Instructional Designer, Health

$50,000 - $70,000/Yr

McGraw-Hill - New York, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - New York, NY

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Instructional Designer, Health at McGraw Hill will play a crucial role in planning and developing instructional materials for middle and high school Health programs. This position involves collaborating with a team of Instructional Designers and other departments to create digital tools and curriculum solutions that enhance the learning experience for educators and students. The role requires a blend of creativity, strategic thinking, and technical skills to produce high-quality educational content.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to specific early product workstreams under the direction of management and senior team members.
• Create digital proofs of concept (POCs) and prototypes using proprietary and collaborative tools.
• Collaborate to design, storyboard, and develop digital curriculum assets such as simulations and interactive content using a UBD process.
• Participate in concept meetings, review manuscripts, and create storyboards.
• Provide significant contributions with digital tools under the leadership of management and senior team members.
• Play a key role in user testing and provide informal product training to associate instructional designers.
• Lead digital build workflows through all stages of development, meeting all milestones.
• Act as an expert voice for accessibility throughout the product development process.
• Contribute to the product build process and develop digital content authoring guidelines.
• Answer vendor questions and contribute to weekly vendor status meetings.
• Support digital vendor launches by delivering templates, trackers, and content development guidelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and troubleshoot technical bugs and enhancements in authoring tools and platforms.
• Complete digital product development tasks including metadata tagging, concept mapping, and digital editing.
• QA the work of vendors to ensure adherence to guidelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or a related field.
• 1 - 3 years of experience in digital content development, including teaching and learning materials.
• Experience managing multiple projects within tight deadlines and budgets.
• Strong communication skills.
• Some experience with authoring tools, learning management systems, and content management systems.
• Ability to create and visualize animated and interactive content.
• Previous teaching experience in Health or Life Sciences.
• Experience in instructional design or educational technology.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with user experience (UX) design principles.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards in educational content.
• Knowledge of current trends in digital education and instructional design.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off
• Flexible work hours
• Professional development opportunities