Academic Designer, Math Assessment, Grades K-5

Overview

Impact the Moment

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?

As part of our PreK-12 business, you will be part of a team that creates high quality assessments for McGraw Hill’s innovative math product solutions, and innovative print and digital components that are used by millions of educators and students every day. This position will be filled as a Project Status Worker (PSW) designation for 1 year. These roles are remote, and candidates can reside anywhere within the United States.

Academic Designers are content and curriculum experts. They assemble high-quality content based on specific product requirements for programs and understanding the solution design. They collaborate with other Academic Design Directors, Academic Design Managers, and Product Managers to help develop high quality math assessments (both conceptualization and implementation). Depending on project needs, Academic Designers take on specific project assignments, collaborating with a team of Academic Designers throughout the various stages of product development.

Your contribution to the team includes:

Work closely with the Director of K-12 Math Assessment and Senior Academic Designers to execute on multi-year publishing plans. Tasks include:

• ensuring that all content developed meets highest standards of academic integrity and quality, and
• working with cross-functional teams to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget constraints.

Demonstrate strong understanding of elementary (K-5) math pedagogy and assessment

Work closely with cross-functional teams and project leads to oversee assessment development through all stages of manuscript and production, including the following:

Understand competitive and detailed assessment plans based on customer needs and state requirements.

Ensure that all assessments developed

• are mathematically accurate and age-appropriate
• adhere to best practices for assessment (content validity, reliability) and reflect a range of cognitive complexities
• embody the McGraw-Hill Education’s Guiding Principles for Supporting English Learners
• meeting accessibility guidelines, and helping all learners achieve academic success
• align to McGraw-Hill Education’s guidelines for academic integrity
• are published on budget and on schedule
• Act as the point of contact between a vendor, internal engineering teams, contractors, and Academic Design teams, including ensuring timeliness and quality of work
• Understand the implications of deadlines, state curriculum requirements, and budget and resource limitations on workflow and schedule.
• Work closely and collaboratively with cross-functional teams to develop best workflow, assign appropriate resources, and schedule benchmarks for program needs.
• Maintain knowledge of item and assessment development processes to support quality monitoring and innovation.
  
  

What you will need to be successful:

• Bachelor’s Degree in math or a math-related area
• At least 1 year of experience in math assessment and educational publishing with a focus on Grades K-5.
• Knowledge of appropriate industry and math content development practices, content standards, and academic and pedagogical trends.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Effective organizational and time management skills; productive, efficient work habits and the ability to prioritize, multitask, and exhibit flexibility
• Diverse computer skills, expert-level in MS Office suite, proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, Smartsheet, and K4/InCopy markup preferred.
  
  

Preferred:

• Teaching experience an advantage
• Experience building accessible content in digital authoring systems is a plus
  
  

The pay range for this position is between $50,000 - $62,000 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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