Manager, Assessment Content

Newsela

Manager of Assessment Content leading content strategy and execution for EdTech company Newsela. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and standards in educational assessment.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $95,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in assessment content development, project management, and team leadership within the EdTech sector. Proficient in managing multi-subject standards and ensuring quality across diverse content areas while fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams.

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Assessment Content DevelopmentProject ManagementTeam LeadershipMulti-Subject Standards FluencyEducational Assessment Design

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Hard Skills

Assessment Content DevelopmentProject ManagementEducational Assessment DesignQuality Framework ManagementContent Process DesignMeasurement PrinciplesDepth of Knowledge (DOK)Freelance Contributor ManagementStandards FluencyRisk Management

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationCoaching and DevelopmentCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

AI-Assisted Authoring ToolsContent Tooling

Industry Keywords

EdTechK–12 EducationCCSSNGSSState-Specific FrameworksFormative AssessmentSummative AssessmentContent StrategyVendor ManagementPerformance Review

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own assessment content strategy and roadmap in partnership with the Director, Assessment and Analytics Portfolio and the A&A Product Manager.
Drive execution of the assessment content roadmap; translate quarterly production plans into team assignments, milestones, and vendor scopes.
Ensure content gaps are identified and closed across all subject areas, including academic content areas (ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies) and non-academic content areas (Social Skills, School Climate); prioritize across domains based on roadmap and customer needs.
Monitor state and national standard changes across all content domains; ensure Content Leads are maintaining current mappings and escalate cross-domain risks proactively.
Manage Assessment Content Designers and Content Contributors — set direction, coach for growth, run regular 1:1s and performance reviews, and develop the bench.
Scope, plan, and manage large-scale projects with Content Designers, freelance contributors, and third-party vendors to meet aggressive production targets.
Own the contributor and vendor quality framework across all content domains; conduct calibration sessions and performance reviews directly where no Content Lead is in place.
Drive operational excellence by creating clear, repeatable processes and championing the tooling needs of the team.
Unify content processes and ensure consistency with other Newsela assessment designers and teams (e.g., editorial style, metadata tagging, accessibility standards).
Collaborate with Product and Engineering to train AI models for content generation and to evaluate AI-assisted authoring tools and outputs.
Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing and Customer-facing teams as needed on content tooling, customer questions, and go-to-market readiness.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in assessment content development at commercial scale (EdTech company, testing vendor, or educational publisher), with at least 2+ years in a people-management role.
Demonstrated success leading teams that include senior individual contributors — coaching, calibrating, and developing item writers and content leads.
Multi-subject standards fluency: command of CCSS, NGSS, and state-specific frameworks across multiple K–12 content areas, with the ability to set quality and alignment expectations even outside your strongest subject.
Expert understanding of educational assessment design across formative, common, and summative contexts, including measurement principles and Depth of Knowledge (DOK).
Track record managing freelance contributors and third-party vendors at scale, including building and running a quality framework with calibration and performance review.
Strong project and production management skills — scoping work, building milestones, surfacing risk, and delivering against aggressive timelines.
Demonstrated experience designing repeatable processes and championing tooling that helps a content team scale.
Strong cross-functional partnership skills — comfortable collaborating with Product, Engineering, and customer-facing teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate between content, product, and engineering audiences.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts.
Additional benefits such as gym reimbursement, pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, Rocket Lawyer and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.
We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!
Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more!
Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.
Flexible PTO, paid sick time off, company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).
Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.
No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.