
Bilingual Editor Job at LexisNexis in Québec
LexisNexis - Québec, QC, CA
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Summary:
Full time bilingual English/French legal editor responsible for monitoring news, proposing news and and writing, commissioning and editing content for the Middle East and North African online magazines.
Responsibilities:
- Researching news and content from newspapers, regulatory sites and press releases
- Selecting appropriate legal news from GCC and MENA region
- Writing news to style for daily online service and magazines
- Commissioning articles for 3 legal magazines on Middle Eastern Law, Middle Eastern Tax Law and Middle Eastern HR professionals
- Commissioning and editing online Q&A content on different legal subjects for jurisdictions across the GCC and MENA
- Arranging updates of online Q&A content from existing authors and finding alternative authors when necessary
- Conducting interviews of professionals for the three magazines
- Styling content for print books and working with typesetters
- Carrying out administrative tasks for tracking content supplies and deliveries for online service from partner organisations
- Capturing content using bespoke XML editorial system for online site – applying appropriate taxonomy, categorisation, case and law citations to material. (Knowledge of XML not essential).
- Continuously improve operational efficiencies to enhance customer outcomes
- Establish key metrics and dashboard
- Implement alternative solutions to enhance or speed up processes/delivery & customer satisfaction
- Support the development primary content (Legislation and Case law for North Africa area) (in French)
- Support the launch of new content & products (North Africa area)
Requirements:
- Fluently bilingual (English/French); verbal and writing/editing
- Experience writing and publishing
- Legal experience/knowledge is preferred
- Experience working with DTP software, e.g. Indesign is an asset
- Experience commissioning and working with authors (content producers) is an asset
- Experience styling material and using editorial systems to capture for online sites is an asset