Commissioning Editor

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the role

As a Commissioning Editor, you will support the acquisition, commissioning, and development of legal research content in print and digital formats for Lexis+ in line with Legal Markets strategy. You will also assist in identifying opportunities for new titles and editions while supporting commissioning activities to ensure content meets quality and delivery standards.

Responsibilities:

• Commissioning, developing, and managing new content across multiple market sectors, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
  • Identifying opportunities for new titles and new editions to meet revenue and commissioning targets.
  • Building business cases and collaborating with authors, reviewers, and stakeholders to deliver commercially viable products.
  • Managing the end-to-end commissioning process, including budgets, contracts, timelines, and quality standards.
  • Contributing to budgeting, re-forecasting, and portfolio management to meet revenue and profitability goals.
  • Conducting market and competitor research to inform commissioning decisions and product development.
  • Supporting sales and marketing initiatives by gathering customer feedback and contributing to go-to-market activities.
  • Operating with AI as a standard part of the workflow, use LLMs and AI-enabled tools daily, documenting and iterating prompts, and applying editorial judgment to verify and improve AI outputs before publication or stakeholder use.

Requirements:

• Have proven experience in commissioning, publishing, or content development (preferably in legal or professional sectors).
  • Have solid project management skills, with ability to deliver high-quality content on time and within budget.
  • Have commercial awareness and ability to align publishing initiatives with revenue and market needs.
  • Be analytical with experience gathering and applying customer, market, and competitor insights.
  • Have excellent communication and relationship-building skills with authors, reviewers, and stakeholders.
  • Be able to negotiate and manage contracts under guidance.
  • Have experience using Generative AI including proactive use of technology and digital tools to enhance productivity and workflows.
  • Be highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities independently while escalating key issues as needed.

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.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.

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