Job Description

Assistant Website Content Editor
Salary: 29,642
Location: The British Museum Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Role Summary
Assistant Website Content Editor
Communications Department
Hybrid working available
Permanent contract
29,642
Closing date 28 November 12.00
About the Role
Join the British Museum's vibrant Website Content Team as an Assistant Website Content Editor and help support the work we do 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
Be a part of a world-renowned institution, where history, culture and innovation come together!
25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after long service), plus 2.5 privilege days in addition to bank holidays
Generous civil service pension (find out more )
Complimentary tickets to paid exhibitions
Free entry at paid national museums and galleries
Free and discounted entry to international cultural organisations
Interest-free loans for travel tickets, rental deposits, and bicycles
Discounts at local hotels, healthcare providers, restaurants, gyms, hairdressers, bicycle shops, entertainment venues, and more!
Employee Assistance Programme for mental health support
1 hour paid lunch break
Subsidised staff canteen
Discounts on gift shop purchases
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to .
*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.

Skills Required