or apply directly on Nexightgroup's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days Nexightgroup's roles stay open a median of 13 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 38% of Nexightgroup's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Nexightgroup
- moderate 2 stale, 0 reposted of 8 open
- Hiring momentum
- 8 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Nexightgroup's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Nexightgroup.
About this role
The Senior Technical Editor at Nexight Group will lead editorial efforts for a portfolio of technical publications supporting a federal transportation client. This role involves managing editorial workflows, mentoring a team of writers and editors, and ensuring the accuracy and clarity of complex technical content. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders and oversight throughout the production lifecycle, from initial content review to final publication.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Nexightgroup as an employer.
What you need
- Master's degree in English, Journalism, or a technical field
- 10+ years of progressively responsible 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
Nice to have
- Transportation, highway/surface transportation, infrastructure, engineering, or applied-research communications experience
- Federal government technical publishing or communications experience
- Experience leading editorial teams supporting high-volume portfolios of concurrent technical publications
- Advanced knowledge of Section 508 accessibility and federal publishing requirements
- Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat and publishing/design workflows
What you get
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Company contributions to employee health savings accounts (HSAs)
- Company 401(k) contributions
- Profit sharing
- Annual bonus program
Worth weighing
- Position contingent upon federal contract award
- Hybrid position requiring reasonable commuting distance to Washington, DC metropolitan area
- No salary listed in the posting
Summarised from Nexightgroup's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Nexightgroup on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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