Content Developer, English Language Arts

Pearson VUE

Content Developer developing K-12 assessments for US state and district clients. Creating content with a focus on accessibility and quality in collaboration with education partners.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65,000 - $70,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and review content-specific test items, including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, cluster sets, performance-based tasks, and simulations across multiple grade levels for large-scale assessments
Help develop item, passage, and test specifications, item development plans, test blueprints, and other ancillary documents
Leverage AI-powered tools to support the development, review, and enhancement of assessment content, ensuring outputs meet quality and accessibility standards
Collaborate with team members to integrate AI-generated assets in assessment workflows, providing feedback using content and educational expertise
Help select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop items based on standards, cognitive complexity, and item development best practices
Facilitate and support customer meetings and provide content assessment expertise
Facilitate activities related to test construction and review of composed test forms
Consult with the customer as required, including participation in planning, status, review meetings, etc.
Work closely with test development managers, other content developers, psychometricians, and other Pearson groups
Stay current with emerging technologies relevant to educational content creation and assessment, including AI
Perform other duties as assigned
Some travel required

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in education, content-specific area, or equivalent experience required
Five years’ experience as an elementary or secondary teacher in the field of content-specific area preferred
Professional knowledge of content-specific area and educational trends required
Some experience in large-scale, educational measurement preferred
General knowledge of all phases of the development, processing, scoring, and reporting of large-scale assessments preferred
Demonstrated excellence in AI-supported content development, or clear evidence of strong potential and readiness to leverage AI effectively in content creation
Experience or familiarity with prompting, refining, and evaluating AI-generated content for education purposes
Skill in basic software tools and technology and the confidence necessary to work with unfamiliar programs
Demonstrated interest in learning about and adapting to new AI technologies as they evolve
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Ability to creatively and flexibly address challenges with a variety of audiences
Excellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple activities and adapt to unexpected event

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual incentive program

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Hard Skills & Tools

Test Item DevelopmentAssessment SpecificationsEducational Trends KnowledgeLarge-Scale Assessment ProcessingAI Content Evaluation

Soft Skills

Outstanding Oral CommunicationOutstanding Written CommunicationCreative Problem-SolvingFlexibility in Addressing Challenges

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Education