Assessment Item Writer/Editor (CONTRACT)

Instructure - Remote, OR

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote, OR

Publishing Industries

About the position

At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers. We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome solutions. The Assessment Content Team at Instructure is seeking freelance Assessment Writers and Editors to support the development of assessment products, including the Mastery View Predictive Assessments, Mastery View College Prep Assessments, and Mastery Item Banks. Item writers and editors will assist with the development of assessment products by creating, reviewing, formatting, and revising test items and assessments. This role is a contractor position with variable and flexible hours that are negotiated on a project-by-project basis. Compensation for this role is based on a per-project basis, allowing for flexibility in work hours and project commitments. The ideal candidates will work independently and collaboratively with the assessment content team to create, review, edit, and/or revise test items based on state standards and grade-level appropriateness to meet internal and external deadlines. They will execute against blueprints to develop well-rounded assessments that meet customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Work independently and collaboratively with the assessment content team to create, review, edit, and/or revise test items based on state standards and grade-level appropriateness to meet internal and external deadlines.
• Execute against blueprints to develop well-rounded assessments to meet customer needs.

Requirements

• Strong professional assessment writing and/or editing experience, particularly experience authoring tech-enhanced items directly in an assessment management system.
• Strong understanding of what makes well-composed and balanced assessment items and forms.
• Ability to write assessment items for students in K-12th grade with a strong understanding of Depth of Knowledge, rigor, differentiation, text complexity, and readability.
• Deep knowledge of academic standards and how to design strongly-aligned assessments.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback regarding assessment items or design.
• Subject-matter expertise in ELA, math, science, or social studies.
• Experience in education; former teaching experience is a plus but is not required.
• Experience working with educational publishers is a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with educational publishers is a plus.
• Former teaching experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours based on project needs.
• Compensation on a per-project basis.