Assessment Editor (Project Status) - (US-IN-Southport - 46247)

Minimum Education: None
Jobcode: L:105676711
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CTB/McGraw-Hill, headquartered in Monterey, California, is the leading publisher of standardized achievement tests for children and adults across North America The McGraw-Hill Companies is driving the education, financial services and business information markets through leading brands such as McGraw-Hill Education, Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek , J.D. Power and Associates, Platts, McGraw-Hill Construction, Aviation Week, and Broadcasting.   McGraw-Hill Education addresses every aspect of the education market from PreK-12 through professional learning.  Although we recognize the important role of traditional learning materials, today our business is rapidly moving toward digital solutions by adapting McGraw-Hill's quality content to the latest technologies.  Our technical innovations are changing the way people learn, with e-books, online tutoring, customized course Web sites, and interactive simulation subscription services.   Serving Students, families, teachers, and educational leaders, McGraw-Hill's Education's Assessment and Reporting Group is the leading provider of full-service educational assessment and reporting products for PreK-12, adult education, and statewide testing programs.  Composed of CTB/McGraw-Hill and The Grow Network/McGraw-Hill, the Assessment and Reporting Group's comprehensive range of formative and summative assessments, reporting tools, individual study guides, instructional programs, software, and services are built upon a tradition of research, innovation, and technical quality that benefit learners of all ages.   We currently have an outstanding opportunity for an Assessment Editor II (Project Status) for our team in Indianapolis.   This Project Status Employee (PSE) position will  cease on April 30, 2010.    This position serves as a subject matter specialist and is responsible for creating manuscript and art/photo specifications for parts of a program, usually a content area. The Editor, Assessment II must be able to support the Editor, Assessment III or IV with the development of test specifications and participate in all phases of item development, item selection, and test construction or the development of ancillary test materials according to the established publishing process. The Editor, Assessment II produces high-quality materials with minimal supervision within the established time lines. The Editor, Assessment II interacts with other departments in providing product support to customers (internal and external), and attends customer meetings as needed. With general supervision, create and edit test materials for content, accuracy, readability, and appropriateness in accordance with project specifications. Provides direction to item writers or other consultants in the development of items and/or test materials to ensure fulfillment of all test, item, and document specifications; tracks the progress of test items or publications through the publishing process; develops and maintains test maps and blueprints. Prepares materials for customer review meetings and participates in customer review meetings. Meets all intermediate and final schedule durations and due dates and communicates frequently with Publishing leadership regarding progress. Performs test form selection or ancillary material development tasks, including making judgments about appropriateness in terms of content, technical, and psychometric criteria. Assembles manuscripts and participates in page reviews. Contributes to the creation and completion of style, page, and art specifications. Serves as the subject matter specialist for the content area domain. Keeps informed of current trends. Collaborates with Editor, Assessment III or IV in correlating state standards to the product and in developing appropriate objective structures. Assumes responsibility for accuracy, including the quality assurance, of all information associated with each item or document and ensures the accuracy of deliverables to internal and external customers. Participates in the development and maintenance of project permissions. Required Qualifications : Bachelor's degree in related field.   Advanced proficiency in English grammar, spelling, and writing skills. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills Demonstrated expertise in one or more specific areas: Math, ELA, Social Studies, Ancillaries Experience working in a team environment Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and Outlook, as well as Adobe Acrobat and the Internet Executes efficient customer service skills in the best interest of both customer and company. Desired : One year of experience in educational assessment Classroom teaching or combination of related experience and education.