Senior Assessment Specialist, Reading/Writing - REQ001501_43245530923_2-3175 - TheCollegeBoard

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Senior Assessment Specialist, Reading
Position Summary
The College Board, the national educational organization, is conducting
a search for a Senior Assessment Specialist, Reading within our
ELA/Literacy group. This position can be based remotely or within our
New York City office.
About the Team
The Reading team is committed to improving educational opportunities and
outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged students. We are a team of
passionate writers primarily responsible for design and development of
assessment content within the combined Reading and Writing section of
the SAT Suite. Our team is made up of individual contributors working
collaboratively--that is, we each author our own content, but we take
seriously our obligations to extensively review and discuss each
other's content to ensure SAT test items reflect the combined
contributions of the team.
About the Opportunity
As a Senior Assessment Specialist within our Reading team, you will
apply your enthusiasm and experience with reading/literacy and writing
to develop high-quality assessment content for our SAT Suite and
contribute to other assessment-related projects within the larger
Assessment Design & Development department. Your love of words and
language, comfort with technology, and enjoyment trying new approaches
will enable you to contribute significantly to creating content for our
next generation digital SAT Suite. You are self-motivated and
deadline-focused, with a curious and inquisitive nature. As such, you
will work hard to ensure the content you develop and review meets the
standards of our mission to help all students own their future.
In this role, you will:
- Write and revise an assigned number of test passages and questions
in accordance with established quality and process standards and
within established timelines
- Review assessment content with an aim of helping to monitor and
improve content quality
- Implement defined operational ELA/Literacy assessment goals and
process/procedure improvements; monitor and improve progress toward
goals; serve as a content expert; and provide status updates to
director-level ELA/Literacy staff, as needed
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- Provide expertise in assessment, standards, instruction, curriculum
and/or closely related areas to internal clients
- Keep up-to-date on trends and developments in ELA/literacy
standards, instruction, curriculum, and assessment
- Provide specific direction to vendors, partners, and independent
contractors tasked with providing assessment products and services
- Acquire a general understanding of the work and purpose of other
departments and divisions within the College Board
- Help promote a collaborative, constructive, mission-focused work
environment in which the highest standards of quality and process
are established and maintained; problems are prevented or quickly
corrected with the least possible impact; staff are nurtured;
creativity and problem solving are encouraged and rewarded; and the
needs and expectations of students and other stakeholders are
foremost in mind
About You
You have:
- Master's degree or the equivalent education and experience in
English, English education, writing, journalism, or closely related
field
- 4-6 years of experience creating content for standardized,
large-scale K-12 or K-16 assessments with a nationally recognized
testing organization or publisher or a state testing program
- Teaching experience at the middle school, high school, or
postsecondary level preferred
- Experience with and knowledge of disciplinary literacy theory nd
practice, including work with informational graphics, in
history/social studies and/or science highly preferred
- In-depth exposure to state and national curriculum standards
preferred
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office applications and a
comfort with learning new technologies
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Solid organizational, time, and task management skills
- Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities simultaneously
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong attention to detail
- Availability for national travel
- You are eligible to work in the US for any employer
About Our Process
- Application review will begin immediately and will continue until
the position is filled
- While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and
application submission, recruiter phone screen, hiring manager
interview, performance exercise and/or panel interview, and
reference checks. This is an approximately 8-week process
About Our Benefits and Compensation
College Board offers a competitive benefits