McGraw Hill Hiring for Principal Product Designer, Design Systems at Cincinnati, OH  Full Time

Principal Product Designer

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At McGraw Hill School 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.

McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational solutions, is looking for a Principal Product Designer within our K-12 division who will be responsible for creating the design vision, strategy, and workflow to build world-class educational products across our portfolio focused on design systems. The Principal Product Designer is responsible for collaborating across product management, product marketing, academic design, content licensing, user research, and technology to develop and deliver effective and engaging teaching and learning experiences (both print and digital). As part of this role, you will:

• Apply your deep expertise to create products that meet the needs of our customers and provide competitive differentiators.
• View work through the eyes of external customers and diverse stakeholders; embrace, prioritize, and communicate market needs and why meeting customer needs is central to McGraw Hill’s mission.
• Proactively share your wealth of knowledge and deep expertise in product design principles, methodologies, and best practices. Provide a strong system design perspective, crafting scalable solutions that improve the quality and consistency across our products.
• Collaborate across product areas to advocate for McGraw Hill’s School design system, exploring new opportunities, promoting standards, and integrating feedback into the design system as appropriate for both print and digital.
• Influence, mentor, and train others in the organization on area(s) of expertise
• Contribute to team resourcing needs and effective staffing proposals.
• Identifies patterns of risk across portfolios and work to identify potential systematic changes or process improvements.
• Provides thought leadership across the organization.
• Assists with program budgets.

The Principal Product Designer will report to the Director of Product Design as part of the Product Design Leadership team and is accountable for delivering programs on time and on budget. You will operate in an environment that requires excellent problem-solving skills and exceptional team collaboration, facilitation, and communication skills.

This position can work remotely within the continental United States but can also be based in one of our McGraw Hill offices.

We are looking for someone with:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communication, digital design, human centered design, or related field required. MFA or advanced degree a plus.
• 5+ years design experience
• Knowledge of human-centered design practices, design tools, and accessibility
• Proficiency in HTML and CSS, Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, Lucidchart
• Expert knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma (or other UI Design tool)

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively designing content that will build the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $75,000-$85,000 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 to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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McGraw Hill is an equal opportunity employer. McGraw Hill is committed to celebrating and supporting the differences that make us each unique and will not discriminate based on a person’s gender, gender identity or expression, nationality, color, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, appearance or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and we will also provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.