NZ Texts Lead (Parental Leave Cover, 0.7 FTE)
Auckland or Wellington | Hybrid | 12-month Fixed Term
About the Team
Join the LexisNexis New Zealand Content team—a collaborative, innovative group dedicated to delivering trusted legal information and solutions. You’ll work closely with content, product, marketing, and sales colleagues, as well as a network of respected authors and industry partners. Our team values knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, innovation and supporting each other to achieve great results.
About the Role
As NZ Texts Lead, you’ll own the P&L and drive the success of our legal texts and custom content publishing program. This is a 12-month, part-time (0.7 FTE) parental leave cover role, based in Auckland or Wellington (hybrid/home-based). You’ll coach junior commissioning editors, manage key relationships with authors and partners, and help shape the future of legal publishing in New Zealand.
Responsibilities
Manage all NZ text publications (print/digital), delivering ~15 books/year
Oversee budgets, costs, and revenue for the texts portfolio
Develop new content proposals and present business cases
Build and maintain relationships with authors, stakeholders, and the legal community
Liaise with marketing and sales to maximise commercial outcomes
Provide coaching and support to junior commissioning editors (no direct reports)
Ensure projects are delivered on time, to budget, and to quality standards
Requirements
3–5 years’ experience in commissioning/editorial or similar publishing roles
Strong commercial acumen and financial management skills (budgets, P&L)
Excellent project management and stakeholder liaison abilities
Law degree (or adjacent field: accounting, tax, politics, economics) highly regarded
Awareness of the NZ legal market and publishing workflow
Leadership and coaching skills (without direct reports)
Excellent communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working for you
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
Discounted Health plan rate and Optical Assistance
Life assurance and income protection
Option to buy additional Annual Leave days
Volunteer leave and wellness initiatives
Birthday leave
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible working arrangements
Benefits for you and your family
Access to learning and development resources
Global discounts and free wellbeing & learning classes
About the Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
To learn more about opportunities with LexisNexis or RELX Global, join us here:
https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-nz
https://www.relx.com/careers/join-us
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Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
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