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Amplify is looking for a contract English Language Arts (ELA) Assessment Writer to develop assessment materials for grades 6-8, focusing on ensuring alignment with educational standards and enhancing student learning outcomes.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include creating diverse assessment content across digital and print formats, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring the quality and appropriateness of assessment materials.

Skills: Candidates should have a background in teaching, assessment design, and familiarity with ELA standards, as well as experience in writing assessment items and designing rubrics.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include a Master’s degree in an education-related field and prior leadership experience in assessment content development.

Location: This is a remote position with some travel required to the Brooklyn office for collaboration 3-5 times a year.

Compensation: $40 - $45 / Hourly

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

Job Description Summary:

Amplify is seeking an English Language Arts (ELA) 6-8 Assessment Writer to develop Grade 6-8 core ELA curriculum assessment materials that reflect our program’s content architecture, reporting structure, and vision for overall impact while aligning to market needs, key literacy competencies, and learning standards across the United States. The Assessment Writer focuses on deeply understanding the vision for curriculum, embedded measurement, formative and summative assessments, and reporting in 6-8 ELA and may consult on other aspects of assessment, such as AI-informed scoring and feedback on writing; and AI-supported assessment development. 

*This is a contract role expected to end 5/29/26.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop a range of assessment content across both digital and print formats, including auto-scored selected response items, rubrics, and guidelines for scoring a range of authentic, creative, and flexible projects and assessments.
• Contribute to content and resource reviews to ensure high-quality assessment content that is varied, reliable, and appropriate, and to identify areas for the ongoing training of content creators.
• Collaborate with research and measurement team members, content team members, designers, developers, product managers, and other content producers to bring assessments to life

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of teaching or instructional/curriculum/assessment design experience 
• 2+ years of work experience in education or curriculum/assessment publishing with a familiarity in assessment content development
• Bachelor’s Degree in an ELA-related field (English, Comparative Literature, etc.); Education; Instructional, Curriculum, or Assessment Design and/or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience writing fair and appropriate selected response assessment items measuring students’ comprehension and text analysis skills
• Experience designing rubrics and clear criteria for success on a broad range of projects and assessments
• Experience with digital and print assessment design and delivery
• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills; excellent written and verbal communication
• Broad understanding of the 6-8 educational landscape, including state standards, standardized assessments, and college readiness criteria
• Deep familiarity with the 6–8 ELA Common Core State Standards and/or at least one state’s 6–8 ELA learning standards
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Position is remote with some travel required for in-person collaboration in our Brooklyn office (3-5 visits per year )
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and balance work on multiple projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Education-related field (e.g., Education, Special Education, School Psychology) with an emphasis on literacy
• 2+ years of work experience in a leadership capacity that involved overseeing and evaluating assessment content development
• Familiarity with the research on adolescent literacy
• Experience working in or with Educational Technology
• Basic familiarity with validity, reliability, and best practices for designing fair and appropriate assessments
• Solid understanding of literacy skills, in particular the measures used to assess foundational reading skills
• Familiarity with the Amplify ELA (Grade 6-8) curriculum

Compensation:

The hourly rate range for this role is $40 - $45.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email [email protected].

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