# Commissioning Editor, Korea

**Company**: Thomson Reuters
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Legal

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## Description

We are seeking a Commissioning Editor to manage the commissioning and delivery of Legal Content for Thomson Reuters Korea, focusing on content licensing and acquisition for Korean legal content under an “Online First” strategy.

**About the Role** In this opportunity as a Commissioning Editor, you will:

- Source, evaluate, and collaborate with licensors, authors, and subject-matter experts to identify, scope, and secure new legal content aligned with our "Online First" strategy.

- Oversee commissioning, manuscript delivery, and third-party editing processes, ensuring content moves smoothly from concept through to publication.

- Review, validate, and test Korean legal content across platforms and environments to ensure accuracy, clarity, and practical usability for customers.

- Track legislative amendments, regulatory updates, and enforcement rules, and ensure timely internal communication and content updates.

- Cultivate long-term relationships with authors, partners, and key stakeholders in the legal and publishing industries to secure high-value content and collaboration opportunities.

- Contribute to financial and product targets through effective content licensing, performance tracking, and continuous enhancement of customer experience.

**About You** You're a fit for the role of Commissioning Editor if you have the following qualifications:

- Proven experience in legal content development within a legal publishing or related professional information environment.

- Strong content management skills, including planning, commissioning, editing coordination, and delivery to schedule.

- Demonstrated ability to manage and nurture editorial and author relationships over an extended period (typically 5+ years).

- Excellent problem-solving skills with an entrepreneurial, proactive mindset and the ability to work independently.

- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence and align multiple stakeholders.

- Ability to interpret and understand Korean legal materials (legislation, regulations, enforcement rules) and translate them into practical, user-focused content.

**What's in it For You?**

- Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

- Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset.

- Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions.

- 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.

## Skills

### Required
- legal content development
- content management
- editorial relationships
- problem-solving
- collaboration
- communication
- Korean

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