Hybrid Content Editor – Legal Publishing

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About the role

  • 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

  • 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.

Benefits

  • 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

Job title

Content Editor – Legal Publishing

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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