Digital Content Editor

The position is responsible for the timely delivery of publications by closely coordinating with the partnering local Legal Editor or Ops Analysts, US Stakeholders such as LNUS Legal Editors and LNUS Ops, LN Canada Ops, Manufacturing Buyer, Suppliers and Subject Matter Experts. The candidate must be able to see to it that the publication assigned meets the requirements set by the business considering both Turn Around Time (TAT) and Quality. The candidate will also be responsible in coordinating schedule revisions if needed and proactively notifies his/her immediate superior in case there are unresolved issues concerning the publication assigned which may miss the target date of release and result to the loss revenue for said month. The position will also require the candidate to lead calls with US counterparts and stakeholders in relation to the publications being handled.

Moreover, the candidate must have passed the following certification training:

• USCA Task based certification (Digital Content Editor)

  • Pub Management— Outsourcing, Content Enhancement, Cite Checking; Copy Editing; Cite Validation, Finding Aid Table (FAT), Automated Filing Instructions (AFI), Release Finalizing, Print Clear Processing, Web-scraping (PG/LPA)
  • Print and Digital Composition—Desktop Publishing, Adobe InDesign formatting (Intermediate), XML Tag and Merge, VISF tagging, Graphics/Adobe Photoshop, MS Word formatting
  • Electronic Conversion – Data validation, cite checking, eBook, online and Alpha conversion Quality Checking – Print and electronic file QC, Press-ready QC, Index Comp QC

• Newsletter certification training which is akin to what is being performed by LexisNexis Legal Pub Owners, Legal Editors, Legal Practice Advisors, Make-Ready Team and CPO’s (Coordinator, Publications Operation).

Accountabilities

The function is accountable in managing the following areas:

1. Supports product delivery for print and electronic publications in accordance with production cycle time and accuracy requirements.

2. Be responsible to the publications assigned by management. Initiate final product output extraction delivery per schedule or signoff by content owners

3. Timely posting of weekly / monthly reports and statuses as required by management. And timely completion of cleanup tasks on top of daily milestones.

4. Adhere to production, tracking, and communication best practices. Recognize potential errors/roadblocks. Proactive identification of future issues and act to remediate problems and formulate process improvements.

5. Regular coordination with partnering local Legal Editor or Ops Analysts, US Stakeholders such as LNUS Legal Editors and LNUS Ops, LN Canada Ops, Legal Practice Advisor, Manufacturing Buyer, Suppliers and Subject Matter Experts manage over daily activities and production milestones.

6. Responsible for Webstar Management-updating status, action items, coordinating with responsible teams and/or individuals to resolve the issue received or filed via Webstar ticket.

7. Responsible for basic administrative and organizational tasks required to ensure timely completion of products and projects

8. Perform rules- based quality assurance/proof review as part of accelerated desktop editing process, by following established standards, along with verification of specific styling, format, and standardization rules.

9. Support team decisions, encourages and support team atmosphere. Assist colleagues with production needs within team/department in order to contribute to overall work/life balance concerns; Take time to share knowledge and expertise, mentor, etc., plus proactively recognize and address knowledge gaps and opportunities to build competence within team, department, and US counterparts.

Other Qualifications/Requirements:

The candidate should be at least a college degree holder with very strong attention to details and sharp analytical skills.

In terms of communications skills both in written and oral, the candidate should at least have above average communication skills in the US English language. The candidate must be able to verbalize his/her thoughts and must be comfortable dealing with foreign partners and stakeholders.

The candidate must also have solid multi-tasking skills and can manage time well and have the flexibility to adjust to a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment.

The candidate must be proficient in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Arbortext and basic computer skills; MS Office applications; copy-editing, familiarity with the Internet and online information searching. As the work is online, the candidate should be computer savvy.

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