Specialist, Content Developer Social Studies (12 Month Limited Term)

Pearson; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson, a leading education company, seeks a Social Studies Content Specialist for the Asset Creation team to develop standards-based assessments for K-12 state and district clients across the United States. You will create and review test items, leverage AI tools, collaborate with educators and psychometricians, and help train item writers while staying current with new AI technologies.

You will interact with education departments and Pearson groups to deliver accessible, high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education or social studies required.
• Five years’ teaching experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of social studies and student assessments.
• Experience with AI-assisted content development is preferred.
• Experience prompting and evaluating AI-generated content.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review social studies test items and stimuli across grade levels.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to improve content and accessibility.
• Collaborate with educators and Pearson teams to integrate assets.
• Select and train item writers and reviewers.
• Support customer meetings and test construction review.

Skills

Educational content development

AI content generation

Prompting AI content

Social studies expertise

Communication skills

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or Social Studies

Tools

AI tools

Educational software

Job description

As a Social Studies Content Specialist within the Asset Creation team, you will work as both a content and assessment expert to develop K-12 assessments for our state and district clients. Our team develops standards-based assessments for students across the United States. We collaborate with education departments, committees of educators, and business partners to develop assessments of learningthat are accessible to all students. We are looking for flexible and creative content experts to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and review social studies test items and stimuli, including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, cluster sets, and performance-based tasks across multiple grade levels for large-scale assessments
• Help develop social studies 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 social studies assessment content, ensuring outputs meet quality and accessibility standards
• Collaborate with team members to integrate AI-generated assets in assessment workflows, providing feedback using social studies content and educational expertise
• Help select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop social studies items based on standards, cognitive complexity, and item development best practices
• Facilitate and support customer meetings and provide social studies 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

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in education, social studies, or equivalent experience required
• Five years’ experience as an elementary or secondary social studies teacher preferred
• Professional knowledge of social studies 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 events

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:

The minimum full-time salary range is between $65,000 - $75,000.

This position is not bonus eligible, and information on benefits offered is here.

Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

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Job Family: LEARNING&CONTENT_DEVELOPMENT

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications