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Amplify is hiring an Assessment and Activity Designer for ELA K-5 to create digital literacy assessments and practice activities aligned with K-5 literacy standards and the science of reading. The role involves designing assessment items, refining development processes, and collaborating within a cross-functional agile team to produce actionable insights for student instruction.

Highlights

Develop and review digital assessment items, rubrics, and game-based tasks for K-5 literacy.
Create content tailored to diverse learner needs and source engaging texts for assessments.
Design reports that track student progress on critical literacy competencies.
Collaborate with research, content, design, development, and product teams.
Required: 2+ years of teaching or curriculum/assessment design experience, bachelor’s degree in education-related field emphasizing literacy.
Experience in digital assessment design and writing assessment items for early literacy and comprehension skills.
Preferred: Master’s degree in education, familiarity with educational technology, and spreadsheet software proficiency.
Compensation: Hourly rate ranging from $40.00 to $45.00.
Contract position expected to end by May 31, 2026.
Strong knowledge of K-5 education standards, the science of reading, and formative assessment models required.

Assessment and Activity Designer, ELA K-5 (Contract) Full Description

Assessment and Activity Designer, ELA K-5 (Contract)

Remote - United States

Full time

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

Amplify is seeking an English Language Arts (ELA) K-5 Assessment and Activity Designer to create K-5 digital literacy assessments and activities that reflect our core program’s content architecture, reporting structure, and vision for overall impact while aligning to the science of how children learn to read, key literacy competencies, and learning standards across the United States. The Assessment and Activity Designer focuses on deeply understanding the vision for curriculum, measurement/assessments, and reporting in K-5 literacy; trans-adapting English assessment items as appropriate and creating new assessment items as needed to measure critical skills with sufficient depth and breadth; creating assessment items; creating practice activities; and contributing to an iterative process of strategic improvements to ensure assessments and activities produce results that can be used to make meaningful and instructionally useful decisions and recommendations for students. The ELA K-5 Assessment and Activity designer will work as part of a cross-functional agile team.

*This is a contract role expected to end 5/31/26.

Essential Responsibilities:

Develop and review assessment and activity content (auto-scored items, open-ended items, rubrics, game-based tasks)
Develop content that meets the needs of a variety of learners
Source rich and engaging texts for assessment purposes
Refine existing processes for developing and reviewing content
Organize a process for collecting qualitative and quantitative data and using the data for iterative improvements of assessments and activities
Design reports of student progress against key competencies
Collaborate with research and measurement team members, content team members, designers, developers, product managers, and other content producers to bring assessments to life

Required Qualifications:

2+ years of teaching or instructional/curriculum/assessment design experience & 2+ years of work experience in education or curriculum/assessment publishing with a familiarity in assessment content development
Bachelor’s Degree in Education-related field (e.g., Education, Special Education, School Psychology) with an emphasis on literacy and/or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Experience writing fair and appropriate selected response assessment items measuring students’ early literacy and comprehension skills
Experience designing rubrics and clear criteria for success on a broad range of projects and assessments
Experience with digital assessment design and delivery
Excellent leadership and collaboration skills; excellent written and verbal communication
Broad understanding of the K-5 educational landscape, including the science of reading, state standards, and formative assessment models
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and balance work on multiple projects

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Education-related field (e.g., Education, Special Education, School Psychology) with an emphasis on literacy
Experience working in or with Educational Technology
Basic familiarity with validity, reliability, and best practices for designing fair and appropriate assessments
Deep knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or other spreadsheet software

Compensation:
The hourly rate range for this role is $40.00-$45.00.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email hiringaccommodations@amplify.com.

If you are selected for employment, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination, or submit to enhanced background screening, such as fingerprinting.

Amplify is an E-Verify participant.

Original Job Description

Assessment and Activity Designer, ELA K-5 (Contract)

Remote - United States

Full time

*This is a contract role expected to end 5/31/26.

Essential Responsibilities:

Develop and review assessment and activity content (auto-scored items, open-ended items, rubrics, game-based tasks)
Develop content that meets the needs of a variety of learners
Source rich and engaging texts for assessment purposes
Refine existing processes for developing and reviewing content
Organize a process for collecting qualitative and quantitative data and using the data for iterative improvements of assessments and activities
Design reports of student progress against key competencies
Collaborate with research and measurement team members, content team members, designers, developers, product managers, and other content producers to bring assessments to life

Required Qualifications:

2+ years of teaching or instructional/curriculum/assessment design experience & 2+ years of work experience in education or curriculum/assessment publishing with a familiarity in assessment content development
Bachelor’s Degree in Education-related field (e.g., Education, Special Education, School Psychology) with an emphasis on literacy and/or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Experience writing fair and appropriate selected response assessment items measuring students’ early literacy and comprehension skills
Experience designing rubrics and clear criteria for success on a broad range of projects and assessments
Experience with digital assessment design and delivery
Excellent leadership and collaboration skills; excellent written and verbal communication
Broad understanding of the K-5 educational landscape, including the science of reading, state standards, and formative assessment models
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and balance work on multiple projects

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Education-related field (e.g., Education, Special Education, School Psychology) with an emphasis on literacy
Experience working in or with Educational Technology
Basic familiarity with validity, reliability, and best practices for designing fair and appropriate assessments
Deep knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or other spreadsheet software

Compensation:
The hourly rate range for this role is $40.00-$45.00.

Amplify is an E-Verify participant.

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