Content Editor

Department: Content Editorial & Research

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Manchester

Reporting To: Claire Ancell

Description

Are you an editor who thrives on precision, clarity and the power of well-crafted content? Do you want to be part of a business that’s transforming how legal professionals access and apply information globally?

We’re looking for a Content Editor to join our Commercial Content team at a pivotal moment in our growth. As a technology-enabled information services provider, we deliver cutting-edge intelligence, analytics and performance data to the international legal industry. Your role will be central to ensuring our commercial content is not only accurate and engaging, but also strategically aligned with the needs of legal professionals around the world.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of editorial craft and legal insight. You’ll edit and enhance contributions from subject-matter experts, shape headlines that resonate and use smart tools – including Gen AI – to guide authors and elevate the substance of their work. You’ll collaborate across teams to ensure our content is discoverable, usable and impactful across platforms.

If you’re a detail-driven editor with a passion for language and a curiosity about international business law, this role offers the chance to grow your career in a fast-paced, intellectually rich environment, where your work helps power decisions in boardrooms, courtrooms and beyond.

Key Responsibilities

Copy-edit our commercial content submissions in line with the style guide and in reference to the product guidelines.
Reword technical text sensitively without altering the meaning and raise queries for authors where necessary; review author amends and progress contributions to approval and publication. Ensure intelligibility of EFL submissions.
Use relevant resources, such as pre-defined Gen AI prompts, to suggest substantive areas authors might cover.
Write must-read headlines and standfirsts for our commercial content.
Implement the right tagging for each content piece and suggest improvements to taxonomy as appropriate.
Create content to support the promotion of our substantive commercial content on our platforms or on external ones (eg, social media).
Work closely with internal stakeholders (eg, coordinators, CS, online content, sales) to coordinate publication processes and ensure content is published to a high-quality standard and on time.
Improve content usability, for example by ensuring author-supplied links are accurate and adding new relevant links.
Review and correct online editions across the content set.
Proofread across the content set.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Excellent attention to detail
Excellent grammar
Good comprehension and editing skills
An ability to rewrite complicated text
Good communication skills
Good time-management skills

The following would also be advantageous but not essential:

Experience in publishing or information services
Experience of using Gen AI
Knowledge of the law
Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word
Experience using a CMS
Experience using work-management tools

Why LBR?

An amazing market position, enviable growth, collaboration and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to further your career with Law Business Research. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do.

Law Business Research has been selected as a winner for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees

We are happy to share that we have partnered with Business Disability Forum to help us on our journey to becoming a more inclusive employer and achieving Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation.

We also take our place in this world of ours very seriously and engage in a wide variety of charitable and community based initiatives. We work extensively with Swawou School in Sierra Leone, which we established to provide education for 120 girls, and on an ongoing basis we underwrite the school’s costs.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, gender identity/expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.

Benefits

Our people are our most valuable asset, as such, we offer a wide range of benefits to help ensure that all are supported:

Start of employment:

Eye care
Employee Assistance Programme
A day off for your birthday

After 3 months employment:

Pension (4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution)

After 4 months employment:

Life assurance

After probation:

Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
£350 annual wellbeing allowance to contribute to gym memberships or fitness classes
Puregym access
Perks at work platform access

After 1 year service:

Private healthcare

Additional Perks:

Company socials
Access to Employee Affinity Networks
Mentoring scheme
Volunteering Day
Mortgage Advice
Work from anywhere (2 weeks)
Generous parental leave

We are committed to making our organisation an inclusive, respectful & engaging place to work with a culture shaped by our core values that promote equality, collaboration & respect in everything we do. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme, meaning we are committed to being inclusive and accessible, which starts with our application and recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments to be made, please let us know as part of our application page.

At Law Business Research, we believe in the power of growth and the importance of nurturing talent. We have learned that building the right team delivers extraordinary results.

Our fast-paced journey to becoming a global technology-driven information service provider has been built upon the values we hold close: rewarding excellence, providing meaningful work on our leading brands, and fostering an inclusive environment that is diverse, connected, and supportive.

By doing this, we have grown together and achieved global success. Join us and be a part of a journey where your contributions are valued, your impact is significant, and your growth is our priority.

Key Responsibilities

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Benefits

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