Content Editor

.**Content Editor - Texts - Legal Publishing****Location: Hybrid (Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane) | Full-time****Shape the next generation of legal publishing at LexisNexis****About the Business**LexisNexis Legal & Professional—part of the global **RELX Group**—is a world-leading provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics.Our trusted solutions and publications help lawyers, academics and business professionals make better decisions, faster.We’re now seeking a **Content Editor – Texts** to join our Analytical Content team. This is a unique opportunity to blend **legal insight, editorial precision, and project management**—helping deliver the high-quality, trusted legal texts that LexisNexis is known for.**About the role**As a **Content Editor - Texts**, you’ll manage a portfolio of LexisNexis titles—commissioning, developing and maintaining content that meets the evolving needs of the legal profession.You’ll work closely with **authors, legal experts, and internal teams** to ensure every publication is accurate, current and commercially aligned. From commissioning new works to managing revisions and author relationships, you’ll play a key role in driving both **content excellence and revenue growth**.This is a **hybrid role**, offering flexibility while being part of a collaborative and highly regarded publishing team.This is a permanent full-time role based in either Sydney or Melbourne with combined home/office-based arrangements to have flexible work-life balance.**Responsibilities:*** Commission and develop new legal texts or editions informed by customer insights and market research.* Maintain an assigned portfolio of publications, ensuring content is accurate, current and aligned with legislative updates.* Manage author relationships—including onboarding, training, and contractual discussions.* Oversee project timelines, budgets and delivery milestones from proposal through to publication.* Collaborate with marketing, editorial operations and offshore production teams to ensure seamless publishing processes.* Research market trends and competitor activity to identify new title opportunities.* Prepare business cases, forecasts and proposals for new or revised works.* Support continuous improvement by streamlining editorial workflows and processes.**Requirements:**You are an organised, detail-driven editor with a passion for high-quality legal publishing. You enjoy working across teams and building strong relationships with authors and internal stakeholders.You will bring:* Tertiary qualifications (Law, Publishing, Communications, or similar).* 1–2 years’ experience in a commissioning, editorial, or content-management role—ideally within legal or academic publishing.* Strong legal comprehension and research skills.* Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder-management skills.* Proven project-management capability with ability to balance multiple deadlines.* Commercial acumen and familiarity with forecasting and P&L principles.* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.**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 for you**We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:* Collaborate with experts and industry leaders across the legal and publishing sectors.* Optical Assistance* Life assurance and income protection* Option to buy additional Annual Leave days* Employee Assistance Program* Flexible working arrangements* Benefits for you and your family* Access to learning and development resources* Retail discounts and cashback offers* Global discounts and free wellbeing & learning classes* Electric Vehicle Novated Leasing**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.**To learn more about opportunities with LexisNexis or RELX Global, join us here:****Apply Now**If you’re ready to combine your editorial expertise with a passion for legal content and innovation, we’d love to hear from you.Join LexisNexis and help us empower the legal community with trusted, insightful content.**Thank you for your interest.** We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our or please contact .**Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. 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It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.#J-18808-Ljbffr