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Position summary
Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?
Do you have great writing skills?
Join us in shaping a more just world.
About Us
LexisNexis, a part of RELX, is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory, and business information. We help customers increase productivity and improve decision-making and outcomes. Our 10,500 experts and innovative tools help us shape a better world for our customers and communities.
About the Role
As a General Editor, you will monitor developments in assigned practice areas, including court cases, administrative proceedings, and legislative and regulatory actions, write news articles and oversee content creation for news production. You will help set direction and provide tactical guidance when needed. Seeking continual improvement of publication content, you'll help your team meet their performance goals.
Responsibilities
- Meet all deadlines and overseeing production of publications in a timely manner
- Gather news and identify relevant official documents regarding events and developments in your field
- Write news articles for daily upload to website and inclusion in print publications
- Suggest which developments to report and write about, validating suggestions with your team
- Participate in and supporting marketing strategy with regard to particular publications
- Review all available analytics of web-based usage of content to help drive content focus
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field
- Ability to work Eastern Time Zone hours (Philadelphia)
- Experience with hard news reporting, media or publishing industry knowledge
- Demonstrate good reporting and writing skills that meet critical deadlines
- Strong organizational skills to manage and complete multiple priorities
- Strong communication skills to influence an audience of legal professionals
- Engage clearly with customers, management, marketing, and sales about specific topics
- Show initiative to work independently as well as within a team
- Ability to network with attorney sources, use online and other resources to gather information
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization, with various flexible and remote working options available to employees.
Working with Us
LexisNexis Legal & Professional is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Together, we are building a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Working for you
We believe in a healthy work/life balance. 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:
- Comprehensive, multi-carrier health plan benefits
- Disability insurance
- Dependent care and commuter spending accounts
- Life and accident insurance
- Retirement benefits (salary investment plan/employer stock purchase plan)
- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
About our Team
LexisNexis is a data and analytics company with 10,500 colleagues serving customers in more than 150 countries. We’re one of the largest information and analytics companies on the planet. We design solutions that help our customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and be more successful.
LexisNexis, a division of RELX Group, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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 Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK .
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What are LexisNexis perks and benefits
Paid maternity
Paid adoptive
Paid paternity
About the company
Around the globe, LexisNexis® employees are connected by the desire to shape a better world where the Rule of Law increases peace, prosperity and justice. LexisNexis takes community action to make the law more accessible. And LexisNexis solutions give professionals more insight. We help doctors save lives, investigators find lost children, lawyers find justice for their clients and students gain deeper knowledge. A career with LexisNexis can help you make a difference—in the community and at work.