ELA Content Writer – Assessment Focus

Role Overview

• Research informational topics that would interest a school-aged audience
• Source passages from texts for use in online activities and assessments
• Write sentences, paragraphs, and longer passages for use in online activities and assessments
• Craft questions, answers, and explanations based on guidelines and samples
• Adhere to conventions in The Chicago Manual of Style and an in-house style guide
• Accept and implement feedback

Requirements

• BA/BS degree, preferably in English, creative writing, or a related field
• Experience developing English language arts K-12 problems to meet specified educational objectives
• Experience writing English language arts K–12 content for large-scale summative, interim, and formative assessments is a plus
• Exceptional writing skills, including a finely tuned sense of English grammar and usage
• Strong critical-thinking, research, and problem-solving skills
• The ability to be efficient and organized while working on multiple projects.

Benefits

• This is a remote, 1099 consulting role for three months with a possible extension.