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Media Product Designer

Job Overview

Overview

Impact the Moment   
Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of others? The McGraw Hill Media Product Designer team thrives on building meaningful relationships with educators to maximize the potential of every learner. This is a unique opportunity to have a far-reaching impact on student success as well as impact the educational technology industry.

What is this role about?  
McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational resources, is looking for a Media Product Designer for our K-12 division. 

This position is fully remote but can also be based in one of our McGraw Hill offices. This is a Project Status Worker (PSW) position. Candidates must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

The Media Product Designer will be responsible for implementing the media design vision, strategy, and workflow into world-class educational products for the Social Studies portfolio. The Media Product Designer is responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams to create and deliver effective and engaging teaching and learning experiences. The Media Product Designer is accountable for delivering assets on time and on budget. You will operate in an environment that requires problem-solving, strong organizational skills, team collaboration, and communication skills.

What you will be doing:   

• Develop visually engaging, effective, and user-friendly media from concept through final delivery by working with cross-functional product development teams to ideate, design, research, acquire, track, and seek approval for all media assets: illustration; photo; video; sound; animation; etc.
• Articulate choices clearly to artists, vendors, cross-functional teams, and key stakeholders.
• Manage external media vendors. Monitor and report project status and guide work to ensure media assets meet expectations for quality, data capture, scalability, alignment to media strategy, budget, and schedule.
• Help create and implement guidelines for media development that align with product strategy and goals for both internal teams and external vendors based on project needs.
• Seek innovative and cost-saving ways to fulfill asset needs by reviewing specs and strategizing media objectives.
• Possess a high degree of creativity, visual communication, organization and problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail, embody the work ethic and personality that thrives in a fast-paced culture with tight deadlines, shifting priorities, and cross-functional teams.
• Advocate for the user throughout product development.

We’re looking for someone with: 

• BA, BFA, or formal design degree in one of the following: 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. Smartsheet, Lucid, Jira, and Asana experience a plus.
• Understanding of accessibility guidelines (WCAG).
• Understanding of agile methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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 $50,000-$64,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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