Research Editor / Fact Checker - Travel Magazine

Research Editor

Position Overview

We are seeking a skilled Research Editor to join our client's team. You will be responsible for overseeing the content development and ensuring high-quality standards across all written materials. The ideal candidate will bring creativity and a keen eye for detail, making sure our content is engaging, accurate, and aligned with our brand voice. As a Research Editor, you will research, document, and ensure the accuracy, fairness, and suitability of all editorial material published in our client's magazine and in other special magazine projects. You will primarily work on departments pieces and short features.

This is a 4-month, hybrid contract in Washington D.C. requiring Monday to Thursday onsite and Fridays are work from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Verifies and substantiates all statements of fact, data, historical information, and identities in both text and captions using reputable and appropriate sources.
• Works cooperatively with editors, writers, photographers, lawyers, and consultants.
• Communicates with subject experts in private and governmental agencies, academic institutions, and industries.
• Defines key issues and identifies factual problems within text and captions.
• Weighs accuracy with editorial considerations, suggesting wording to correct information while maintaining the writer's tone and style.
• Demonstrates attention to detail, nuance, and implication.
• Anticipates research needs and determines an effective course of action, being particularly alert to legal issues such as liability, bias, plagiarism, and copyright issues.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in editorial research.
• Curiosity about topics covered in the magazine and the ability to grasp new subject matter quickly.
• Proficiency in Adobe InCopy is a plus, and proficiency with Microsoft Word is required.
• Foreign languages is a plus.
• Strong language skills and an appreciation of word usage, grammar, and writing style.
• Communication skills, including the ability to concisely explain a problem and to articulate a solution.
• People skills to deal positively and productively with a wide range of personalities.
• Superior organization and the ability to handle multiple tasks under the pressure of extremely tight deadlines.
• College graduate preferred, but if no degree 3+ yrs experience
  
  

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:

sammy.realon@jobalert.creativecircle.com

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Sammy Realon - Senior Recruiter, National Delivery

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 02/21/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.

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