Senior Technical Editor: Editorial Lead & Quality

Nexight Group; Washington; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Parental leave

401(k) contributions

Annual bonus program

Job summary

Nexight Group in Silver Spring, MD, is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Editor to provide editorial leadership across a high-volume portfolio of federal transportation publications. The role demands strong editorial judgment, technical editing expertise, and team leadership to ensure technically accurate, clear, and publication-ready materials.

The position is hybrid and contingent on contract award, with an anticipated salary range of $100,000–$130,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in English, Journalism, or a technical field.
• 10+ years of progressive professional experience in technical editing, writing, publishing, or related technical communications work.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience leading, mentoring, or directing writers, editors, or other communications professionals.
• Demonstrated project management experience managing complex editorial or publication workflows, schedules, assignments, reviews, and deadlines.
• Extensive experience performing substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, fact checking, reference checking, and quality assurance for complex technical publications.
• Experience managing technical publications through multiple review and approval cycles from draft through final production.
• Experience working directly with subject matter experts and translating complex technical or research information for diverse audiences.
• Experience applying formal editorial standards, accessibility requirements, copyright and permissions requirements, and publication quality controls.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and electronic review/editing tools.
• Ability to obtain required security/background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Provide editorial leadership and quality oversight across a high-volume portfolio of technical publications and communications products.
• Direct and mentor writers and editors, assigning editorial work and providing constructive feedback.
• Perform and oversee substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, rewriting, and formatting for clarity and consistency.
• Review complex technical content for accuracy, including fact checking, references, data verification, terminology, figures, and citations.
• Collaborate with authors and subject matter experts to translate complex information into authoritative communications.
• Manage complex editorial workflows and multiple review cycles with version control.
• Ensure compliance with agency and federal editorial, accessibility, copyright, and publishing requirements.
• Oversee the complete production lifecycle across print, web, and digital formats.
• Identify editorial risks and implement practical improvements to quality and efficiency.
• Manage editorial workload, priorities, schedules, and continuity across assignments.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Technical editing

Editorial judgment

Team mentoring

Project management

Education

Master's degree in English, Journalism, or technical field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Electronic review/editing tools

Job description

Nexight Group in Silver Spring, MD, is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Editor to provide editorial leadership across a high-volume portfolio of federal transportation publications. The role demands strong editorial judgment, technical editing expertise, and team leadership to ensure technically accurate, clear, and publication-ready materials.

The position is hybrid and contingent on contract award, with an anticipated salary range of $100,000–$130,000 per year.