Overview

Build the Future

At McGraw Hill, we are dedicated to delivering digital learning experiences that transform education for learners and educators. Our focus is on creating seamless, impactful products that truly benefit our users while supporting growth and collaboration across teams. We foster a culture that values innovation, teamwork, and a balance between career growth and personal well-being. 

How can you make an impact?

We are seeking a Sr. Learning Designer to collaborate closely with the Director of Content Strategy & Development to develop, review, and manage effective learning materials. Your work will span text- and video-based content, ensuring alignment with McGraw Hill’s editorial standards and learning science principles. This role requires a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills, and a passion for creating engaging and accurate educational content. 

What you will do:

• Develop, review, and launch student learning materials, adhering to McGraw Hill’s quality standards and best practices in learning science.
• Manage development vendors and ensure work aligns with McGraw Hill’s instructional design, style guidelines, and accessibility requirements.
• Review and/or develop templates for text-based materials, including assessments, chapter summaries, and practice problems, ensuring alignment with MH editorial guidelines.
• Collaborate with production vendors on content authoring and publishing via proprietary CMS.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts for content mapping and expertise as necessary. 
• Manage video production vendor: determine video topics, attend virtual video shoots as a study app team representative as necessary and monitor production quality.
• Review video content at the rough and fine cut stages, providing clear and actionable feedback to ensure adherence to brand guidelines and voice.
• Provide guidance on best practices for content tagging and metadata creation. Monitor and report on user-reported content issues, ensuring efficient updates and corrections process and flagging ongoing content issues
• In collaboration with Manager, Content Operations and Content Producers, manage, track, and prepare content progress dashboards.
• Assist in gathering and synthesizing insights from analytics and reports into efficient content revisions and enhancements, identifying gaps in content coverage and content performance.
• Participate in market research and development to deeply understand customer needs, validate product direction, and address market challenges.
• Monitor industry trends, identify opportunities, and explore innovative solutions to teaching and learning challenges.

What can you bring to the role?

• 3-5 years of applicable experience
• Experience working in EdTech or educational content development.
• Familiarity with learning science principles and their application in content creation.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and collaborating on large-scale content projects.
• Proficiency in digital product development, with experience in CMS and DAM tools.
• Strong ability to critically evaluate video and text-based content, providing clear and actionable feedback.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, with a drive to innovate and improve content processes.

Nice to have: 

• Experience with generative AI for content creation.

Here’s what we offer:  

The pay range for this position is between $49,500 – $75,000 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. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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