Associate Director, History and Social Science Sourcing

Location: Remote in the United States; must be based in the Eastern or Central time zone and able to work mostly East Coast hours. Candidates near hirify.global offices may choose fully remote or hybrid work with office attendance on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Occasional business travel is required.

Salary: $60,000–$100,000 annually, adjusted based on location, experience, qualifications, and market data.

Company

hirify.global is a self-sustaining nonprofit organization developing and delivering Advanced Placement courses, assessments, and instructional resources.

What you will do

• Source, select, review, edit, and facilitate approval of stimulus materials for AP History and Social Science assessment items.
• Author assessment content with manager support and use generative AI to improve assessment development processes and outputs.
• Train subject-matter experts on assessment development protocols and translate between academic and psychometric experts.
• Support AP Test Development Committee meetings, AP Reading scoring events, and publications for teachers and students.
• Contribute to assessment research, process improvement, stimulus quality, reliability, fairness, and related departmental workstreams.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in History or a directly related discipline; knowledge of current trends in the discipline required. A doctorate is strongly preferred.
• Expertise in AP History, including US, World, or European History, and at least 3 years of experience in standardized assessment development or related work.
• Strong oral and written communication, technical proficiency, customer-focused mindset, and attention to detail, including proofreading.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks, project plans, schedules, and tracking documentation.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, including giving and receiving constructive feedback across organizational levels.
• Ability to travel 6–8 times per year, plus up to two additional weeks for AP Reading.
• Authorization to work in the United States is required.
• Passion for expanding educational and career opportunities, curiosity about emerging technologies, willingness to adopt AI-driven solutions, and ability to learn digital tools independently.
• Clear communication, a learner’s mindset, commitment to growth, data-informed decision-making, and a collaborative and empathetic approach.

Nice to have

• Doctorate in History or a directly related discipline.
• Experience with digital assessment and teaching.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven nonprofit environment focused on educational and career opportunities.
• Remote work with an optional hybrid arrangement for employees near hirify.global offices.
• Occasional in-person business meetings, face-to-face and weekend meetings, and annual AP Reading participation.
• Compensation is designed to be fair and competitive, with location-based salary adjustments and transparent discussions during hiring.
• Collaborative culture emphasizing diverse perspectives, respectful feedback, continuous improvement, and shared success.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed immediately and remain open for at least five business days, until the position is filled.
• Typical stages include resume and application review, recruiter screening, hiring manager interview, a performance exercise such as item review and analysis, panel interview, leadership conversation, and reference checks.