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About the Role
The Associate Director, AP Music Theory, is responsible for supporting the creation, sourcing, and review of musical scores, audio excerpts, and test questions for the AP Music Theory Exam and formative assessments. This role involves collaborating with Course Experts, integrating AI technologies ethically and effectively into assessment development, and potentially supporting other subject areas.
Responsibilities
- Set musical scores in Sibelius to specifications for use in AP Music Theory Exam materials.
- Add annotations in Adobe Illustrator and export SVGs for delivery to internal graphics team.
- Edit audio to specifications using Adobe Audition and convert audio files using Adobe Media Encoder.
- Place audio files in digital test questions using item authoring and banking system.
- Proof musical scores and audio.
- Review and edit alt text for musical scores.
- Source audio and musical score stimuli material for multiple-choice questions.
- Compose original stimuli for multiple-choice or free-response questions.
- Assist in submitting requests to use third-party stimuli to internal permissions team and track permissions status.
- Support AP Music Theory Course Experts in the review process for all stimulus materials.
- Adapt future stimulus identification and selection process based on internal and external acceptance criteria.
- Support AP Music Theory Course Experts in reviewing assessment content, recommending revisions based on established item review criteria.
- Leverage generative AI to improve quality and efficiency of assessment processes and outputs.
- Collaborate with AP Music Theory Course Experts to facilitate multiple meetings annually with the AP Test Development Committee.
- Support the successful scoring of student responses for AP Exams at the annual scoring event.
- Produce post-Reading publications materials for teacher and student use.
- Contribute to developing best practices in assessment.
- Engage regularly with AP Curriculum & Assessment colleagues to align on standards and shared principles guiding AP’s assessment directions.
- Support assessment workstreams within the World Languages and Arts department.
- Contribute to processes for efficient, high-quality assessment development.
- Monitor and improve stimulus quality, reliability, and fairness.
Requirements
- Master's degree in music theory or a directly related discipline.
- Knowledge of current trends in music theory.
- Expertise in music theory with experience in standardized assessment development or related work.
- Experience with digital assessment preferred.
- Experience developing music theory and aural skills assessments in the form of teaching, assessment writing, and/or digital publications editing.
- Facility with music software, especially music notation software and audio editing software.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Solid technical proficiency and a customer-focused mindset.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain close attention to detail, including proofreading.
- Demonstrated ability to implement processes and procedures.
- Ability to manage project plans and schedules.
- Ability to maintain tracking documentation.
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively across all levels.
- Ability to engage in giving and receiving constructive feedback.
- Ability to travel 6-8 times per year, plus up to two additional weeks for the AP Reading.
- A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work.
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions.
- Comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
- Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal.
- A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth.
- Welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
- A drive for impact and excellence.
- Solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
- A collaborative and empathetic approach.
- Working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
Skills
- Music theory
- Standardized assessment development
- Digital assessment
- Music notation software
- Audio editing software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Media Encoder
- Sibelius
- AI technologies
- Generative AI
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
- Remote
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Associate Director
Education Level
- Master's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $60,000 - $100,000
Benefits
- Meaningful career
- Supportive team
- Comprehensive package designed to help you thrive
- Fair and competitive compensation
About the Company
- The AP Curriculum and Assessment Team at College Board (125+ staff) collaborates with colleagues across all aspects of the AP Program to develop, manage, and deliver AP’s 43 courses in a wide variety of subject areas.
- AP® is a rigorous academic program built on the commitment, passion, and hard work of students and educators from secondary schools and higher education.
- AP provides willing and academically prepared high school students with the opportunity to study and learn at the college level.
- AP’s course teams composed of educators and disciplinary experts ensure that course curricula are aligned to higher education expectations and reflect the state of the art in the discipline, contribute to instructional resources and tools for teachers, and develop assessments that allow students in these courses to demonstrate their mastery of course content and skills.
- AP leads in strategic use of AI to expand student access, strengthen instructional design and professional support, and enhance assessment creation and exam analysis.
- The World Languages and Arts department, which includes Spanish Language, Italian Language, French Language, German Language, Chinese Language, Japanese Language, Latin, Music Theory, Spanish Literature, and Art and Design, is currently composed of approximately 27 people supporting 12 courses in the AP portfolio.
- College Board is a self-sustaining nonprofit.
Equal Opportunity
- All roles at College Board require: Authorization to work in the United States