Edtech.com's Summary

Newsela is hiring a Solutions Architect - Assessment & Analytics. The role involves leading technical discovery, solution design, and demonstration delivery for the Formative product within the Balanced Assessment Suite, aligning it with district assessment goals. The position requires translating complex needs into practical recommendations while collaborating with sales and product teams to inform future development.

Highlights

Lead technical discovery and solution mapping for Formative product strategic opportunities.
Architect and deliver tailored demos and proofs showcasing real-time feedback and instructional alignment.
Translate complex district assessment needs into implementation recommendations.
Provide insights to Product and Content teams to shape product roadmaps.
Develop reusable assets like demo templates, briefs, and best practices.
Mentor peers on assessment strategy and Formative positioning.
Support RFP strategy and documentation related to custom content or security.
Require 5+ years K–12 experience in assessment design, instructional coaching, or curriculum.
Must have experience designing or supporting formative/common assessments at school or district level.
Proficiency with digital assessment platforms and strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
Base salary: $105,000–$110,000 with potential commissions bringing total earnings to $125,000–$130,000, plus stock options and benefits.

Solutions Architect - Assessment & Analytics Full Description

The role:

As a Solutions Architect, Assessment & Analytics, you will be a key member of Newsela’s Customer Solutions team, dedicated exclusively to the Formative product within the Balanced Assessment Suite. You’ll serve as the lead strategist for aligning Formative to district assessment goals—spanning formative, common, and benchmark practices. Reporting to the Manager of Customer Solutions, you’ll partner with Account Executives and Product teams to deliver technical wins through assessment-aligned discovery, solution design, demo delivery, and proof validation.

What you'll do:

You will lead technical discovery and solution mapping for strategic opportunities involving Formative by Newsela.
You'll architect and deliver tailored demonstrations and proofs that show how Formative solves for real-time feedback, instructional alignment, and assessment consistency.
You will translate complex district needs into practical implementation recommendations and proof plans.
You will surface field insights to the Product and Content teams to inform future roadmap development.
You'll develop and maintain reusable assets, including demo templates, solution briefs, and configuration best practices.
You will mentor peers across the Solution Architect team on assessment strategy and best practices for Formative positioning.
You'll support RFP strategy and technical documentation for Formative-related custom content or security needs.

Why you'll love this role:

You will support how schools and districts integrate real-time assessment into their instructional cycles.
You will elevate Formative's position in the assessment landscape by connecting platform capabilities to daily instructional and leadership goals.
You will directly influence how districts close feedback loops and act on student learning data in real time.

Why you're a great fit:

5+ years of experience in K–12 education, with expertise in assessment design, instructional coaching, or curriculum and instruction.
Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or supporting common or formative assessments at the school or district level.
Ability to craft clear, strategic narratives that link instructional goals to technical capabilities.
Familiarity with standards-based grading, curriculum alignment, data literacy, and differentiated instruction.
Strong collaboration and communication skills; experience working in cross-functional teams, including sales, product, and content.
Proficiency with digital assessment platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in a district assessment team, data and innovation role, or a curriculum and instruction leadership position.
Prior work in educational technology sales, customer success, or solutions consulting.
Comfort navigating assessment-related data and translating it for instructional decision-making.
Deep understanding of assessment equity, feedback practices, and universal design principles.

Compensation:

Base salary: $105,000 - $110,000
On-target commission (OTC): $20,000
On-target earnings (OTE): $125,000 - $130,000

Total compensation for this role also incentive stock options and benefits.

About Newsela:

One of the fastest growing tech companies in K-12 education, Newsela was founded on the principle that while every child may have unique learning preferences, they all deserve a rich learning experience that ignites a love of learning. We built our platform based on learning science research to deliver the most engaging, authentic content to modernize how teaching happens in the classroom. Along with interactive assessments and tools, we provide teachers with digital content at five reading levels -- from +100 of the best sources -- that is relevant to the diverse backgrounds and interests of their students. Since we started in 2013, we’ve established a presence in 90% of U.S. K-12 schools and over 2.5M teachers and 37M students have registered with Newsela.

Disclaimer: Please be aware of recruitment phishing scams affecting Newsela and other employers. Newsela does not use third party services for full time hires. Our recruiting emails will come from an @newsela.com email address. You can reach out to jobs@newsela.com if you have concerns about the legitimacy of an email sent by or on behalf of Newsela’s talent acquisition team. Newsela will never ask for financial or banking information from candidates, nor will you be asked for any type of payment as part of consideration for employment with Newsela.

Original Job Description

The role:

What you'll do:

You will lead technical discovery and solution mapping for strategic opportunities involving Formative by Newsela.
You'll architect and deliver tailored demonstrations and proofs that show how Formative solves for real-time feedback, instructional alignment, and assessment consistency.
You will translate complex district needs into practical implementation recommendations and proof plans.
You will surface field insights to the Product and Content teams to inform future roadmap development.
You'll develop and maintain reusable assets, including demo templates, solution briefs, and configuration best practices.
You will mentor peers across the Solution Architect team on assessment strategy and best practices for Formative positioning.
You'll support RFP strategy and technical documentation for Formative-related custom content or security needs.

Why you'll love this role:

You will support how schools and districts integrate real-time assessment into their instructional cycles.
You will elevate Formative's position in the assessment landscape by connecting platform capabilities to daily instructional and leadership goals.
You will directly influence how districts close feedback loops and act on student learning data in real time.

Why you're a great fit:

5+ years of experience in K–12 education, with expertise in assessment design, instructional coaching, or curriculum and instruction.
Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or supporting common or formative assessments at the school or district level.
Ability to craft clear, strategic narratives that link instructional goals to technical capabilities.
Familiarity with standards-based grading, curriculum alignment, data literacy, and differentiated instruction.
Strong collaboration and communication skills; experience working in cross-functional teams, including sales, product, and content.
Proficiency with digital assessment platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in a district assessment team, data and innovation role, or a curriculum and instruction leadership position.
Prior work in educational technology sales, customer success, or solutions consulting.
Comfort navigating assessment-related data and translating it for instructional decision-making.
Deep understanding of assessment equity, feedback practices, and universal design principles.

Compensation:

Base salary: $105,000 - $110,000
On-target commission (OTC): $20,000
On-target earnings (OTE): $125,000 - $130,000

Total compensation for this role also incentive stock options and benefits.

About Newsela:

Let me find your next job.

Thanks - you're signed up.

Solutions Architect - Assessment & Analytics

Edtech.com's Summary

Solutions Architect - Assessment & Analytics Full Description

Associate Director, Student Learning Outcomes Assessment and Accreditation

Associate Director, IS Training Strategy & Enablement

Instructional Systems Designer IV

Instructional Designer

Specialist I, Instructional Design (LD&I)