Specialist, Content Developer Social Studies (12 Month Limited Term)
About the role
then paragraph summarizing role description. Responsibilities: list bullet points. Requirements: maybe combine Qualifications? The posting has "Qualifications:" section with bullet-like sentences. Also "Some travel required". Also "Compensation..." and pay range. Also "Applications will be accepted through Friday, Sept 25, 2026." That's application instruction - should be removed. Also "Who we are:" etc - boilerplate? Might be considered generic but maybe we keep? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. "Who we are:" is maybe not boilerplate but could be considered generic marketing; but we might keep as part of About the role? However they said preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The "Who we are:" is substantive? It's generic but maybe we can include as part of About the role? But they said remove boilerplate; "Who we are:" could be considered boilerplate. Safer to omit. Also "We are Pearson. Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer..." that's EEO boilerplate - remove. Also "Job: Learning Subject Matter Experts Job Family: LEARNING&CONTENT_DEVELOPMENT Organization: Assessment & Qualifications Schedule: FULL_TIME Workplace Type: Remote Req ID: 25945 #location" - these are metadata; we should fold minor metadata into a shortor drop it. So we could include a short paragraph with schedule, workplace type, maybe job ID? They said do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a paragraph with schedule: FULL_TIME, workplace type: Remote, maybe job family etc. But we also have a Schedule section maybe we can include schedule info there. They said include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So we have schedule info: FULL_TIME. That's specific. So we can have a
Schedule
withFULL_TIME
. Similarly, we have pay range: specific numbers. So we include Pay section. Benefits: posting says "information on benefits offered is here." No actual benefits listed. So we should NOT create Benefits section because no specific content. So omit Benefits. Skills: there is a list of skills in qualifications: "Outstanding oral and written communication skills", "Ability to creatively and flexibly address challenges with a variety of audiences", "Excellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple activities and adapt to unexpected events", "Demonstrated interest in learning about and adapting to new AI technologies as they evolve", "Skill in basic software tools and technology and the confidence necessary to work with unfamiliar programs". Also "Professional knowledge of social studies and educational trends required". Also "Some experience in large-scale educational measurement preferred". Also "General knowledge of all phases of the development, processing, scoring, and reporting of large-scale assessments preferred". Also "Demonstrated excellence in AI-supported content development, or clear evidence of strong potential and readiness to leverage AI effectively in content creation". Also "Experience or familiarity with prompting, refining, and evaluating AI-generated content for education purposes". So we can create a Skills section with bullet list. Qualifications: we have Bachelor's degree required, Five years' experience as teacher preferred, etc. Could be separate Qualifications section. But we also have Skills section overlapping. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could combine Qualifications and Skills into one "Requirements" section? But they have headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which to use. The posting has "Responsibilities:" and "Qualifications:" sections. Also there is "Some travel required". Also there is "Compensation..." and pay range. Also schedule info. We could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Pay, Schedule. That seems reasonable. Requirements maybe not needed if we have Qualifications and Skills. But we could also have Requirements as a combination of Qualifications and Skills? However they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Having both Qualifications and Skills may be thin but they are distinct. Could combine into "Qualifications and Skills". But they gave list of possible headings; we can choose to use only those with real content. So we can include Qualifications and Skills separate if they have content. They do. Thus output:About the role
As a Social Studies Content Specialist within the Asset Creation team, you will work as both a content and assessment expert to develop K-12 assessments for state and district clients. The team develops standards-based assessments for students across the United States, collaborating with education departments, committees of educators, and business partners to create accessible assessments of learning.
Responsibilities
- Develop and review social studies test items and stimuli, including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, cluster sets, and performance-based tasks across multiple grade levels for large-scale assessments
- Help develop social studies item, passage, and test specifications, item development plans, test blueprints, and other ancillary documents
- Leverage AI-powered tools to support the development, review, and enhancement of social studies assessment content, ensuring outputs meet quality and accessibility standards
- Collaborate with team members to integrate AI-generated assets in assessment workflows, providing feedback using social studies content and educational expertise
- Help select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop social studies items based on standards, cognitive complexity, and item development best practices
- Facilitate and support customer meetings and provide social studies assessment expertise
- Facilitate activities related to test construction and review of composed test forms
- Consult with the customer as required, including participation in planning, status, review meetings, etc.
- Work closely with test development managers, other content developers, psychometricians, and other Pearson groups
- Stay current with emerging technologies relevant to educational content creation and assessment, including AI
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Some travel required
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in education, social studies, or equivalent experience required
- Five years’ experience as an elementary or secondary social studies teacher preferred
- Professional knowledge of social studies and educational trends required
- Some experience in large-scale educational measurement preferred
- General knowledge of all phases of the development, processing, scoring, and reporting of large-scale assessments preferred
Skills
- Demonstrated excellence in AI-supported content development, or clear evidence of strong potential and readiness to leverage AI effectively in content creation
- Experience or familiarity with prompting, refining, and evaluating AI-generated content for education purposes
- Skill in basic software tools and technology and the confidence necessary to work with unfamiliar programs
- Demonstrated interest in learning about and adapting to new AI technologies as they evolve
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills
- Ability to creatively and flexibly address challenges with a variety of audiences
- Excellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple activities and adapt to unexpected events
Pay
The minimum full-time salary range is between $65,000 - $75,000.
Schedule
FULL_TIME
We should not include any other sections like Benefits. Also we should not include application instructions or EEO. Also we should not include "Who we are:" etc. Check for any duplicated lines: we have "Some travel required" included as a list item under Responsibilities. That's fine. Check that we preserved all substantive info: The "Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors..." we omitted that sentence but we kept the pay range. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The sentence about compensation being influenced by factors is substantive? It's generic but maybe we should include it. However we could include it as part of Pay section. The posting: "Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows: The minimum full-time salary range is between $65,000 - $75,000. This position is not bonus eligible, and information on benefits offered is here." We should preserve the sentence about compensation being influenced by factors, the statement about not bonus eligible, and maybe the link to benefits (but we cannot include link as it's boilerplate? It's a link to benefits info; but we are not to create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It says "information on benefits offered is here." That's not specific benefits; it's a pointer. We could include a sentence that says "This position is not bonus eligible." That's substantive. So we should include that in Pay section. Thus Pay section could be:Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows: The minimum full-time salary range is between $65,000 - $75,000. This position is not bonus eligible.
We should not include the "information on benefits offered is here." as that's not substantive. Now check for any other substantive info: "Applications will be accepted through Friday, Sept 25, 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs." That's application instruction - remove. "We are Pearson..." etc - remove. "Job: Learning Subject Matter Experts Job Family: LEARNING&CONTENT_DEVELOPMENT Organization: Assessment & Qualifications Schedule: FULL_TIME Workplace Type: Remote Req ID: 25945 #location" - we already captured Schedule as FULL_TIME; we could also note Workplace Type: Remote as part of About the role or a separate section? There's no heading for Workplace Type; we could incorporate into About the role paragraph: mention that the role is remote. But we already have About the role paragraph; we could add "This is a remote position." That's substantive. Let's add. Also we could include Job Family etc as minor metadata; we could drop. Thus update About the role paragraph to include remote. Now check if any other info: "Some travel required" we already have. Now ensure we didn't miss any responsibilities: we captured all bullet points. Check if any responsibilities missing: "Help develop social studies item, passage, and test specifications, item development plans, test blueprints, and other ancillary documents" included. "Leverage AI-powered tools..." included