Remote Magazine Editor – Transportation Research

Nexight Group; Silver Spring (MD); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) contributions

Profit sharing

Annual bonus

Job summary

Nexight Group is seeking an experienced Publications Specialist II - Magazine Editor to lead the editorial and production lifecycle of a quarterly federal magazine focused on transportation research and innovation. Working with authors, technical experts, designers, and federal staff, you will ensure engaging content and timely delivery.

This remote role requires strong editorial judgment, publication management expertise, and the ability to translate complex technical information for diverse

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Technical Communications, Publishing, or related field.
• 7–10 years editorial and publication management experience including managing a recurring publication lifecycle.
• Experience with multi-stakeholder editorial workflows and time-sensitive deadlines.
• Familiarity with major editorial guides, especially GPO and Chicago.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle of quarterly print and digital magazine from planning to distribution.
• Maintain a robust editorial pipeline balancing evergreen content with emerging transportation research and trends.
• Develop and refine magazine content; conduct interviews; provide editing, copyediting, proofreading, and quality assurance.
• Translate complex technical content for both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Coordinate with authors, reviewers, designers, federal staff, legal, and public affairs for efficient content progression.
• Coordinate magazine layout and production with designers to create polished print and digital products.

Skills

Editorial planning

Production management

Story development

Interviews

Copyediting

Fact checking

Quality assurance

Editorial judgment

Cross-functional collab

GPO style

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Accessibility knowledge

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism/English/Technical Communications/Publishing

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Nexight Group is seeking an experienced Publications Specialist II - Magazine Editor to lead the editorial and production lifecycle of a quarterly federal magazine focused on transportation research and innovation. Working with authors, technical experts, designers, and federal staff, you will ensure engaging content and timely delivery.

This remote role requires strong editorial judgment, publication management expertise, and the ability to translate complex technical information for diverse