College Board

College Board

Associate Director, AP Reading Operations & Exam Production

Remote - USA · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$56k-$90kDetected 30 days ago
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About the role

  • The AP Program Planning team is responsible for the successful execution of the annual AP Reading event where millions of student exam responses are scored.
  • This role sits at the center of AP Delivery operations, supporting both the annual AP Reading (January through June) and AP Exam Production (July through December).
  • You will operate in a high-volume, fast-paced environment where accuracy, responsiveness, and strong judgment are essential to ensuring millions of student exams are processed and scored correctly and on time.

Responsibilities

  • Embed with Chief Readers and subject leadership teams to support Reader selection, invitations, and event planning
  • Execute approved real-time adjustments to support scoring operations, including moving Readers from one question or prompt to another in line with Session Lead direction and scoring priorities
  • Support Session Leads in implementing changes with speed and accuracy so operational decisions turn into action without delay
  • Contact Readers who do not appear as expected and maintain accurate records of outreach, disposition, and next steps
  • Support attendance, scheduling validation, and subject-level workforce tracking so Session Leads have a current view of execution reality
  • Build and maintain trackers, dashboards, logs, and reports that support Session Lead decision making and documentation
  • Flag anomalies, trend changes, or execution gaps early, while recognizing that analysts support rather than independently decide scoring strategy
  • At College Board, we offer more than just a paycheck-we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive.

Requirements

  • This role also include s the ability to travel 3-5 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business.
  • Highly adaptable and resourceful, with the ability to thrive across analytical, operational, and stakeholder-facing work
  • Detail-oriented with sound judgment, strong organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize and escalate effectively
  • This role also includes the ability to travel 3-5 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business.

Skills

  • A passion for expanding educational and career opportunit ies and mission-driven work
  • Authorization to work in the United States for any employer

Compensation

  • The AP Program Planning team is responsible for the successful execution of the annual AP Reading event where millions of student exam responses are scored.

Benefits

  • You'll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it's like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process.
  • Monitor subject- and prompt-level scoring data, including throughput, coverage, pacing, and other indicators relevant to live decision making

Company info

  • The team supports strategic planning, workforce coordination, logistics, vendor alignment, and data-driven decision making to ensure accurate and timely scoring across 40+ AP subjects.
  • This work sits within the broader AP Delivery organization, which manages the AP annual cycle from course setup through exam administration, scoring, and score reporting.
  • Each year, millions of students generate tens of millions of constructed responses that must be scored accurately, on time, and at scale by a distributed Reader workforce operating both onsite and remotely.
  • About the Opportunity
  • During the AP Reading cycle, you will function as part of a live operational command center, supporting a large-scale, distributed scoring event involving tens of thousands of Readers across onsite and remote environments.
  • You will act as a first responder to real-time issues such as staffing gaps, scoring imbalances, and system challenges, working closely with Session Leads to translate decisions into immediate and accurate action.
  • Success requires the ability to prioritize quickly, manage multiple simultaneous issues, and maintain precision under time pressure.
  • During AP Exam Production, you will support the technical build, validation, and delivery of exams by working across content and technical teams to ensure materials meet strict specifications.
  • This includes managing large datasets, validating components, coordinating handoffs, and maintaining documentation that safeguards exam integrity.
  • The role is dynamic and evolving, requiring adaptability, comfort with ambiguity, and a willingness to step in wherever needed while building broad operational expertise across the AP value chain over time.
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