Remote, 1099 Contract

20 - 40 hours per week

$30 - $40 per hour

Are you a question-writing pro with a knack for crafting just the right stems, distractors, and answer explanations to confirm, enliven, and enrich learning? If so, we want to talk to you about developing assessment content for Soomo Learning.

Experience in educational publishing highly preferred. Also, if you have experience in biology, sociology, psychology, public speaking, history, and political sciences these are helpful but not required.

Role

As Curriculum and Assessment Writer, you will develop a wide variety of multiple-choice items, poll questions, writing prompts, and other formative and summative assessment content for our online courses. In cooperation with our subject matter experts, editors, and production specialists, the Curriculum and Assessment Writer will help ensure that our courses meet our high standards of excellence for instructors and adult learners in a variety of higher ed settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop 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
• In cooperation with the Curriculum and Assessment Specialist, evaluate and analyze activity data to iteratively improve assessment content and design
• In cooperation with the Curriculum and Assessment Specialist, use backward design to scaffold outcomes to formative assessments and other measures that provide evidence for comprehension
• In cooperation with the Curriculum and Assessment Specialist, develop ways to optimize assessment-writing processes, toolsets, and item-management standards
• Work with editorial leadership and teammates to initiate ideas and solutions, anticipate and resolve problems, and ensure excellent results
  

Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant experience (educational publishing strongly preferred)
• Advanced degree in education, curriculum, or related field strongly preferred
• Ability to successfully manage and optimize projects and processes with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Willingness to continually test assumptions and apply research in innovative ways
• Strong technical skills using development and communication tools such as Word, Google Docs, and Slack
• Highly organized and self-motivated with exceptional initiative and commitment to excellence
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with no fear of asking questions
• Experience working with undergraduate curriculum strongly preferred
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

How to apply

If you feel this opportunity is a great match for your skills and passions, please click “Apply Now” to submit your resume and cover letter through our recruiting partner, Teamed.

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.