Senior Assessment Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Offer expertise in ELA regarding the utilization of NWEA assessment data in teaching and learning.

• Create content that promotes the appropriate, consistent, defensible, and equitable application of NWEA data.

• Assess, review, and enhance materials and assessments from HMH and Heinemann.

• Design and uphold high-quality assessment items and passages that align with standards, frameworks, resources, specifications, checklists, and style guides.

• Conduct senior reviews of item and passage sets.

• Assist in the documentation process and evaluation of passage or item bank inventories.

• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders as an ELA subject matter expert.

• Advise program management on project-related issues and concerns.

• Implement evidence-based and equitable practices in product strategies and approaches.

• Facilitate project launch meetings and lead development-focused project meetings.

• Generate innovative ideas to enhance processes and procedures.

• Monitor tasks, schedules, budgets, and adherence to financial, legal, and organizational standards.

• Communicate project direction, progress updates, concerns, and proposed solutions effectively.

• Collaborate across teams to support the Scrum methodology.

• Deliver informational and professional development workshops.

• Train and mentor both new and existing staff members.

• Cultivate and share expertise in development tools, software, and processes.

• Implement project modifications and communicate intervention needs to management.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area, such as English Language Arts or Education.

• Minimum of 3 years of combined experience in subject-area teaching and as a test development specialist.

• Subject matter expertise in English Language Arts.

• Proficiency in industry standards for assessment quality, including technical requirements for items and tests.

• Knowledge of assessment development processes for custom and shelf products.

• Experience in writing or reviewing curriculum.

• Strong comprehension of how assessment and curriculum work in tandem to foster learning.

• Working knowledge of research design, data analysis, psychometric concepts, and measurement principles.

• Experience in instructional design and delivering training.

• Ability to collaborate extensively with colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Capability to devise creative solutions to resource and scheduling challenges.

• Proficient in clearly communicating project direction, progress, concerns, and proposed solutions.

• Preferred but not required: master’s degree in a relevant field.

• Preferred but not required: 5 years of K–12 classroom teaching experience.

• Preferred but not required: at least 3 years of experience in educational assessment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Salary range of $86,000-$96,000.

• Flexible compensation based on skills, experience, education, and location.

• Equal Employment Opportunity workplace.

• Work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.

• Commitment to respectful and dignified treatment of employees.

• Participation in E-Verify.