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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Specialist, Content Developer (ELA, 12 Month Limited Term) - **Company:** Pearson - **Location:** Olympia, WA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $60,000.0 - $65,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Application Enhancement Tool - **Published:** July 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/BE837BBE6E27418A84A8AB4C41D7F7B7/job/ ## About the Role * 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 events ## Description As a Specialist, Content Developer (English Language Arts) within the Measurement & Learning team, you will work as both a content and assessment expert to develop K-12 assessments for our state and district clients. Our team develops standards-based assessments for students across the United States. We collaborate with education departments, committees of educators, and business partners to develop assessments of learning that are accessible to all students. We are looking for flexible and creative content experts to join our team. This role aligns to industry level titles such as "Assessment Specialist" or "Content Specialist"., * Develop and review content-specific test items, including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, and performance-based tasks across multiple grade levels for formative assessments * 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 * Collaborate with team members, including participation in planning, status, review meetings, etc. * Work closely with content implementation 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 ## Related Videos - [How to Assess and Hire Talent: The Skills-Based Hiring Playbook for the AI Age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1488-how-to-assess-and-hire-talent-the-skills-based-hiring-playbook-for-the-ai-age) - [Building the Future of Java: AI Agents, MCP, and Next-Gen App Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100113-building-the-future-of-java-ai-agents-mcp-and-next-gen-app-development) - [Edit Your Future: Queerverse Radical AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/909-edit-your-future-queerverse-radical-ai) - [AI is dead, long live AK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1093-ai-is-dead-long-live-ak) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1209-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou) - [Developer Tools for Microsoft Azure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/450-developer-tools-for-microsoft-azure) ## Related Articles - [Prompt Engineering is a Job of the Past](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/342-prompt-engineering-is-a-job-of-the-past) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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