Legal Editor: Secondary - Durban at LexisNexis

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining author relationships for existing publications, ensuring timely receipt of manuscript in proper format.
• Developing, updating, and adhering to production release schedules in compliance with customer and business needs
• Assuring receipt of complete manuscript, supporting documentation, and release highlights for all publications.
• Copyediting and reviewing manuscript for substantive accuracy with consideration for functionality in all media. Observing the conventions of the product itself and LexisNexis.
• Implementing operational efficiencies to support best practices and adherence to publishing milestones.
• Supporting marketing and sales activities by collaborating with colleagues. create content for sales campaigns and training, value statements and other formation as requested.
• Contributing to initiatives as needed, including competitor analysis, content expansion, new product development, Practical Guidance, CLE, sales training, tool testing. Contributing to any other new initiatives that may arise.

Requirements

• Experience in publishing or solid legal practice experience
• Able to demonstrate solid organizational and project management skills when dealing with multiple priorities to meet rigid and frequent deadlines.
• Be self-motivated and demonstrate initiative and good problem-solving skills
• Prioritize time management skills to meet rigid and frequent deadlines
• Have experience with content management systems and MS Office
• Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate collaboration across multiple time zones.

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