{"id":3824772,"url":"https://alion.io/job/hmh-lead-product-designer-2","title":"Lead Product Designer","company":{"id":7102,"name":"HMH","domain":"hmhco.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/hmh","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Design","role_family":"Design","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Boston, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":85000,"max":100000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":100000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Adobe InDesign","optional":false},{"name":"Adobe Photoshop","optional":false}],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-09-30T07:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-09T07:42:46Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-11-09T07:42:46Z","days_open":40,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":40},"description":"HMH is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of K-12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions, and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students’ potential and extend teachers’ capabilities.\nHMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com\nLocation: Remote (US)\n**To be considered for this role, applicants must provide a portfolio link within their resume that demonstrates relevant work and experience**\nThe Lead Product Designer will lead the visual design and development of high-quality print and digital learning experiences, with a primary focus on Teacher Guides, Student Editions, and related instructional components. This role requires an accomplished graphic designer with deep expertise in editorial design, page architecture, typography, visual hierarchy, and the production of complex educational materials.\nWorking closely with the Senior Director of Design, the Lead Product Designer will establish and evolve the visual identity of assigned programs while ensuring that designs support instructional goals, customer needs, usability, and efficient production. This individual will bring modern design thinking to established educational products, use customer and market insights to improve the experience, and create design systems and templates that enable seamless execution across internal teams and external partners.\nKey Responsibilities\nPrint and Editorial Design\nLead the visual design and page development of Teacher Guides, Student Editions, workbooks, and other print instructional materials from concept through final production. \nTranslate complex instructional content into clear, engaging, and highly usable page layouts for teachers and students. \nApply expert knowledge of typography, grid systems, visual hierarchy, color, imagery, and information design to create cohesive and modern educational experiences. \nDesign print components that balance instructional clarity, visual engagement, accessibility, age appropriateness, and efficient classroom use. \nPartner with editorial and instructional teams to understand content structure and recommend design approaches that improve comprehension, navigation, and engagement. \nEnsure visual consistency and coherence across print components while accounting for the distinct needs of teacher-facing and student-facing materials. \nDesign Leadership and Innovation\nEstablish and evolve the visual identity of assigned programs in alignment with HMH brand standards, market expectations, and the unique instructional purpose of each solution. \nBring forward innovative design approaches that modernize print experiences and differentiate HMH programs in the market. \nUse customer research, educator feedback, usability findings, and market insights to identify design opportunities and refine solutions. \nDevelop and present multiple design directions, clearly articulating the rationale behind visual and structural decisions. \nSet a high bar for design quality and provide clear design guidance, reviews, and feedback to other designers, vendors, and cross-functional partners. \nStay current on trends and emerging practices in educational publishing, editorial design, visual communication, and print production. \nDesign Systems and Production Readiness\nCreate scalable print design systems, templates, style guides, master pages, and component libraries that support consistency and efficient development. \nEstablish clear specifications and production standards that enable seamless handoff to production designers, vendors, and manufacturing partners. \nAnticipate production needs and design materials that can be efficiently updated, versioned, and extended across grades, editions, and product configurations. \nPartner with production, editorial, and operations teams to resolve design and workflow challenges before they affect quality, schedule, or budget. \nReview layouts, proofs, and final files to ensure visual quality, accuracy, consistency, and adherence to established design standards. \nEnsure projects are organized and documented so that internal teams and external partners can execute reliably and efficiently. \nIdentify opportunities to improve design and production workflows, including the responsible use of AI and automation tools. \nCross-Functional Collaboration\nPartner with internal designers and external vendors to ensure design execution aligns with program vision, schedule, and quality standards. \nWork closely with the Senior Director of Design to establish program vision, priorities, and quality standards. \nCollaborate with Learning Experience Design, Editorial, Product Management, Production, Research, and other cross-functional teams throughout the product-development process. \nTranslate instructional, editorial, customer, and business requirements into strong visual design solutions. \nFacilitate design reviews, incorporate feedback thoughtfully, and build alignment among senior stakeholders. \nAdvocate for the needs of teachers and students while balancing instructional goals, production constraints, schedules, and budgets. \nServe as a trusted design partner who can navigate ambiguity, make informed decisions, and move complex projects forward. \nEducation and Experience\nBachelor’s degree in graphic design, communication design, visual design, publication design, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. \nAt least 7 years of experience in graphic design, editorial design, educational publishing, or a related field. \nPortfolio demonstrating exceptional print and editorial design, including complex, multi-page publications. \nDemonstrated experience designing Teacher Guides, Student Editions, textbooks, workbooks, or comparable educational or professional publications. \nAdvanced expertise in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and related design and production tools. \nDeep knowledge of typography, page composition, grid systems, information hierarchy, image selection, and visual storytelling. \nExperience developing scalable design systems, templates, master pages, style guides, and production specifications for complex print programs. \nStrong understanding of print production, prepress requirements, file preparation, proofing, and vendor handoff. \nExperience leading design work independently and providing creative direction or guidance to other designers. \nDemonstrated ability to use customer insights, research, and feedback to improve design solutions. \nStrong presentation, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. \nAbility to manage multiple complex workstreams while maintaining attention to detail and design quality. \nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience designing K-12 curriculum or intervention products for teachers and students. \nExperience evolving the visual identity of established product lines or creating distinct identities across a portfolio of programs. \nExperience working with large-scale publishing workflows, content-management systems, or automated page-production processes. \nKnowledge of accessibility and 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Our salary ranges are based on national averages. We have wide ranges so we can be flexible and determine compensation based on a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education, and location.\nOur Culture and Benefits - https://careers.hmhco.com/culture_benefits\nHMH is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, pregnancy, gender identity, ethnic/national origin, ancestry, age, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, citizenship status, status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, other covered veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. 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