Production Specialist

Overview

Impact the Moment!

Do you want to impact educators and institutions around the globe? McGraw Hill is looking for a Production Specialist to join our Production team on a project basis to help create materials that will inspire learners at all levels.

This is a 100% remote position open to applicants within the United States and offers a full benefits package

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. **

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 or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of two years of work experience specifically coordinating or managing deadline driven projects.
• Acute attention to detail and strong problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools and project management tools such as Smartsheet.com.
• Familiarity with project management framework or methodologies.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.

Why McGraw Hill?

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.

This role will be filled as a 12-month Project Status Worker (PSW) designation

The pay range for this position is between $45k - $55k annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered. Click here _to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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