Product Designer (Media)

Overview

Impact the Moment

At McGraw Hill we create best-in-class education solutions that are used by millions of students and educators every day. With that comes the unique opportunity to touch lives across the world and experience first-hand the difference your hard work makes. We do this in a supportive, collaborative environment where you can grow your career in a way that fits into your life.

The Media Product Designer within our K-12 division will be responsible for implementing the media design vision, strategy, and workflow The Media Product Designer is responsible for collaborating across cross-functional teams to create and deliver effective and engaging teaching and learning experiences. This is a remote opportunity and can be based anywhere across the United States. It will be filled as a 12-month Project Status Worker (PSW) designation.

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 concept, design, research, acquire, track, and seek approval for all media assets: illustration; photo; video; sound; animation; etc.
• Articulate choices clearly to 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.
• Develop guidelines for media development that align with product strategy and goals for both internal 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, and problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrate a 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 are 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 and Lucid expertise a plus.
• Understanding of accessibility guidelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The pay range for this position is between $54,000 - $64,000 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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