ELA Item Writer II

Cambium Learning Group

23d • Remote

About The Position

Cambium Learning Group is an educational technology solutions leader focused on personalized instruction. They offer SaaS resources and instructional products through brands like Learning A-Z, ExploreLearning, and Voyager Sopris Learning. The company believes in the potential of every student, the importance of teachers, and the keys to success being data, instruction, and practice. This role is part of the ELA Team, which develops academic tests for Reading and Literacy, integrating technology with content expertise for standardized assessments nationwide. The Item Writer II will primarily develop passages and create new test questions (items) for client-specific projects.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in English or related field is required.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated imagination, analysis skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify problems and conceptualize solutions.
• Prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively with others.
• Required travel for this position ranges from 1 to 6 trips per year. Candidates should be able to travel as required for 2-3 days at a time, including, and especially, summer months.

Responsibilities

• Work in interdisciplinary teams to craft test items and performance tasks to measure what students have learned
• Find stimulus material for test use, obtaining copyright permission as needed
• Craft and review the items themselves, using state-of-the-art tools to create highly interactive items, simulations, and other types of tasks
• Participate in group item reviews
• Record team feedback on test items at one-on-one meetings and group review sessions
• Assist with the assembly of field test and operational test forms
• Contribute to the creation of ancillary testing materials for interpretive guides, score reports, and item release websites
• Help senior staff in the management of test item pools and the development of new assessments, products, and services
• Assist with the creation of test specifications

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level