Lead Content Editor

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa LexisNexis South Africa Shared Services (Pty) Ltd Company Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Content Editor to join our team and provide editorial support across the LNUK Practical Guidance portfolio. This role involves working with online subscription-only services for legal and tax professionals, delivering up-to-date, practice area-specific guidance, checklists, precedents, forms, drafting notes, legal analysis, and news.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Editing technical legal and tax content in XML, reviewing content for sense and conformity to house style, proof reading, and making style corrections in a timely and communicative manner.
  • Solving technical issues yourself or by escalating to the right colleagues, ensuring our products work as expected.
  • Building outstanding working relationships with authors, communicating with them daily to understand priorities, customer initiatives, and market changes.
  • Identifying issues, proactively suggesting and implementing solutions, and ensuring authors adhere to best practice.
  • Working closely with London colleagues and offshore editors to communicate priorities and update on technical and other changes.
  • Leading content update and enrichment projects, understanding author and product requirements, and communicating plans.
  • Taking ownership of editorial processes and leading Continuous Improvement initiatives.
  • Delivering training, masterclasses, and feedback sessions on processes and best practice to editors and other teams.

Specialist Knowledge/ Skills Required:

  • Proven sub-editing ability and experience of applying and developing a house style.
  • Experience of working in an area of complexity using professional knowledge to deliver results.
  • Able to prioritize workload to meet tight deadlines and coordinate projects effectively.
  • Outstanding communication skills, able to negotiate and influence to ensure the best possible outcomes.
  • Interest in upskilling on AI and automation, submit internal AI ideas, and conduct business experiments using generative AI tools.

Estimated Salary: R850,000 - R1,200,000 per annum (dependent on location).

Benefits:

  • A healthy work-life balance with various flexible and remote working options available.
  • An equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
  • A collaborative and supportive work environment.

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