**About ETS:** ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL®, TOEIC®, GRE® and Praxis® tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide. Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide. Area of Specialty: Instructional Design/Assessment Content Development **Position Summary** The Assessment Specialist II plans, develops, and evaluates items, tests, and learning products and activities that are closely aligned to relevant standards. This role applies strong content knowledge to add significant value to test content and learning activity development and is knowledgeable about current standards and trends in their field of specialty. The Assessment Specialist II must work independently and must also be a strong team player, working with internal groups as well as outside experts. Additionally, the role regularly provides guidance and training to less experienced assessment specialists. **Basic functions and responsibilities** + Serve as a lead on designing learning activities for adult learners + Serve as a subject-matter expert in area of specialty + Utilize multimedia tools to develop compelling learning activities and course content + Create test content, gather and resolve feedback from multiple sources on items, and evaluate item acceptability after testing + Develop and evaluate AI-generated assessment and learning content in collaboration with AI engineers and developers and directly through AI tools + Recruit, train, mentor, and manage external content contributors in the development of test and learning materials; develop training materials and plan and lead training meetings + Facilitate content development activities in areas outside of core content expertise + Design and develop new and innovative products and services, working with project teams and clients + Assemble test forms according to defined specifications + Respond to customer inquiries, review responses to customer inquiries to ensure accuracy and appropriate responses + Respond to client feedback to develop content that meets specific client expectations + Create and implement content development plans; work on special development projects as appropriate + Adhere to ethical standards and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to your job function **Leadership, Teamwork, and Flexibility** A successful person in this role has a track record of adding value to official or unofficial teams by actively participating in them and seeking to understand the various interests of team members. They are customer-focused and foster respectful relationships with internal and external colleagues. They act with the customer or internal stakeholders in mind and consider downstream implications. They are knowledgeable and up to date on industry trends and standard practices. They have the ability to succeed at working on new products, on developing innovative learning activities, and on dealing successfully with ambiguity. They can understand complex project schedules and plan effectively to meet deadlines. They demonstrate a strong learning orientation to willingly develop new skills and competencies that will improve personal and business performance. They assist in project direction, help implement item development plans, and work on special development projects. They can problem-solve and have flexibility to adjust project plans to meet deliverables on time and with the expected quality. They demonstrate a high level of productivity and exhibit accountability for assigned work. **Experience and Skills** **EDUCATION** Master’s Degree in field of specialty or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired. **EXPERIENCE** + This position requires a minimum of 5 years of increasingly responsible professional experience, which may include designing learning content, teaching at the middle school, high school, and/or college level; writing; editing; and/or developing assessments. + Experience designing and developing learning content for adults is required. + Classroom experience and familiarity with current subject-area standards are desirable. + This position requires strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to apply rules of grammar, etc., to the development of materials. + This position requires well-developed organizational skills, strong technical skills, and a willingness/adeptness with regards to learning new technology. \#LI-MM1 \#LI-REMOTE **ETS is mission driven and action oriented** + We are passionate about hiring innovative thinkers who believe in the promise of education and lifelong learning. + We are energized by cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders. In support of this ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you to learn and advance your career growth! + As a not-for-profit organization we will encourage you to lean in to your passion for volunteering. At ETS you may qualify for up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work on causes that are important to you! **ETS is an employer comprised of people with different experiences, strengths, and backgrounds who share a passion for advancing quality and accessibility in education. We are dedicated to building teams that capitalize on the various backgrounds and experiences of those we serve. The Talent Acquisition team strives to ensure candidates enjoy a fair hiring process. We believe our differences empower us to be a better team, making better decisions and delivering better results.**