Overview In this role you will oversee the complete lifecycle of the agency's magazine, ensuring on-time production and high editorial quality. You will work closely with authors, editors, and design teams to meet strategic communication goals and maintain accessibility and compliance. This senior position emphasizes scalable processes, rigorous QA, and cross-functional coordination. You'll influence the magazine's quality and delivery, supporting the organization's mission to drive impact through effective storytelling. The role combines project management, editorial excellence, and stakeholder liaison in a hybrid work setting.
Responsibilities- Oversee the magazine lifecycle: production schedules, publication cycle, and article version tracking
- Provide high-level editorial support and assist content development and promotional materials
- Serve as primary liaison between writing/author teams and layout/design, managing multi-stakeholder reviews
- Ensure compliance with GPO Style Manual, Chicago Manual of Style, and Section 508 accessibility; secure all sign-offs
- Oversee administrative distribution and formatting to meet organizational standards
Key requirements- Bachelor in Communications
- 7 to 10 years of progressive editorial/publication management experience
- Master's degree or equivalent advanced certification desired
- self-starter
- highly organized
- strong interpersonal and verbal communication
- advanced editing, copyediting, and proofreading
- project management for recurring publication cycles
- Section 508 compliance knowledge
