K-12 Assessment Content Developer (AI-Driven)

Pearson; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson seeks a Specialist, Content Developer (English Language Arts) to join the Asset Creation team in developing K-12 assessments for state and district clients across the United States.

The role involves evaluating content and assessment items, leveraging AI tools, and coordinating with educators to ensure high-quality, accessible content. This is a 12-month limited term position with Pearson's Assessment & Qualifications group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, content-specific area, or equivalent experience required.
• Five years’ experience as an elementary or secondary teacher 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, including 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, and other ancillary documents.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to support the development, review, and enhancement of assessment content, ensuring outputs meet quality and accessibility standards.
• Collaborate with team members to integrate AI-generated assets in assessment workflows, providing feedback using content and educational expertise.
• Help select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop items based on standards, cognitive 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, including AI.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

AI-driven content development

AI prompting

Creative problem-solving

Project management

Adaptability

Educational trends knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or related field

Tools

Basic software tools

Job description

Pearson seeks a Specialist, Content Developer (English Language Arts) to join the Asset Creation team in developing K-12 assessments for state and district clients across the United States.

The role involves evaluating content and assessment items, leveraging AI tools, and coordinating with educators to ensure high-quality, accessible content. This is a 12-month limited term position with Pearson's Assessment & Qualifications group.