Senior Language & Literacy Assessment Designer

WHAT WE SEEK

We're seeking a Senior Language & Literacy Assessment Designer with extensive experience in developing CCSS and other standards-based assessments to join Carnegie’s Assessment and Insight team. This team drives the design and development of assessment strategies to develop and measure key competencies across all the academic domains. In this role your efforts will help support Carnegie’s vision to deliver a comprehensive learning platform that features personalized and engaging learning experiences.

Reporting to the Director of Assessment and Insight, you will design rigorous formative and summative assessments for new and existing Carnegie Learning products in support of the development of mastery in language and literacy using data to drive adaptive learning solutions.

WHAT YOUR DAY WILL LOOK LIKE

Design, develop, and iterate formative and summative assessments that drive Carnegie Learning’s products to build mastery in language and literacy and cultivate deeper learning for ALL students

• Ensure that the Carnegie Learning assessments meet rigorous standards of accessibility, validity, reliability, and effectiveness to drive language and literacy knowledge and skills development
• Work closely with learning designers, learning scientists, efficacy researchers, and engineers to ensure that students are working toward achieving learning objectives
• Work with product managers, project managers, product designers, and user experience researchers to help architect, plan, and prioritize improvements and iterations to help manage stakeholder expectations and feedback
• Help integrate diagnostic and reporting capabilities that provide further learning and assessment support to teachers and students
• Cultivate a strong collaborative culture while working with designers, developers, and engineers
• Manage timelines and expectations for assessment capabilities, including coordination across internal and external stakeholders

WHAT SHOULD BE IN YOUR BACKPACK

• Bachelors or Masters (preferred) in English, ELA education or a related field
• 2+ years of K-12 ELA or language teaching experience
• 2+ years of experience in designing formative and summative language and literacy assessments for K-12 digital learning/assessment solutions
• Language or literacy teaching experience in K-12 (classroom face-to-face or online)
• Proven experience with designing formative and summative language and literacy assessments for K-12 digital learning/assessment solutions
• Strong understanding of the standards-based assessment design
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative spirit, with the ability to work across groups and provide and implement feedback at nearly every phase of implementation
• Organized, with a strong attention to detail, and able to juggle multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• Solid writing and communication skills
• Ability to work within an agile and iterative creation process
• Familiarity with innovative models of math assessment, including simulation-based and interactive reasoning tasks

WHAT WE SEEK

Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of K-12 education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions. With the highest quality, research-based offerings for K-12 math, ELA, world languages, and more, Carnegie Learning is changing the way we think about learning and creating powerful results for teachers and students alike. At Carnegie Learning we strive to create an environment where people want to work - one where the larger team comes first, where trying new things (and sometimes failing) is encouraged, and where we pursue our mission relentlessly.

Carnegie Learning is a major disruptive force in the digital curriculum market by combining world-class research, differentiated technology, best in class content together with a world-class mission-oriented team. This is where you come in! Are you ready to do the best work of your career and shape the future of learning?

WHAT WE PROVIDE

• Named a Pittsburgh Top Workplace four years in a row
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Virtual health services
• Basic life and disability insurance is offered at no cost
• HSA, FSA, DCSA, and Commuter saving accounts
• 401k with company match
• Employee assistance program
• Pet and Legal services insurance
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Variable compensation opportunities
• Business casual work environment
• Mission-driven culture
• Flexible working hours, leveraging remote capabilities

WHAT WE BELIEVE

We respect and celebrate the unique attributes, characteristics, and perspectives that make each person who they are. We also believe that bringing diverse individuals together allows us to collectively and more effectively address the issues that face our business and industry. Carnegie Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer.