Senior Editor

2 weeks ago


Durban, South Africa LexisNexis Legal & Professional Full time

**Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?**

**Would you enjoy building relationships with our authors?**

**About our Team**

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

**About the Role**

As an Analytical Editor, you will be responsible for delivering a portfolio of content for publication in multiple formats. You will be helping to shape operationally efficient processes and systems.

**Responsibilities**
- Managing a portfolio of titles, working collaboratively with global and supplier teams to deliver them to standard and schedule.
- Completing editorial production tasks, including copyediting and styling, of secondary material in relevant formats prior to publication.
- Acting as an operational SME working closely with Legal and Tax commercial teams to offer efficient solutions.
- Supporting delivery of the strategic goals of the business and customer needs.
- Leading and/or assisting in the delivery of team and business initiatives.
- Identifying and drives operational efficiencies and cost effectiveness in workflows, procedures and internal systems.
- Acting as Editorial Operations representative at editorial board meetings with commercial colleagues and author teams.
- Assisting in training, mentoring and the supervision of less experienced staff where required.

**Requirements**:

- Experience in publishing background.
- Experience in editorial and project management.
- Able to work independently and determine appropriate methodology to work towards a defined goal.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate in a team.
- Understand continuous improvement and knowledge of associated methodologies.
- Technical proficiency in MS Office and some working knowledge of XML and/or content management systems.

**Work in a way that works for you**
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

**Working for you**
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

- Medical Aid
- Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
- Study Leave

**About the Business**
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.


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