Production Specialist **McGraw Hill** 1 Positions ID: 5022 Posted On 10/30/2024 **Job Overview** 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. 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. **How can you make an impact?** McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational materials, is looking for a **Production Specialist** for our K-12 School division. The Production Specialist is a detailed oriented individual who can coordinate and manage multiple schedules for deliverables within our end-to-end product lifecycle process. This role is critical to ensuring our K-12 products are built on time and on budget. This position is **remote** and candidates must be authorized to work in the **United States.** **This is a Project Status Worker (PSW) role with an end date of September 27, 2027.** **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 **What you’ll need to be successful:** + 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.com + Familiarity with project management framework and methodologies including Agile and Waterfall 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. 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Additionally, McGraw Hill recruiters and authorized representatives will never request sensitive information in email. 48232 Primary Contact 1702837431829 Jacqui Edwards , Phone Phone Phone Fax jacqui.edwards@mheducation.com Email True False True **Job Details** Categories Publishing/Printing Location Remote, Remote Job Type Employee Full/Part Full Time Company ID 695 Job REQ # 5022 \# Positions 1 Start Date 20241030 End Date 20241206 Featured Job TH Ad TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Curriculum Specialist McGraw Hill DESIGN PRE-PRESS SPECIALIST Woodward Printing Services (A Division of WCI) Senior Metadata Specialist McGraw Hill **Share this Job** McGraw Hill **About the Company** At McGraw Hill, we believe that our contribution to unlocking a brighter future lies within the application of our deep understanding of how learning happens and how the mind develops. It exists where the science of learning meets the art of teaching. Educators have been and always will be at the core of the learning experience. The solutions we develop help educators impart their knowledge to students more efficiently. We believe that harnessing technology can enhance learning inside and outside of the classroom and deepen the connections between students and teachers to empower greater success. By partnering with educators around the globe, our learning engineers, content developers and pedagogical experts are developing increasingly open learning ecosystems that are proven to improve pass rates, elevate grades and increase engagement for each individual learner while improving outcomes for all. Why? Because learning changes everything. http://www.mheducation.com/careers (https://careers.mheducation.com/)