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Director, Assessment Content

Instructure · US-REMOTE · Remote

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About Instructure

Empower learning with Instructure’s LMS and edtech solutions for K–12, higher education, and businesses. Discover Canvas, Impact, and Mastery to drive success. Backed by Bessemer and Insight.

About the role

We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in: Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree (Master's or Doctorate) in education, educational measurement, psychometrics, instructional design, or a related field preferred
  • 12+ years of experience in assessment content development, assessment research, or product development within the education industry
  • Seven or more years of people leadership experience, including leading managers and teams with a mix of specialties
  • Deep assessment expertise, including test construction, blueprints, item specifications, accessibility compliance and psychometric concepts like validity and reliability
  • Proven track record of running large, distributed content operations, including budget ownership and management of offshore teams and vendors
  • Working knowledge of content licensing, work-for-hire, international distribution rights, and rights in perpetuity
More about this role

At Instructure , we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.

We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in:

We are hiring for a Director, Assessment Content

As a Director, Assessment Content, at Instructure, you will lead the teams that design, write, edit, and research the content behind our assessment products. You'll own how that content gets made, from first design to final delivery. You'll work closely with Product Management, which sets the product roadmap. Your job is to shape that roadmap with deep content and research expertise, then lead your teams to deliver on it with quality, speed, and discipline. You'll also run a global workforce of US-based and offshore teams, and you'll make smart, strategic calls about where and how the work gets done.

Lead the Assessment Content team (design, editorial, copy edit, and shared services) through subteam...

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