ELA Item Writer II

Cambium Learning Group; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambium Learning Group is seeking an Item Writer II for the ELA team to develop passages and test items for national standardized assessments. This fully remote role requires US residency and involves collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to craft engaging items.

You will source stimulus material, obtain copyright permissions, review items, and contribute to ancillary testing materials for score reports and guides, traveling 2-3 days at a time when needed (1–6 trips per year) and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English or related field.
• 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.

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.
• Participates in group item reviews.
• Records team feedback on test items at one-on-one meetings and group review sessions.
• Assists with the assembly of field test and operational test forms.
• Contributes to the creation of ancillary testing materials for interpretive guides, score reports, and item release websites.
• Helps senior staff in the management of test item pools and the development of new assessments, products, and services.
• Assists with the creation of test specifications.

Skills

Attention to detail

Imagination / Creativity

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in English or related field

Job description

Job Overview

Join our ELA Team! We develop academic tests covering Reading and Literacy and are looking for people with ELA expertise to help develop these tests. We integrate cutting edge technology with content expertise to develop standardized assessments across the nation.

The primary function of the Item Writer II is to develop passages and/or create new test questions (items) for various client-specific projects.

Location: Fully Remote, USA. Must live and work within the USA.

Job Responsibilities

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

Job 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.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

Cambium Learning® Group is the education essentials company. With an intentionally curated portfolio of respected global brands, Cambium serves as a leader in the education space, helping millions of educators and students feel more universally valued each and every day. In everything we do and across all our brands, we focus on the elements that are most essential to the success of education.

Our family of companies includes: Cambium Assessment Lexia® Learning Learning A-Z® Voyager Sopris Learning® ExploreLearning® Time4Learning® Kurzweil Education®.

To learn more about the Cambium organization and our other career opportunities, visit www.cambiumlearning.com/about-us/careers.

As a group, we value: Simplicity - Across all our teams and all areas of our business, we create simplicity, making things easier and more clear for all those we work with. Certainty - We continually strive to eliminate doubt, delivering solutions, services and communications that our customers know they can count on. Now - We understand the need to make a difference not only for the future, but for today, and our people are committed to making the most of each moment we spend serving our customers.