Senior Editor/ Editor, Academy Publishing

Responsibilities:

• Shape content through editing by focusing on content structure, grammar and spelling, and ensuring conformity with house style.
• Improve content by providing constructive comments on manuscript; working on the flow, organisation and clarity of the content; helping authors to effectively bring their point across. 
• See manuscript through all production stages of the publishing process (i.e. from manuscript to final product) for both print and online content (including law books, journals, judgments, online articles). 
• Manage authors and freelancers, e.g. guide authors through the publishing process, obtain approval for edited manuscripts, chart a publishing schedule, monitor deadlines and follow up to ensure timeliness of project. 
• Ensure quality of the work is first-rate and publications are published in a timely manner. 
• Work with Content Creation team to identify content that can be repurposed or adapted. 
• Maintain warm, professional relationships with external (authors, legal officers and freelancers) and internal (intra-departmental) stakeholders. 
• Administrative duties, e.g. e-mail chasers, putting together costings, arranging payments for typesetter/ tablers / cover designers once project is completed, providing book highlights to Sales & Marketing for writing marketing copy, e-publishing articles on Journals Online, filling up tracking spreadsheets and reports, etc.
• Conduct legal research, as required , into better ways of discovering, delivering or re-purposing AP content, and working collaboratively with other business units where necessary to achieve this
• Conduct legal research for the purposed of writing articles, when there is new developments in the law

Requirements:

• Degree in Law
• 1 to 3 years of Academic editing/publishing experience is preferred but not required
• Knowledge of the publishing process and familiarity with editorial milestones preferred 
• Knowledge of web editing and web publishing will be an advantage 
• Quick to grasp house style requirements and to learn on the job
• Meticulous and organised with an eagle eye for detail 
• Able to multi-task and cope with multiple publications concurrently, employing good project and time management skills with a keen awareness of deadlines 
• Exceptional interpersonal skills 
• Works well individually and in a group, and under pressure
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel & Powerpoint
• Knowledge of Adobe FrameMaker will be an advantage
• Candidates with an interest in legal publishing and familiarity with digital publishing would have an advantage