Specialist, Content Developer (English Language Learners)

Pearson•United States,

1d•$65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

As a Specialist, Content Specialist (English Language Learners) within the Content Development Services team, you will work as both a content and assessment expert to develop K-12 assessments for our state and district clients. Our team develops standards-based assessments for students across the United States. We collaborate with education departments, committees of educators, and business partners to develop assessments of learning that are accessible to all students. We are looking for flexible and creative content experts to join our team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in education preferred. Bilingual, English as a Second Language, or equivalent experience required
Five years of experience as an elementary or secondary teacher in the field of English language acquisition preferred
Professional knowledge of language acquisition and educational trends required
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
Skill in basic software tools and technology and the confidence necessary to work with unfamiliar programs
Demonstrated interest in learning about and adapting to new AI technologies as they evolve
Familiarity with prompting, refining, and evaluating AI-generated content for education purposes
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

Responsibilities

Develop and review content-specific test items, including language proficiency-based tasks, 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, linguistic accommodations, and other ancillary documents
Collaborate with team members to leverage AI-powered tools to support the development, review, and enhancement of assessment content and provide feedback using content and educational expertise
Help select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop items based on standards, cognitive and linguistic 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
Stay current with emerging technologies relevant to educational content creation and assessment
Perform other duties as assigned