About us Move over boring—it's time for a more thortful world! At thortful, we don’t do dull, boring, or “it’ll do.” Our cards are the most creative, diverse, and responsible on the market—powered by real people who care. We’re a platform for over 6,000 independent creators, offering a space where bold ideas, heartfelt expressions, and real creativity thrives. We live by the mantra ‘it’ll do’ will never do . That applies to how we do business too - paying market-leading royalties to our creators, supporting sustainable practices, and offering perks that support our internal teams’ growth and wellbeing. We’re a small but mighty, digital-first team, committed to shaking up the greeting card industry for the better. And now, we’re looking for a passionate Mid-Weight Designer to join our team and help bring our bold new brand vision to life. The role It’s an exciting time at thortful. We’ve just given our brand visual identity a complete makeover—new logo, new colours, new everything—and we’re looking for a new designer to join the team and help us bring it all to life. As a designer at thortful, you’ll work closely with our collaborative and highly creative team to produce innovative and visually engaging designs for web, mobile, print, and beyond. What you’ll be doing: Generating creative ideas for promotions and campaigns alongside the team. Producing engaging, on-brand visuals for emails, banners, landing pages, and promotional materials. Contributing to brainstorming and ideation sessions—we value your input! Working collaboratively with creatives, brand managers, and marketers to deliver outstanding campaigns on time. Supporting the Senior Designer on key projects. Managing daily tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Embracing feedback and applying appropriate amends. About you You’re a creative designer with a passion for impactful, meaningful work and a flair for collaboration. You thrive in a fast-moving, scale-up environment and enjoy contributing to a team with big ambitions. We’d love to see that you: Have 3-5 years’ experience as a designer, ideally in a creative or digital-first environment. Are highly skilled in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma . Have a portfolio that showcases your creative ideas and exceptional craft skills . Are a team player who loves collaborating but also works independently when needed. Embrace feedback and apply it with a positive, growth-focused mindset. Have a sharp eye for composition, colour, and typography , and understand the balance between creative and commercial design. Are eager to contribute ideas, get stuck into projects of all sizes, and embrace new challenges. What does success look like in this role? We’ll look to you to consistently: Create visually engaging, on-brand designs, refining or building on ideas when needed. Demonstrate a strong understanding of composition, colour, typography, and creative-commercial balance. Collaborate effectively with teammates and key stakeholders. Meet deadlines with high-quality, relevant work. Contribute meaningfully to brainstorming and discussions. Some of the thortful perks: At thortful, we believe in balancing flexibility with team connection, offering perks that support your personal and professional growth: Hybrid working model Flexi time One work from anywhere week per quarter 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service) + opportunity to sell back unused days. Private health insurance with Vitality Sanctus coaching for personal and professional development thortful credits worth £300 per year A minimum of 4 learning and development days per year Departmental learning and development budget Cycle to work scheme and interest free travel loan Salary Exchange Pension Staff discounts and employee referral scheme Wednesday team socials/ evening drinks Enhanced parental leave (subject to length of service) Opportunities for Growth As a team, we value ambition and proactivity. We’ll offer opportunities to take on high-profile projects, close skills gaps through training, and increase expertise in your craft. If you’re keen to grow with us, we’re ready to support you. Excited about this role but worried that you don’t meet all the criteria? Much like our creative market place, we want our workplace to represent all people - the more voices and outlooks we have ringing through our business, the more we will collaborate & thrive. So, if you're passionate about creating a more thortful world, that's less dull, boring or 'it'll do', then you'll fit right in & you're very welcome. We respect and value differences and we encourage all applicants to this role to come as they are. If your past experience doesn't perfectly align to the job description, don't fret - apply! You may have experience we haven't considered and could be ideal for this role or another opportunity in our business. If we can support you with any adjustments as part of the application or interview process, just let us know. Here to help.
