Assistant Website Content Editor

Assistant Website Content Editor
Full-time 41 hours per week

Hybrid (at least 2 days per week on-site in Bloomsbury, London)
Permanent contract

£29,642 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 22 April 2026



About the Role:

Join the British Museum's vibrant Website Content Team as an Assistant Website Content Editor and play a key role in shaping the experience on BritishMuseum.org.

In this exciting role, you'll be the first point of contact for our team, managing the Web Content mailbox and helping keep everything running smoothly. You'll support the events process, crop images, edit and upload fresh content to the website, and handle day-to-day updates that keep our site engaging and accurate.

About You

We're looking for someone with a solid background in digital content - ideally with a degree or equivalent experience, and a couple of years working on large websites. You'll be confident writing, editing, and proofreading content, and comfortable using tools like Drupal and Photoshop. A good grasp of SEO, accessibility, and UX principles is key, along with the ability to analyse performance using tools such as Google Analytics.

You'll thrive on collaboration, have excellent organisational skills, and communicate clearly with a wide range of people. A proactive, can-do attitude is essential, and if you have a passion for history or experience working with heritage content, that's a big plus!

Key areas of Responsibility

* Produce, edit, and upload content in Drupal CMS, ensuring it meets brand guidelines, tone of voice, and accessibility standards.
* Select, crop, and edit copyright-cleared images (preferably using Photoshop) and support occasional photo/video shoots.
* Apply SEO and accessibility best practices, assist colleagues with guidance, and keep website documentation up to date.
* Assist with CMS improvements, user acceptance testing (UAT), and respond to urgent updates or queries, escalating issues when needed.
* Monitor and respond to the web support inbox, maintain the event publishing calendar, and ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met.

Benefits

At the British Museum, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. That's why we've designed a benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary. Our full list of benefits can be found here, but we've outlined some highlights below:

* Free exhibition entry for you and guests, exclusive private views, ICOM and reciprocal museum access.
* 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 privilege days (and +5 days after 10 years).
* Discounts at onsite catering, Museum shops and local Bloomsbury partners.
* Social and wellbeing perks including Staff parties, social clubs, CSSC sports and leisure, and support from the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship.
* Peer support and allyship with five diversity networks for community.
* Learning and development through courses, mentoring and Athena as well as support for professional qualifications.
* Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7 for counselling, wellbeing support and more.
* Enhanced parental leave including maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave.
* Civil Service Pension Scheme with a secure, inflation‑linked defined benefit.
* Interest‑free loans including season ticket, rental deposit and bicycle loans.

Our Values

Our values drive everything we do, from how we handle our objects to how we work in our team to fostering a culture where everyone feels heard and empowered:

* Care Deeply
* Embrace the Unknown
* Spark Curiosity
* Value Many Voices

These are a core part of how we recruit. Throughout the application, interview and selection process, we look for examples of how candidates demonstrate these behaviours in their own work and experiences. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with our values and reflect them in your application.



Additional details

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details

*Unfortunately, for this role we are unable to offer Sponsorship to applicants*

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.

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