Assessment Content Manager
At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day.
The Assessment Content Manager supports the ongoing growth of our suite of innovative assessment programs in the K-12 educational market and helps to manage projects related to the building of assessment plans for districts across the nation, with a specialization in determining how i-Ready can be used to address state assessment requirements.
As part of the Educator Insights team, this position works with cross-functional teams to develop and manage various assessment support initiatives. Specifically, the individual in this collaborates with Assessment, Research, Sales, Government Relations, Educator Success, and Partner Success (account management) teams to develop clear, compelling, and informative content, and works closely with the Marketing team to ensure projects are executed in a timely manner.
The impact you'll have:
Develop deep understanding of i-Ready programs, particularly i-Ready Assessments. Serve as a subject matter expert to Sales and Service teams on those programs.
Develop deep understanding of state policy and approvals. Serve as a subject matter expert to Sales and Service teams on those programs.
Create compelling content that supports the successful implementation of i-Ready programs.
Manage projects with multiple stakeholders across departments. Maintain project management timelines, responsibility matrices, lists of deliverables, and other project-oriented requirements.
Coordinate communications across teams, including project status updates, requests for meeting notes, requests for status, and other project-related communications.
Utilize key project management resources, including WorkFront and SmartSheet.
Understand and apply knowledge about the primary assessment use cases for i-Ready’s assessments, including benchmarking, screening, progress monitoring, and various state requirements. Infuse this expertise in a wide variety of advisory, training, and content creation scenarios.
Update and maintain key collateral and support materials for Sales and Service teams to help them effectively position products in a way that products can be strategically and thoughtfully used in district assessment plans. Includes: Update and maintain collateral in project folders, SharePoint sites, and the Knowledge Base. Regularly review sites that maintain collateral for accuracy and redundancy. Keep inventory of key materials, including important metadata for these materials.
Note: The essential duties are intended to describe the general content and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific responsibilities and assignments will be provided by the incumbent’s manager.
Who we're looking for:
Commitment to improving the ways that districts use assessments and helping educators advance the ways in which assessments can inform student learning.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong storytelling and presentation skills.
Understanding of the demands assessment directors face serving the variable learning needs of the students in their districts’ classes including sub-populations like special education, ELL, and on and off-level students.
Strong interpersonal and customer centric skills – build trust and dependability.
Ongoing learner – able to learn and incorporate new and complex concepts quickly.
Results oriented – follow through to complete assignments.
Able to work independently, with some direction and collaboratively, in a team environment.
High attention to detail and ability to follow complicated directions.
Effective decision making, ownership, and accountability.
Able to handle ambiguity and favorably navigate through stressful situations and pressing deadlines.
Demonstrate integrity, ethical standards and a professional demeanor.
Strong organizational and time management skills along with the ability to multitask.
Excellent problem solving and analytical capability.
Proficient with Programs and Applications like Outlook, SalesForce.com, Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS365, CRM, Marketing Automation tools and search engines).
Required Education and Experience:
Demonstrated effectiveness working cross-functionally and collaborating with a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
Proven ability to lead projects and cross functional teams; experience managing multiple projects.
Understanding of educator needs and a strong interest in how districts create assessment plans.
Prior teaching or education industry experience required, including 1-2 years of experience in the education industry in an administrative or policy role.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Experience writing, editing, and managing content that may be technical in nature is preferred.
Experience sharing information with both lay and technical audiences is preferred.
Experience with state or district assessment is preferred.
Knowledge of state education policy is preferred.
Specific knowledge of K-8 assessments preferred.
Masters degree in related field strongly preferred.
Travel: Less than 10%.
Pay Range: This role’s range is $69,250-$118,250.
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that Curriculum Associates considers in making compensation decisions based on our Compensation Philosophy. Actual base pay within that range will vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, prior experience and relevant skill sets. At Curriculum Associates, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances for each case. This role is also eligible to participate in the company bonus plan. The Company recognizes that minimum wage varies by location and will ensure all compensation decisions comply with applicable state and local laws.
Benefits: Benefit eligible employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401k plan and receive an employer match. Employees have access to a flexible vacation and sick policy in addition to twelve paid holidays and a winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's, as well as a number of additional perks and benefits.
Application Deadline: June 5, 2026. This is subject to close earlier if there is a high volume of applicants or a qualified hire is made.