AI-Driven K-12 Assessment Content Specialist

Pearson; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Specialist in Content Development to create and review K-12 assessment content for state and district clients in the United States. You will work as a content and assessment expert leveraging AI tools to ensure high-quality, accessible materials.

Responsibilities include item development, test blueprints, and collaboration with educators, psychometricians, and Pearson teams. A bachelor’s degree and teaching experience are preferred; salary ranges to be discussed with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, content-specific area, or equivalent experience required.
• Five years’ experience as an elementary or secondary teacher in the field of content-specific area preferred.
• Professional knowledge of content-specific area 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.
• Demonstrated excellence in AI-supported content development, or clear evidence of strong potential and readiness to leverage AI effectively in content creation.
• Experience or familiarity with prompting, refining, and evaluating AI-generated content for education purposes.
• 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.
• 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 event

Responsibilities

• Develop and review content-specific test items across multiple grade levels for large-scale assessments.
• Help develop item, passage, and test specifications, item development plans, test blueprints, and other ancillary documents.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to support development, review, and enhancement of content while meeting quality standards.
• Collaborate with team members to integrate AI-generated assets in assessment workflows with feedback.
• Help select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators.
• Facilitate and support customer meetings and provide content assessment expertise.
• Support test construction and review of composed test forms.
• Consult with customers in planning, status, and review meetings.
• Work with test development managers, other content developers, psychometricians, and Pearson groups.
• Stay current with emerging technologies in educational content creation and assessment, including AI.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Content development

AI in content

Communication skills

Prompting AI

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in education or content area

Tools

AI tools

Educational software

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Specialist in Content Development to create and review K-12 assessment content for state and district clients in the United States. You will work as a content and assessment expert leveraging AI tools to ensure high-quality, accessible materials.

Responsibilities include item development, test blueprints, and collaboration with educators, psychometricians, and Pearson teams. A bachelor’s degree and teaching experience are preferred; salary ranges to be discussed with