K-12 Assessment Content Specialist (AI-Enabled)

Pearson; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Specialist to develop K-12 assessments as part of the Content Development team. You will act as a content and assessment expert, leveraging AI to create standards-based items for state and district clients across the U.S. The role emphasizes collaboration with educators and Pearson groups.

The position is a 12-month limited term, requiring strong communication and adaptability to evolving AI tools in education. Collaboration and content quality drive success.

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.
• Experience or familiarity with prompting, refining, and evaluating AI-generated content for education purposes.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review content-specific test items across 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 assessment content for accessibility.
• Collaborate with team members to integrate AI-generated assets in assessment workflows.
• Help select, assign, train item/passage writers and educators to develop items based on standards and cognitive complexity.
• 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 in planning, status, and review meetings.

Skills

AI in content development

Educational content development

Communication skills

Project management

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in education or related field

5 years teaching experience in elementary/secondary

Tools

AI prompting tools

Basic software tools

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Specialist to develop K-12 assessments as part of the Content Development team. You will act as a content and assessment expert, leveraging AI to create standards-based items for state and district clients across the U.S. The role emphasizes collaboration with educators and Pearson groups.

The position is a 12-month limited term, requiring strong communication and adaptability to evolving AI tools in education. Collaboration and content quality drive success.