at Wolters Kluwer in Springfield, Illinois, United States
Job Description
An editorial position with responsibility for supporting a Wolters Kluwer product line, which consists of publications that contain federal and state laws, regulations, cases, and agency materials, as well as news and analysis written by our editorial staff. The position is a role with responsibility across the product line, working closely with the managing editor to implement the team’s overall strategy. Responsibilities include creating stories on new developments and hot topics, trend analyses and other original commentary; assisting new product development; responding to customer and media inquiries; helping with product demos and sales presentations; and participating in organizational initiatives, as needed.
+ Prepare explanations, trend analyses and other high-value commentary
+ Write news articles and summaries explaining regulatory, judicial, legislative, and industry developments
+ Track regulations and other developments at the federal and state agencies
+ Participate on special projects and in new product development, as needed
+ Understand market and customer workflows, applying this understanding to enhance our products/services
+ Respond to customer and sales inquiries regarding product content
+ Collaborate with product managers, technology development, and UX/UI teams in building new products and enhancements to existing products
+ Help trainers and sales reps with customer presentations, product demonstrations
Other Duties
Various other tasks, functions, and special projects, as needed. These may include the following:
+ Help to create practical, “how to” content such as checklists and sample forms
+ Participate in efforts to improve taxonomy, search tuning, thesaurus, filtering, linking, and other research platform functionality
+ Participate in efforts to improve workflows for efficiency, suggest product ideas
+ Assist with social media outreach (blogs, LinkedIn, Twitter) and webinars
+ Troubleshooting issues (taking initiative)
+ Respond to media inquiries
+ Assist in developing marketing materials
Job Qualifications
Law degree with 8+ years of practice or research experience OR Master’s degree with 8+ years of practice or research experience (preferably in labor & employment and/or human resources) OR Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 10+ years of related practical or writing experience
Related practical experience a plus, but not required. Media and/or publishing industry experience a plus, but not required.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Wolters Kluwer U. S. Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.