[Remote] Instructional Designer, 6-12 ELA

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. McGraw Hill LLC. is hiring an Instructional Designer, 6-12 ELA, to develop digital tools, curriculum, and learning solutions for Literacy programs. The role assembles high-quality content to product requirements and collaborates with content, product management, and creative media teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to specific product workstreams, under the direction of management and senior members of the team
• Utilize a UBD process to design, storyboard, and build digital courses and lessons that enhance content provided by subject matter experts
• Apply design principles, backwards design, and design thinking concepts in novel situations
• Contribute to concept meetings, review manuscripts, create storyboards, support build rounds for digital assets
• Provide informal product and workflow training to associate instructional designers
• 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
• Be an expert in accessibility with strong contributions to this area throughout the product development process
• Work within an Agile framework, leveraging iterative workflows and collaborative practices to drive effective project execution and continuous improvement
• Support vendors and freelancers by providing guidelines and answering questions to maintain workflow efficiency
• Lead approved workflows at all stages and meet all intermediate and final schedules
• Contribute on cross-functional teams to ensure that product requirements, project schedules, and product goals are met and on completed on time
• 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 applying errata edits
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation in instructional design practices and ensure the delivery of cutting-edge curriculum solutions

Skills

• 2 - 4 years' experience working in digital content development that includes teaching and learning materials
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related field required
• Experience working on multiple projects within tight deliverables and budgets
• Familiarity with Agile methodology and practices, including collaboration in iterative workflows
• Strong ability to communicate and collaborate
• Experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems
• Ability to visualize and create animated and interactive content
• Authorized to work for any employer within the United States
• A successful candidate may have previous 6-12 teaching experience

Benefits

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

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