Pearson · 5 hours ago
Specialist, Content Developer (English Language Arts)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$65K/yr - $75K/yr
5+ years expPearson is a global learning company dedicated to helping people realize their potential through education. The Assessment Specialist will work on developing K-12 assessments for state and district clients, collaborating with various stakeholders to create accessible learning assessments. The role involves content development, managing writers, and facilitating customer meetings.
BooksDigital MediaEdTechEducationHigher Education
Responsibilities
Develop and review content-specific test items, including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, cluster sets, performance-based tasks, and simulations across multiple grade levels for large-scale assessments
Help develop item, passage, and test specifications, item development plans, test blueprints, and other ancillary documents
Help select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop items based on standards, cognitive complexity, and item development best practices
Facilitate and support customer meetings and provide content assessment expertise
Facilitate activities related to test construction and review of composed test forms
Consult with the customer as required, including participation in planning, status, review meetings, etc
Work closely with test development managers, other content developers, psychometricians, and other Pearson groups
Perform other duties as assigned
Some travel required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in education, content-specific area, or equivalent experience required
Professional knowledge of content-specific area and educational trends required
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Ability to creatively and flexibly address challenges with a variety of audiences
Excellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple activities and adapt to unexpected events
Skill in basic software tools and technology and the confidence necessary to work with unfamiliar programs
Preferred
Five years' experience as an elementary or secondary teacher in the field of content-specific area preferred
Some experience in large-scale educational measurement preferred
General knowledge of all phases of the development, processing, scoring, and reporting of large-scale assessments preferred
Benefits
Eligible to participate in an annual incentive program
Company
Pearson
Pearson operates as a media and education company that offers a wide range of services to its customers.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1969-08-13IPO
Leadership Team
Liav Even-Chen
Chief Financial Officer (Pearson Israel)
Kim England
Vice President, Digital Employee Experience and Community Engagement
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