Motion Graphics Designer at McGraw-Hill Education


Title: Motion Graphics Designer

Location: United States

Impact the Moment

Could your creative thinking build the future? McGraw Hill helps connect students and educators across the country to learning solutions that engage, inspire, and transform. Our team needs individuals whose creativity has the power to guide each student’s unique path to growth.

McGraw Hill is currently hiring a Motion Graphics Designer in our Marketing Creative team to develop animations that embody the stories of our PreK12 brand and learning solutions in informative and eye-catching ways.

This position can work from our Columbus, Ohio office or be remote, located in the United States.

What can you expect from the position?

You’ll work with a variety of talented Marketing Managers, Designers, Writers, and other team members to collaborate on creating engaging stories that bring the narratives of our brand and products to life.

The opportunity to develop a wide range of projects from conceptual design through final export that utilize motion graphics, 2D and 3D character animation, live footage, music, and voice over while looking for ways to innovate into new spaces.

Developing and preparing media for delivery to social media channels including (but not limited to) Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube, and being aware of the requirements for each.

Providing assistance and technical know-how to up the game of smaller scale projects that will give us the edge over the competition.

An open and collaborative environment where we encourage the sharing of ideas and best practices while always thinking about new ways to innovate.

We work in an Adobe CC environment (with Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Illustrator, etc.) along with Cinema 4D.

We’re looking for someone with:

Three or more years of professional experience in animation and motion graphics.

An extensive background with conceptual design, storyboarding, character design, audio editing, voice over recording and directing, and 2D and 3D animation.

A great sense for color, layout, pacing, and storytelling.

Strategic problem-solving chops and the ability to experiment with and incorporate novel techniques into projects.

A diligent sense of organization and project structure.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills who works well in a highly collaborative team environment.

NOTE: A demo reel / portfolio of work will be required for a complete application.

The average base salary range for this position is around $55,000 $60,000 annually, however, base salary pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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, such as a company provided vehicle, depending on the position offered. This information is provided per the New York City Pay Transparency Bill and the Colorado Equal Pay Act.

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