ELA Senior Content Advisor—Product Development

Location: Remote, US; must reside and work in the United States. Ability to travel 1–10 times per year, including trips lasting 2–5 days.

Company

Develops statewide online assessments by combining technology and content expertise for standardized testing from kindergarten through high school.

What you will do

• Oversee the research, design, development, and implementation of innovative assessment products.
• Contribute to and execute complex assessment plans and solutions vetted by Test Development leadership.
• Present as a content specialist in Technical Advisory Committee meetings and to senior leadership, including C-suite stakeholders.
• Manage client and stakeholder expectations, resolve requests, and identify and escalate complex department-wide issues.
• Lead or facilitate client-facing meetings, including content advisory, rubric validation, range finding, data review, and standard-setting sessions.
• Drive Content and Test Development training and contribute autonomously to proposal work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, Educational Leadership, or a related degree reflecting pedagogy and learning science knowledge, plus at least 8 years of experience developing content for large-scale summative assessments or equivalent relevant experience.
• Deep content knowledge and proven knowledge and experience with the U.S. Education System and Education Assessment.
• At least 3 years of experience leading people, programs, projects, or strategic initiatives in education, educational assessment, curriculum, or instructional development environments.
• Strong creativity, innovation, thought leadership, and understanding of Principled Assessment Design, learning processes, and learning progressions.
• Comfort presenting to senior leadership across divisions and to C-suite stakeholders.
• Data-backed skills, attention to detail, problem identification, and solution conceptualization.
• Flexibility, adaptability, prioritization, deadline management, collaboration, communication, and multitasking skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree.
• Experience with innovative assessment products, including research, design, development, and implementation.
• Awareness of early childhood formative products and experience creating district-level literacy assessments.
• Experience contributing to Technical Advisory Committees.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with flexibility and trust to balance work and life.
• Collaborative and inclusive work across locations, with success measured by results.
• Reliable cable or fiber-optic broadband required for remote work, with minimum speeds of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
• Participation in video-based interviews and ongoing virtual meetings with the camera on is expected.
• Reimbursement is available for setting up a home or remote office.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruiting process.

Hiring process

• Video-based interviews are part of the recruiting process, with camera participation required.
• Use of note-taking tools, reference materials, or AI-powered tools during interviews or other selection activities is prohibited unless prior written approval is obtained.