English Language Arts Item Writer

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
• 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

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, typically for 2-5 days at a time

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.

About Organization

At Cambium Assessment, we know what it takes to design and evolve large-scale assessment programs that advance how teachers customize instruction, and how students learn. Our services cover all areas of assessment – from developing tests, delivering them, and scoring and reporting them. We serve 28 states and territories, including 38% of the nation’s public school student population. We have the most advanced features of any online testing system:

Our systems are infinitely scalable.
Our machine scoring methods are driven by artificial intelligence.
Our processes use intensive algorithmic computing.