As a Specialist, Content Developer (Mathematics) 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 learning that are accessible to all students. We are looking for flexible and creative content experts to join our team.

This roles aligns to industry level title such as "Assessment Specialist" or "Content Specialist".

Responsibilities:

Develop and review content-specific test items, including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, cluster sets, performance-based tasks, and simulations across multiple grade levels for large-scale assessments

Help develop 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 assessment content, ensuring outputs meet quality and accessibility standards

Collaborate with team members to integrate AI-generated assets in assessment workflows, providing feedback using content and educational expertise

Help select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop items based on standards, cognitive complexity, and item development best practices

Facilitate and support customer meetings and provide content 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

Some travel required

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in education, content-specific area, or equivalent experience required

Five years’ experience as an elementary or secondary teacher in the field of content-specific area preferred

Professional knowledge of content-specific area 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 event

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, Recent 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 $70,000 - $80,000.

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.

Who we are:
At Pearson, our purpose is easy: 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.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Job: Learning Subject Matter Experts

Job Family: LEARNING_&_CONTENT_DEVELOPMENT

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type:

Req ID: 25588

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