Content & Licensing Specialist (12 Month Contract)

LexisNexis; Toronto; Remote; CAD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Content & Licensing Specialist, where you will play a pivotal role in negotiating licensing agreements and managing relationships with key stakeholders. This full-time, home-based position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the legal sector by ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality content. With a commitment to work-life balance and a culture that values collaboration, this role is ideal for someone looking to make a significant impact while working independently and as part of a team. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and possess excellent communication and organizational skills, this position could be your next career step.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in client relationship, licensing, or publishing.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate licensing agreements with legal providers.
• Manage relationships with content partners and stakeholders.

Skills

Client Relationship Management

Negotiation Skills

Time Management

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Relationship Building

Bilingual (French and English)

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Content & Licensing Specialist
Primarily home-based – Full time position – Contractual 12 months

About our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

LexisNexis Canada is seeking to hire a Content & Licensing Specialist that will report to the Senior Director, Strategy & Marketing.

Responsibilities:

• Consult and assist internal stakeholders to create a roadmap of licensing agreement priority;
• Negotiate licensing agreements with legal information providers;
• Manage and lead discussions with external stakeholders to achieve licensing goals;
• Provide demos to external stakeholders to show examples of how the content will be used;
• Collaborate and follow up with external and internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of content to be processed and published;
• Maintain and nurture existing relationships with content partners and establish new ones;
• Build and maintain good public relations with the legal community, including practitioners, members of the judiciary, librarians, market research contacts, and other external legal professionals;
• Work with Marketing and Sales departments to build “go-to-market” strategies;

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience working in client relationship, licensing, or publishing industry.
• Ability to provide high-quality customer service to internal and external customers, and to establish and maintain excellent working relationships.
• Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to meet goals and adapt to changing priorities with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work independently and as a collaborative member of a team.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and negotiation skills;
• Ability to manage multiple projects;
• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to work collaboratively as part of cross-departmental project teams;
• Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office suite.
• Bilingual French and English would be an asset.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

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.

This role is not for an existing vacancy.

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