McGraw Hill · 7 hours ago
Senior Academic Designer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$62K/yr - $70K/yr
10+ years expMcGraw Hill is a leading provider of digital and print educational resources, seeking a Senior Academic Designer for K-5 Science. The role involves creating high-quality educational content, collaborating with various teams, and guiding other designers in curriculum development.
E-LearningEdTechEducationPublishing
Responsibilities
Create and guide team members to produce accurate, error-free, consistent, high-quality products that meet curriculum standards (including NGSS, CCSS and other state standards), project scope, and market requirements and that display appropriate content, reading level, grammar, and style
Train, mentor, and provide feedback to Academic Designers on guidelines and expectations around content development, documentation, and planning
Plan and develop content (including prototypes, learning objectives, lessons, videos, and teacher resources) for teacher and student materials
Manage vendors and freelancers to ensure quality and time expectations are in keeping with project goals
Demonstrate effective organizational and excellent time management skills; the ability to prioritize, multitask, and exhibit flexibility to rapidly changing priorities and demands in an Agile work environment
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in elementary education, literacy, science, or related field
Experience in curriculum development and educational publishing with a focus on Grades K–5
A minimum of 10 years of experience in curriculum development and educational publishing with a focus on Grades K–5
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, which include a thorough command of the English language, spelling, writing, and grammar and a strong attention to detail
Highly organized, goal oriented, and collaborative with ability to mentor others and provide guidance, direction, and leadership
Ability to identify risks and understand concerns, needs, and issues raised by team members and create novel solutions and contingency plans, including cross functional problem solving
Knowledge of appropriate industry and subject area content development practices, content standards such as NGSS, CCSS, and academic and pedagogical trends, with the ability to drive innovation in teams and products
Effective organizational and time management skills; productive, efficient work habits and the ability to prioritize, multitask, and exhibit flexibility
Diverse computer skills, expert level in MS Office suite, proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, Smartsheet, and K4/InCopy markup
Ability to adapt to changing requirements and prioritize the product backlog based on customer feedback and business value
Preferred
Experience working with Jira to manage sprint backlogs, track progress, and report on key agile metrics is desired, but not required
Experience building accessible content in digital authoring systems is 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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Funding
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2021-06-15Acquired
Leadership Team
Lloyd G. Waterhouse
CEO & President
Simon Allen
President & CEO
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