PSL/TolleyGuidance Editor role
Main purpose of the role:
To provide editorial support across the Lexis®PSL/TolleyGuidance UK practical guidance portfolio-online subscription-only services for legal/tax professionals delivering up-to-date practice-area specific guidance, checklists, precedents, forms, drafting notes, legal/tax analysis and news (built and maintained by our own specialist authors, expert contributors and consulting editorial boards).
The role will involve working as part of a team of Editors and Senior Editors at Farringdon Street, London and working closely with REPH Editors in Manila and Iloilo to perfect online content and ensure a first-class customer experience. You will be editorially proficient (house style, English language and XML mark-up) and will undertake building and quality checking of content. You should have proven editing skills and experience of editing in XML. You will be quick to learn and possess versatile content management skills. You should feel comfortable editing on-screen and working in a fast-paced environment, and have an excellent eye for detail.
Key Responsibilities:
- Editing on-screen core content for LexisPSL/TolleyGuidance using Arbortext Editor software
- Applying and editing XML mark-up for core content
- Thoroughly reviewing content for sense and conformity to house style, proof reading legal/tax content, making style corrections and ensuring adherence of product style guides
- Working with offshore third party suppliers-supplying content for conversion and quality checking returned offshore work
- Working with REPH Editors to provide guidance on day-to-day tasks
- Publishing and quality checking content, and liaising with REPH Editors to do so
- Quality checking work, producing metrics for content areas
- Liaising with several teams throughout the business including Authors, Editorial, Fabrication and Content Developers
- Ensuring editorial and product best practice and style guide is followed for assigned content areas
- Uploading new content to Content Management System (PAM/ECHo), requesting taxonomy codes and forms etc.
- Liaising with Editors to ensure broken links are fixed for assigned content areas
- Trouble-shooting and error resolution throughout the process, escalating to technical teams where appropriate
- Identifying process improvements and working with Practical Guidance Operations Manager and PSL Senior Editors to roll out streamlined Content Management team processes
- Providing other editorial support to internal author and developer team
- Testing content (product) and CMS (editorial systems) enhancements as required
- Reporting up to Practical Guidance Operations Manager on progress and risks/issues
- Performing other editorial tasks as required
Specialist Knowledge / Skills Required:
- Proven first-rate sub-editing ability and application of house style.
- Proficiency in editing content in XML mark-up
- Experience working in an area of some complexity and using professional knowledge to deliver results
- Ability to prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines
- Great communication skills (experience working with legal/tax professionals or similar is an advantage)
- Pro-active approach to solving complex problems (you will be comfortable making suggestions and willing to discuss these with team members and more senior colleagues to develop solutions)
- Experience of legal/tax subject matter and document creation processes highly desirable
- Interest in legal/tax change and issues affecting the industry is desirable
- Graduate or similar (law, English, history or other essay-based degree qualification desirable).
- https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/6465476/psl-editor/
