Senior Commissioning Editor

The Senior Commissioning Editor will be pro-active in the acquisition and development of research content in print and online on Lexis+ in line with Legal Markets strategic direction., List development:

• Commissioning new content across multiple market sectors ensuring the most appropriate author/provider is identified to deliver high quality content.
• Managing the commissioning process, agreeing content, budget and deadlines with authors.
• Preparing strategic summaries of practice areas to feed into business cases for new products and enhancements.
• Contributing to the budgeting and re-forecasting process and own and manage publications.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with existing and potential authors to enable smooth commissioning of work in the future.
Market research and customer needs:
• Maintaining market and subject area knowledge.
• Assisting GTMs team with customer visits and gathering insights.
• Collecting market intelligence on competitors and providing analysis and interpretation.
  
  We are looking for a pro-active and experienced content commissioner. Someone with a strong drive to succeed, a strong interest in the law and keeping abreast of new technology/online trends within the legal community., Experience of working on high quality content commissioning in a publishing firm (Legal desirable).
• Strong awareness of how to prioritise work to deadlines and budget.
• Attention to detail and management of end-to-end processes.
• Able to build strong relationships with key internal teams and stakeholders.
• Able to build strong strategic relationships with leading law firms and authors.
Work in a way that works for you

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., 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.

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 wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: - Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days - Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits - Wellbeing programs - Life assurance - Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme - Save As You Earn share option scheme - Travel Season ticket loan - Electric Vehicle Scheme - Optional Dental Insurance - Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave - Employee Assistance Programme - Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children - RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you - Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer - Access to extensive learning and development resources - Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work