Editorial Solutions Specialist
Job Summary
In this role the Editorial Solution Specialist will oversee vendor and temporary workforce management for Practical Law globally partnering with Editorial Product Management Finance and other Thomson Reuters departments as needed to maintain existing vendor and temporary workforce arrangements spearhead new vendor initiatives and facilitate contractor and intern placements for Practical Law US UK Global and Canada. The Specialist also supports process improvement efforts data analytics and reporting and AI and LLM model evaluation and development as needed.
About the Role:
Manage vendor projects and relationships for Practical Law globally. Work with Editorial teams to propose and pilot new projects and ensure existing vendor projects maintain quality standards.
Oversee vendor budgeting including tracking current spend estimating future spend and issuing/maintaining reports for the business and our finance partners.
Assess impact of vendor usage on the business and develop continuing vendor roadmap.
Work with sourcing and other partners to ensure PL vendor usage is consistent with broader TR vendor picture.
Manage invoicing through Ariba and other payment systems on behalf of the PL organization.
Work with subject matter leads to plan and execute contractor and intern hiring and onboarding extensions and terminations for Practical Law globally.
Act as a resource for practice area leaders in managing and tracking contractors/interns.
Oversee contractor and intern budgeting including tracking current spend estimating future spend and issuing/maintaining reports for the business and our finance partners.
Additional responsibilities include supporting analysis of/reporting on trends in quality and productivity data maintaining editorial guidance and team documentation and mapping internal processes/proposing modifications to improve efficiency.
Specialist may assist with the evaluation of AI and LLM models as needed including experimentation prompting and evaluating results.
About You:
Bachelors degree
JD or MBA an advantage
3 years experience in editorial content management or operations roles
Experience with the valuation and design of processes preferred
Experience with or knowledge of Practical Law systems and processes preferred
Demonstrated leadership collaboration and facilitation skills
Experience working with cross functional teams
Ability to successfully manage projects simultaneously including conflicting deadlines
Demonstrated strong technical aptitude and troubleshooting ability
Excellent analytical problem-solving organizational and prioritization skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to quickly learn new applications and leverage them to perform job junctions
Experience working in a virtual environment
Working knowledge of MS Excel
Experience with using legal technology AI Generative AI
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Whats in it For You
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Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation two company-wide Mental Health Days off access to the Headspace app retirement savings tuition reimbursement employee incentive programs and resources for mental physical and financial wellbeing.
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