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Join the ELA Team at Cambium Assessment as an Item Writer II, where you will develop engaging standardized assessment items in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities: Craft test items and performance tasks, author stimulus materials, participate in reviews, assist with test assembly and manage item pools.

Skills: Expertise in English Language Arts (ELA), strong analytical skills, creativity, attention to detail, effective communication and teamwork abilities.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in English or related field; 2-3 years of relevant experience preferred.

Location: United States of America

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $50,000 - $70,000.

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.

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
• Author original informational and literary stimulus material for test use, adhering to custom specifications, including grade-level appropriateness and language and bias sensitivity
• 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
• Assists at a various educator review meetings, including facilitation, as needed

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 week to 6 weeks per year.
• Candidates should be able to travel as required for 2-3 days at a time, mostly in the June/July timeframe

Why Work With Us?

When you work with Cambium Assessment, you’ll be helping to design and build inspiring solutions that make a real impact on the online testing industry, as well as the educators and students we support.

Our ground breaking work includes:

• Advanced computer-adaptive algorithms
• Mobile support of user interfaces
• Learning management systems with social media features
• Universally accessible user interfaces
• Machine scorable items

In the 2021–2022 school year, we delivered more than 100 million online tests, successfully supported peak testing volumes exceeding 1.3 million simultaneous test takers, while ensuring an average response time of less than a tenth of a second. We have the most advanced features of any online testing system, and we continue to push boundaries to improve student performance measurement and enabling educators with actionable insights to drive better overall educational outcomes for our students. To learn more about our organization and the exciting work we do, visit www.cambiumassessment.com

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, age, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.