Cognia · 1 day ago
Content Specialist I, ELA
Alpharetta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$60K/yr - $70K/yr
3+ years expCognia is dedicated to improving education and is seeking a Content Specialist I, ELA to support the development of assessment programs. The role involves creating innovative content, managing project schedules, and collaborating with various teams to develop assessment items aligned to standards.
Education
Responsibilities
Contribute to conceptualization, specifications, and creation of innovative content and new assessment products, systems, or services
Use databases and technology tools to construct, track, and edit items
Work with project managers to adhere to project schedules and communicate with other functional groups when necessary
Effectively manage work in concurrent projects on different schedules
Participate in the development and maintenance of item, test, and project specifications needed to complete a project or contract
Create and refine a wide variety of item types, including multiple-choice, short-answer, constructed-response, and evidence-based response items, as well as technology-enhanced items, modules, and performance tasks, aligned to standards
Develop item-specific scoring guides, distractor rationales, or other supplemental item information
Participate in item writing workshops and other test development-related activities; listen and address concerns of workshop members, clients and/or developers
Provide feedback for item writers
Review colleagues’ work and provide feedback
Follow guidelines for presentation and quality of items, sets, and other work products to ensure uniformity of deliverables
Prepare item sets and materials for committee meetings
Facilitate and guide the work of advisory committees
Interpret and use item statistics in the selection of items; complete item selection and test construction according to blueprint and test specifications
Consult with scoring chief readers during benchmarking
Assist with development of assessment guides, brochures, and sample question packets
Work with Psychometricians to develop items to both content and psychometric parameters including adaptive testing banks
Ascertain and study current trends within national and professional groups’ content standards and in how children and adults learn
Participate in personal and professional development
Perform duties and fulfill responsibilities that may, from time to time, include related or unrelated tasks
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of three (3) years of K-12 teaching experience, and experience using technology with students required; an equivalent amount of item writing and teaching experience could be applied to overall experience requirement
Content Specialists are required to have in-depth knowledge in a specific discipline to successfully develop test activities for assessment programs
Education/Degree coupled with teaching experience must be in English/Language Arts, with specific experience at the grade 3-5 level
Communication: A process by which information is effectively exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior
Technical Expertise: Job-related specialized knowledge and the proficient use of technology-based tools
Individual Accountability: Takes full responsibility for own behavior and professional development
Scope-of-Work Management: The planning, organization and use of available resources in order to move specific tasks, events or job responsibilities toward completion
Leadership: A process of workplace influence or control in which a person enlists the participation of others and the requisite resources in the creation and accomplishment of specific objectives and goals
Occasional travel (10-20%)
Travel to All Staff Company Meeting required
Preferred
Master's degree in Education is preferred
Benefits
Generous paid time off and holiday breaks
Comprehensive insurance plans
12.5% retirement savings contribution which is immediately vested
Company
Cognia
Cognia has the knowledge to help schools improve. Cognia offers accreditation and certification, assessment, professional services
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Christopher Picou
Chief Technology Officer
Channa Williams, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-09-15
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