Production Specialist

Make an Impact!

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?

McGraw Hill has an immediate opening for a detail-oriented and strategic Production Specialist to support K5 Dual Literacy. The Production Specialist is responsible for establishing trust with cross-functional partners, ensure on-time delivery, drive communication, identify risks and issues relevant to Build activities.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States. This is a Project Status Worker (PSW) role with an end date of September 30, 2028.

What you will be doing:

• Creating detailed schedules for deliverables as needed within the end-to-end product lifecycle process.
• Collaborating with vendors and project stakeholders to establish trust with cross-functional partners, ensure on-time delivery, drive communication, identify risks and issues relevant to Build activities
• Lead project meetings including all key project resources and vendors
• Create and manage planning documents and other project artifacts including schedules for composition, digital delivery, reprints, translations, assessment and other activities as assigned
• Align delivery dates to project milestones
• Identify and manage risks and issues with vendor and working team, escalating as needed
• Document and manage action items for follow-through
• Work with stakeholders to ensure schedule is realistic, understood, and executed on time
• Document and assess implications of changes and decisions regarding scope and budget
• Assign vendors based on scope with support from manager
• Hold stakeholders accountable by monitoring performance against plan and escalating effectively
• Ensure quality checks are performed as defined per project plan
• Utilize and oversee usage of production and delivery systems like K4, Primact, Habitat, and InDesign

We are looking for someone with…

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1-5 years total work experience
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Acute attention to details
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience using Microsoft office tools and project management tools like smartsheet
• Familiarity with project management framework and methodologies including Agile and Waterfall

Why work for us?

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 fulfillment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $50,000-$55,000 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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