News Taxonomist

About the Role

Join an innovative team at LexisNexis as a News Taxonomist. This entry-level position offers the chance to develop expertise in taxonomy, data enrichment, and AI-driven knowledge solutions. You will build skills in classification and semantic enrichment while collaborating with global professionals and learning through structured training and hands-on experience.

Company Overview

LexisNexis Legal & Professional operates globally in over 150 countries with more than 11,800 employees. As part of RELX, a leading provider of data analytics and decision-making tools for professional markets, the company is committed to ethical AI application, particularly in the legal industry, employing over 2,000 experts to innovate continuously while adhering to Responsible AI Principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and maintaining taxonomy frameworks covering diverse topics such as industries, regions, and events under expert guidance.
• Learn to create and enhance classification rules involving synonyms and variants through training and practice.
• Review classifications to improve search precision and recall.
• Analyze global news and business data to discover emerging subjects and evolving terminology requiring taxonomy updates.
• Research and define new concepts with clarity and consistency aligned with taxonomy standards.
• Utilize AI technologies to aid taxonomy work, critically assessing AI outputs for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Contribute to the development of taxonomy documentation, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate effectively with a worldwide team.

Requirements

• Strong enthusiasm for international news, current affairs, economics, or geopolitics.
• Excellent English language skills, both written and analytical.
• Ability to recognize patterns and manage information systematically.
• Meticulous attention to detail ensuring consistent high-quality output.
• Interest in the ethical application of AI in knowledge-related tasks.
• Experience or exposure to taxonomy development, metadata, content classification, or library sciences.
• A relevant academic background or related experience in fields such as information science, journalism, humanities, or social sciences.

Work Environment and Benefits

The company supports a healthy work-life balance with flexible working hours tailored to individual productivity cycles. Benefits include wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbatical options to support both short-term and long-term career aspirations.

About LexisNexis Legal & Professional

This company delivers legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics aimed at increasing customer productivity and improving decision-making globally. Known as a digital pioneer, it introduced legal and business information online through services like Lexis and Nexis.