AddressSalary
£18,273 pa actual (£22,842 FTE)
Contractual hours
28
Basis
Part time
Based at
National Railway Museum
Job category/type
Contract - Part Time, Dept. - Administration and Coordination, Dept. - Digital/Web, Tenure - Fixed Term, Type - Employee
Date posted
19/03/2024
Job reference
SMG02807
Job description
INTERNAL VACANCY ONLY
Do you have an eye for detail, with an interest and enthusiasm in creating web content? Can you manage a busy workload effectively?
About us
The Science Museum Group is all about inspiring futures. The Digital team’s strategic focus is to grow online audiences and enhance their experience of our websites.
To support this work, we are now seeking an Assistant Digital Content Editor to support the Web Manager and Communications team at the National Railway Museum to ensure that the website reflects the programme of events and activities taking place and make sure that the information is always up to date and accurate. This role is a part time (28 hours pw), fixed-term contract until September 2025.
About the role
In addition, you will support the Web Managers at the other museums in the group with the day-to-day updates to the Museum websites alongside managing content related to our cultural programme of exhibitions, events, cinema screenings, and our collections.
The role sits within the Digital Department so you will have the opportunity to feed into new website developments across the Science Museum Group, working with colleagues at all the Museums.
Download the Vacancy Information Pack file under ‘Attachments’ on this vacancy listing on the Science Museum Group website for more details about the role and the application process.
About you
As Assistant Digital Content Editor, you will bring a passion for creating and editing online content, with an understanding of audience needs and what makes compelling, engaging and accessible web content. You will bring some experience in producing and editing content for the web i.e., a blog, and will have a good eye for detail. You will be able to build good working relationships, and will be able to prioritise a busy workload effectively.
Don’t feel you meet all the criteria? We welcome you to apply even if your experience doesn’t match directly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.
What we offer
Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.
- Support with personal and professional development
- 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced contributory pension
- Unmind App and other wellbeing support
- Interest-free loans
- Days Out discounts
- Health & Dental Insurance
Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group’s five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to develop a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.
