Associate, Instructional Designer ELA/SLA jobs in United States
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McGraw Hill · 1 week ago

Associate, Instructional Designer ELA/SLA

McGraw Hill is a leading provider of digital and print educational resources, seeking an Associate Instructional Designer for their K-12 division literacy programs. The role involves creating digital tools and curriculum solutions, collaborating with various teams to enhance educational content and ensure quality in product development.

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Responsibilities

Learn and contribute to program planning and curriculum mapping where applicable
Learn and contribute in regards to the creation of POC’s and prototypes
Through a UBD process, you will design, storyboard, and develop digital curriculum assets such as videos, eBooks, interactives, simulations, games and virtual labs
Review manuscript, create storyboards, contribute during alpha and beta builds for digital assets
Learn and provide support with digital tools, serving under the leadership of management and senior members of the team
Heavy contributions with user testing, serving under the leadership of management and senior members of the team
Heavy contributions partnering with Instructional Designers during product build and serving under Senior members of the team
Hold responsibility for accuracy and maintenance of build documentation
Become experts 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 on cross-functional teams to ensure that product requirements, project schedules, and product goals are met and completed on time
Contribute during digital launches with vendors including helping to create templates, trackers, and digital content development guidelines
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
Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment (e.g., people, processes, structure, or culture); adjusting effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful
Creating novel solutions with measurable value for existing and potential customers (internal or external); experimenting with new ways to solve work problems and seize opportunities that result in unique and differentiated solutions
Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed
Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical, functional, and/or professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise; leveraging expert knowledge to accomplish results
Leveraging one's practical knowledge and understanding of recent technology tools, solutions, and trends to improve work results, solve work problems, and take advantage of new business opportunities

Qualification

Instructional DesignDigital Content DevelopmentAuthoring ToolsLearning Management SystemsContent Management SystemsAnimated Content CreationK-5 Teaching ExperienceSpanish Fluency

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related field required
1+ years' experience working in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials
Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems
Ability to create and visualize animated and interactive content

Preferred

Spanish language fluency desired
A successful candidate may have previous K-5 teaching experience

Benefits

A full range of medical and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the position offered.

Company

McGraw Hill

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We are a leading global education company that partners with millions of educators, learners and professionals around the world.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2025-07-24IPO
2021-09-30Private Equity
2021-06-15Acquired

Leadership Team

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Lloyd G. Waterhouse
CEO & President
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Simon Allen
President & CEO
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