[Hiring] Senior Assessment Designer @HMH

Role Description

The Sr. Assessment Designer – Spanish Language Arts serves as a subject matter expert in Spanish language assessment and contributes to the development of high-quality assessment content that meets technical, educational, and program requirements.

• Responsible for the development of assessment content, execution of department processes and procedures, and monitoring progress against work plans.
• Applies a high level of knowledge and skill in all phases of test development, including:
  • Creating ancillary materials
  • Item writing, review, and evaluation
  • Test assembly
  • Facilitation of committee meetings
  • Scoring
• Provides content-area leadership, senior-level content reviews, training, project coordination, and approval of development deliverables.

Qualifications

• B.A. or B.S. in Education and/or a relevant field, such as Spanish, Linguistics, or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in Spanish assessment item development
• Knowledge and experience working with curriculum materials and standards
• Content expertise in Spanish Language Arts and English Language Arts
• Expertise in industry standards for assessment quality, especially in requirements for items and tests
• Experience in assessment development processes for custom and off-the-shelf large-scale assessment products
• Familiarity with research design, data analysis, psychometric concepts, and measurement principles
• Ability to collaborate extensively with peers to accomplish goals
• Familiarity with Agile processes
• Ability to develop creative solutions to solve resource and schedule challenges
• Translation/transadaptation (English to Spanish) and copyediting (Spanish) experience
• Experience working in dual language education environments and/or with multilingual (Spanish/English) students
• Bilingual in Spanish and English with the ability to speak and write fluently in both languages

Requirements

• Develop Assessment Materials:
  • Create and maintain high-quality assessment items/passages in accordance with assessment program needs.
  • Align content to standards, frameworks, resources, and related documents.
  • Write, edit, and review items/passages against checklists, specifications, and style guides.
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise:
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in content areas and assessments.
  • Facilitate meetings and collaborative efforts with partners.
  • Help lead training for vendors, item writers, and educators.
• Support Program and/or Product Management:
  • Consult with program management on issues and concerns with projects.
  • Attend relevant meetings and track progress.
• Apply Research-Based Practices:
  • Contribute to the development of new test designs, item and test prototypes, and other innovative assessment ideas.
• Spanish Language Expertise:
  • Apply understanding of Spanish literacy development, best practices in transadaptation, and assessment considerations for multilingual learners.
• Project Management:
  • Support the facilitation of project launch meetings.
  • Lead development-specific project meetings.
  • Generate ideas for improving processes and procedures.
  • Help ensure required tasks are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Communication:
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand and communicate decisions, impacts, progress, risks, and next steps.
• Support Agile/Scrum Work:
  • Collaborate with other teams to support Scrum practices.
• Leadership:
  • Help lead the training and mentoring of new and existing staff.
  • Develop expertise in development-related tools, software, and processes.
• Change Implementation:
  • Enact change within projects, ensuring that direction is carried out.

Benefits

• Salary: $90,000 - $100,000
• Application Deadline: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on August 16, 2026.