Assessment Item Specialist, Freelance

Newsela • Contract • Remote (None) • 12h ago

Fast Facts

Newsela is seeking freelance Assessment Item Specialists to contribute to engaging educational content, including assessment writing, vocabulary development, and curriculum design.

Responsibilities: Contributors will participate in assessment writing, vocabulary writing, translation, proofreading, and curriculum development.

Skills: Ideal candidates are writers, journalists, editors, and educators with a commitment to engaging, student-centered content and meeting deadlines.

Qualifications: No specific qualifications are listed, but experience in producing educational content or journalism is beneficial.

Location: This position is remote, with no specific location requirement indicated.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $25 - $50 per hour.

What do content contributors do?

Our contributors are the foundation for all of the engaging content we produce at Newsela. We utilize contributor talent to do the following tasks:

Level content
Assessment writing
Vocabulary writing
Translation (Spanish)
Proofreading
Curriculum development
...and more!

Who are our contributors?

Our contributors bring a wide variety of experiences to the table. They are journalists, writers, editors, and educators, to name a few. Some are content-matter experts, or have experience producing children’s content. No matter the experience, they are united by their:

Commitment to developing engaging, student-centered, and culturally responsive resources
Passion for improving the lives of teachers and students
Attention to deadlines

How do I apply, and what happens next?

Do you think you would be a good fit for one (or more) of our tasks? Great! We’d love to hear from you.

Please complete the information below. When you submit this, your resume and application will be added to our database, and should we recruit for any tasks that match your skills and experience, we will reach out to you.

Please note that while we recruit for freelance work on a rolling basis, our needs change rapidly and applying to this interest pool does not guarantee you will be contacted.

About Newsela

Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that combines engaging, leveled content with integrated formative assessments and insights to supercharge engagement and learning in every subject. Students and teachers use Newsela to find digital content from 100+ of the best sources—from National Geographic to NASA, Biography.com to Encyclopedia Britannica, the Washington Post to the Wichita Eagle. Content is instructionalized to meet students where they are, with interactive tools and analytics to take them where they want to go. Newsela has become an essential solution for schools and districts, with a presence in over 90% of U.S. K-12 schools. Newsela is the content platform for the connected classroom.

Looking for more information? Check out our Contributor site!

https://www.newselacontributors.com/apply