Sr Designer

$55,000 - $76,000/Yr

McGraw-Hill - Columbus, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Columbus, OH

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Senior Media Product Designer at McGraw Hill is responsible for implementing the media design vision and strategy for the K-12 division, focusing on creating engaging educational products for the Literacy portfolio. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to translate product goals into actionable steps, ensuring the delivery of high-quality media assets that enhance teaching and learning experiences.

Responsibilities

• Translate product goals into actionable steps for the team and communicate how work relates to the overall product vision.
• Develop visually engaging, effective, and user-friendly media from concept through final delivery.
• Work with cross-functional product development teams to concept, design, research, acquire, track, and seek approval for all media assets including illustration, photo, video, sound, and animation.
• Articulate rationale for media choices to cross-functional teams and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate meetings and conversations with internal teams, vendors, and cross-functional peers.
• Proactively identify risks and develop contingency plans.
• Manage external media vendors and monitor project status.
• Guide work to ensure media assets meet expectations for quality, data capture, scalability, alignment to media strategy, budget, and schedule.
• Develop guidelines for media development that align with product strategy and goals for both internal and external vendors.
• Communicate, train, and mentor others on guidelines and expectations.
• Seek innovative and cost-saving ways to fulfill asset needs by reviewing specs and strategizing media objectives.
• Advocate for the user throughout product development.

Requirements

• BA, BFA, or formal design degree in art, film, audio, video, motion graphics, photography, design, or related field.
• 3+ years' work experience with art buying, media research and acquisition, media development, and project management.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Smartsheet, Jira, and Lucid is a plus, along with an understanding of accessibility guidelines.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• 401k plan
• Flexible work environment
• Career growth opportunities