
Understands how research, pedagogy, and best practices apply to product design and applies broad perspectives across the discipline
Maintains strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy, quality, and on-time delivery, with deep knowledge of industry and subject-area content development practices, standards (including CCSS, B.E.S.T., and TEKS), and academic and pedagogical trends, and can drive innovation in teams and products
Displays initiative, integrity, and professionalism, with excellent verbal and written communication skills—including strong command of the English language, spelling, writing, and grammar—and strong organizational and time management skills, productive work habits, the ability to prioritize, multitask, and remain flexible
Offers diverse computer skills including expert-level proficiency in MS Office, and additional skills in Adobe Acrobat, Smartsheet, and K4/InCopy markup, with experience building accessible content in digital authoring systems as a plus
Benefits
A full range of medical and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the position offered.
Company
McGraw Hill
We are a leading global education company that partners with millions of educators, learners and professionals around the world.
1001-5000 employees
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