Job Description
Chandler Macleod is seeking an experienced Content & Design Editor for a contract opportunity with a Federal Government client based in Sydney.
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This role is ideal for a candidate with a strong editing, legal, policy, or regulatory background who enjoys transforming complex information into clear, accessible, and user-friendly content. You will play a key role in reviewing, editing, formatting, and publishing critical operational documentation while improving accessibility, consistency, and user experience.
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Location: Sydney, NSW
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About the Role
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As a Content & Design Editor, you will support a major content review and improvement project focused on enhancing the accessibility, accuracy, consistency, and usability of operational and policy documentation.
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Working closely with legal, policy, and business stakeholders, you will review, edit, format, publish, and maintain complex content across multiple platforms while ensuring alignment with organisational style standards and best-practice content design principles.
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This role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong document management skills, and the ability to confidently work with legal and policy content.
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Key Responsibilities
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Edit, review, and update operational, policy, and legal documentation.
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Apply organisational style guides and content standards to ensure consistency across all publications.
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Improve content accessibility, usability, readability, and navigation.
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Review and manage links, references, document structures, and formatting requirements.
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Support content migration, publication, and maintenance activities.Assist with major document reviews, updates, and content refresh initiatives.
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Test and validate content to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and quality standards are met.
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Maintain content across intranet, SharePoint,



and other digital platforms.
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Work closely with legal, policy, and business stakeholders to ensure content remains current and fit for purpose.
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Contribute to ongoing process improvements relating to content management and publishing.
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About You
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To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
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Significant experience in editing, content development, document management, legal publishing, or policy writing.
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Experience working with legal, regulatory compliance, government, or policy-related documentation.
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Exceptional editing, proofreading, drafting, and document design skills.
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Strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
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Ability to interpret complex information and convert it into clear, user-friendly content.
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Experience managing content updates across digital platforms and publishing environments.
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Solid organisational and project coordination skills.
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Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
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Confidence engaging and collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders.
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Highly Desirable
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Background in law, legal services, public policy, compliance, regulation, or related disciplines.
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Experience working with style guides, publishing standards, and accessibility requirements.
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Knowledge of SharePoint and content management systems.
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Experience improving content navigation, information architecture, and user experience.
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Experience supporting large-scale document review or remediation projects.
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At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.
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You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at

-and-inclusion.

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