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Academic Designer

McGraw Hill
$54,550 - $65,000
United States, New York, New York
Dec 06, 2025
Overview Make an Impact! At McGraw Hill we create best-in-class, next-generation learning platforms that are used by millions of students and educators worldwide from kindergarten through graduate school. Our goal is to accelerate student success through intuitive and effective learning tools and content that maximize a teacher's time and a student's learning experience. We do all of this in a supportive, collaborative environment where you can grow your career in a way that fits into your life. How can you make an impact? McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational solutions, is looking for an Academic Designer. Academic Designers are content and curriculum experts. They assemble high-quality content based on specific product requirements for programs. They collaborate with the Academic Designer Managers and team members to help develop the solution design (both conceptualization and implementation). This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States. This is a Project Status Worker (PSW) role with an end date of 05/29/2026. What you will be doing: Writes and revises guidelines, provides exemplars, drafts partial responses for RFPs and customer inquiries, and creates general plans for art, prototypes, and other content. Communicates with, trains, and supports vendors; serves as a point-of-contact for cross-functional teams; collaborates with existing authors; and uses a strong internal network to complete work tasks efficiently. Consistently meets deadlines across multiple components, grade levels, and deliverables, working independently with review at critical points while supporting team members and offering structured, constructive feedback. Identifies and communicates risks related to assignments, proposes mitigation strategies with guidance, troubleshoots complex digital challenges, reviews user-testing results, participates in experience testing, and evaluates or improves technology tools, processes, and efficiencies. Works on problems of diverse scope using evaluation, judgment, and interpretation; brings potential solutions for complex problems; understands purpose, audience, and product context; and helps conceptualize small pieces of projects. Builds new content in authoring systems with proficiency, authors accessibly using correct structure, contributes to scope and sequence, and creates materials aligned with pedagogical best practices under senior guidance. Reads and summarizes academic research, applies best practices in pedagogy, demonstrates expert knowledge of writing and editorial procedures (including tone by grade, paragraph development, fact-checking, Lexiles, text leveling, and developmental decodability), and develops professional expertise that guides process modification. Skillfully presents to internal audiences, adapts communication style to different groups, begins building an external network, and provides peer review and mentorship to more junior team members. What you need to be considered: Bachelor's degree or higher in elementary education or other relevant focus 3 or more years of elementary classroom experience strongly preferred Experience writing and editing instructional materials for use in social studies classrooms strongly preferred Experience working with digital curriculum development, digital authoring tools, and content management systems preferred Here's what we offer: At McGraw Hill, you will be empowered to make a real impact on a global scale. Every day your individual efforts can contribute to the lives of millions. The pay range for this position is between $54,550 - $65,000 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. McGraw Hill recruiters always use a "@mheducation.com" or "@careers.mheducation.com" email addresses and/or from our Applicant Tracking System, iCIMS. Any variation of this email domain should be considered suspicious. Additionally, McGraw Hill recruiters and authorized representatives will never request sensitive information in email. 50045 McGraw Hill uses an automated employment decision tool (AEDT) to assist in the screening process by recommending candidates with "like skills" based on resume and job data. To request an alternative screening process, please select "Opt-Out" when asked to "Consent to use of Automated Employment Decision Tools" during the application.