Location: Remote or Asheville, NC

Start Date: ASAP - Fall 2025

Hours: 5-20 hours/week (variable)

Rate: $40 /hr

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented freelance Assessment Writer to support the development of high-quality political science content for our online learning portfolio. In this role, you will create multiple-choice question pools, poll questions, writing prompts, and other formative and summative assessments aligned to course learning objectives. The ideal candidate will have experience developing assessments that:

• Address key ideas from historical political documents

• Support the development of data literacy through the interpretation and analysis of data sets

You’ll collaborate with our team of learning designers to ensure that all assessment materials are academically rigorous, engaging, and tailored to the needs of instructors and adult learners across diverse higher education environments.

About Soomo Learning

Soomo creates modern, interactive courseware designed to improve student outcomes in foundational college courses. Since 2004, we've supported over a million students with research-backed webtexts that cost less and outperform traditional textbooks. Learn more @ https://www.soomolearning.com/.

Responsibilities

• Write clear, well-designed multiple-choice items, writing prompts, poll questions, and other formative and summative assessment content

• Rigorously align assessment content with learning design and instructional goals

• Incorporate data analysis and historical interpretation into assessment tasks where appropriate

• Respond constructively to editorial and design feedback

• Meet deadlines and follow communication and documentation protocols

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of teaching experience in history, social studies, political science, nonfiction reading, or a related field (grades 5–12 or higher education preferred)

• At least 1–2 years of experience writing curriculum or assessment materials outside the classroom

• Strong understanding of best practices in multiple-choice item writing

• Comfort with teaching and writing about data literacy concepts

• Can explain terms like “margin of error” to introductory-level students

• Able to identify and address common misconceptions in data interpretation

• Experience managing projects and workflows independently

• Strong technical and communication skills; familiarity with tools like Google Docs, Slack, and Word

• Highly organized, self-motivated, and committed to excellence

• Experience working with undergraduate curriculum strongly preferred

How to apply

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Soomo Learning is most definitely an equal opportunity employer; we want applicants from diverse backgrounds. Throughout the hiring process, applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.