Are you a detail-oriented, grammar guru with a knack for refining content to perfection?
At Thomson Reuters, we're revolutionizing the way professionals work with content. As a cutting-edge AI and technology company, we're dedicated to providing trusted content and workflow automation solutions that make a real impact. We believe in the power of technology to transform the way we work and to navigate what's next.
Practical Law sits within our Legal organization, and provides legal know-how resources to over a million lawyers and legal professionals worldwide. We are a growing business in Australia, and we are very excited about our growth and how you can play a part in it.
As a Copy Editor, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, clarity and quality of our content. Your meticulous attention to detail, exceptional command of language and ability to uphold brand voice and style guidelines will be instrumental in maintaining our reputation for excellence. You'll review and edit written materials, including our newsletters, legal updates, practice notes and standard documents, to ensure they meet our high standards. You'll work alongside our talented team of lawyer writers to produce high-quality content that resonates with our audience and aligns with our brand.
If you're passionate about language, excited about technology and ready to take on a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role In this opportunity as Copy Editor, Practical Law Australia, you will:
Review and edit new and maintained content for accuracy, grammar, punctuation and style.
Verify cases, legislation, quotes and sources cited in the content.
Collaborate with lawyer writers and other stakeholders to ensure consistency and quality.
Develop and maintain our Style Guide and content standards.
Ensure content displays correctly and links are working on the Practical Law website.
Assist with linking as required and support the team with troubleshooting our content management system and templates.
Support Thomson Reuters in building and nurturing an inclusive culture where difference is valued and respected.
About You
You're a fit for the role of Copy Editor, Practical Law Australia if your background includes:
You are a detail-oriented and meticulous editor with a passion for quality content.
You are a team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
You are curious and adaptable, and willing to speak up.
You possess strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
You have exceptional command of the English language.
You have a Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications or a related field.
You noticed the use of the letter z in the words "revolutionizing" and "organization" above, and it bothered you. You questioned the use of contractions in this formal document and whether the headings needed to be in initial caps, and why the bulleted list started with a capital and ended with a full stop instead of lower case and semi colon.
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What's in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we've never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we've been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world's most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
Accessibility As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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