Role: Web Content and Campaigns Officer

The Labour Party; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading political organization is seeking a Web Content and Campaigns Officer to manage its online presence and ensure the website showcases governmental achievements and policies. You will drive innovation and create engaging content to meet engagement and fundraising goals. Candidates should have a strong background in digital content and political communications. This position offers flexible working opportunities and a variety of employee benefits including 25-day annual leave.

Benefits

25-day annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Free eye test

Responsibilities

• Manage the party’s local and national websites.
• Drive innovation to enhance engagement and fundraising goals.
• Collaborate with colleagues to create engaging content.

Skills

Understanding of the principles of good digital content across a wide range of platforms

Understanding of political communications and campaign messaging

Experience using WordPress or similar content management systems

Excellent project management skills

Job description

Salary

£40,974.13 (gross) per annum, with a fixed sum allowance of £1,153. There is the ability to progress to £47,180.45 over the next 3 years. There will also be an additional £3,650 added to the salary if the role is based in our London Head Office.

Location

Head Office-Newcastle, Head Office-London, or Remote

Duration

Permanent

The Labour Party is looking to recruit a Web Content and Campaigns Officer. The post-holder will be responsible for managing the party’s local and national websites, acting as a first point of contact across the organisation for work involving them. You’ll drive innovation to ensure the website hits its engagement and fundraising goals, communicating our success in government and working towards our income targets.

Digital Innovation at Labour

The Labour Party is working to deliver change and build a new Britain – one of security, prosperity and respect for all. We do this by winning elections at all levels across the country. The party’s digital operation is at the core of that mission, and is integral to how we understand the public, run campaigns, measure impact, work together and win.

This Role

We’re looking for an experienced digital campaigner, who will be excited by the challenge of ensuring our website showcases the achievements and policies of this Government. You’ll be responsible for working with colleagues to ensure the website has engaging content which hits our engagement, fundraising and list growth goals.

The successful candidate will have:

• Understanding of the principles of good digital content across a wide range of platforms
• Understanding of political communications and campaign messaging
• Experience using WordPress sites or similar content management systems
• Excellent project management skills

To apply for this post, please complete the application form that you can find here and upload it to the ‘Upload Resume’ section. A fully completed application form must be uploaded for you to be considered for the role. Please leave the section ‘Cover Note’ below blank when providing your details.

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The deadline for applications is 14 December 2025.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK to apply for this role.

We offer a variety of benefits for our employees that include;

• 25-day annual leave (increases to 30 days after 10 years’ service), pro-rated for part time staff
• Additional 5 days of leave for the office closure period over Christmas and New Year
• All UK bank holidays
• Up to 10 days of annual leave can be carried over into 2025
• Opportunity to join a CARE (Career Averaged Revalued Earnings) benefit scheme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
• Staff Equality Networks and support: Women’s, BAME, Disability & LGBTQ+
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme (now including electric bikes)
• Season ticket loan
• Free eye test and money towards VDU use glasses

The Labour Party values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy and maternity.