Lead Product Designer

Lead Product Designer

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. HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries. For more information, visit Location: Remote (US) **To be considered for this role, applicants must provide a portfolio link within their resume that demonstrates relevant work and experience**.

The 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. Working 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Print and Editorial Design
• Design Leadership and Innovation
• Design Systems and Production Readiness
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in graphic design, communication design, visual design, publication design, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. At least 7 years of experience in graphic design, editorial design, educational publishing, or a related field. Portfolio demonstrating exceptional print and editorial design, including complex, multi-page publications. Demonstrated experience designing Teacher Guides, Student Editions, textbooks, workbooks, or comparable educational or professional publications. Advanced expertise in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and related design and production tools. Deep knowledge of typography, page composition, grid systems, information hierarchy, image selection, and visual storytelling. Experience developing scalable design systems, templates, master pages, style guides, and production specifications for complex print programs. Strong understanding of print production, prepress requirements, file preparation, proofing, and vendor handoff. Experience leading design work independently and providing creative direction or guidance to other designers. Demonstrated ability to use customer insights, research, and feedback to improve design solutions. Strong presentation, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage multiple complex workstreams while maintaining attention to detail and design quality.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience designing K–12 curriculum or intervention products for teachers and students. Experience evolving the visual identity of established product lines or creating distinct identities across a portfolio of programs. Experience working with large-scale publishing workflows, content-management systems, or automated page-production processes. Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive-design practices for print instructional materials. Experience directing illustrators, photographers, agencies, freelancers, or external production vendors. Familiarity with digital product design and the ability to support visual coherence between print and digital experiences.

Work Expectations:

Work independently while maintaining close collaboration with the Senior Director of Design and cross-functional partners. Attend and actively contribute to project meetings, design reviews, customer-insight discussions, and product-planning sessions. Develop a deep understanding of each program's instructional model, users, market position, and brand identity. Manage design priorities and deliverables across multiple projects while meeting quality, schedule, and production requirements.

Benefits and Salary Range: Salary Range - $85,000 to $100,000. 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.

Application Deadline: September 2, 2026. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date but is not guaranteed.