Designer

Job Title: Designer                  

Location: Hybrid with 4 days per month in the London Office

Hours: 35 hours per week                                             

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £34,320 per annum

What we do: We help young people through cancer

How we work: We’re Determined, United, Spirited and Kind 

What we’re looking for:

• You'll bring Teenage Cancer Trust’s brand to life through high-quality, inclusive and impactful creative that supports organisational goals.

• You can can turn creative briefs into engaging, accessible design that connects with a wide range of audiences across print and digital channels.

• You'll enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues across the charity, sharing your creative expertise and helping others create confident, on-brand communications.

• You are able to balance creativity with organisation, managing multiple projects while delivering excellent design work on time and to a consistently high standard.

Key dates:

Applications by 21st October 2026. 1st Stage Interviews: w/c 2nd November 2026 online and 2nd Stage Interviews: w/c 9th November 2026 potentially in person.

How to apply:

You’ll need to register on our portal, complete a short application form and answer questions about your skills and experience in relation to the role.

Please note:

If you've uploaded examples of your work as part of your CV, these won't be visible to the recruitment team during shortlisting. To make sure your application is fully considered, please include a link to your work in the supplementary question section, as requested.

What we offer:

• Leave: 25 days of annual leave, which increases with service, in addition to bank holidays and a 3 or 4 day closure over the Christmas period. We also have finish early Fridays in August and quarterly reset days to step away from day to day work and refocus.
• Flexible bank holidays: the option to swap five UK public holidays (except 25th, 26th December, and 1st January or any substitute bank holidays for these dates) for other dates off.
• Paid Carer and Compassionate Leave: paid time off to care for family members or dependants.
• Paid Parental Leave: enhanced pay for parental leave such as maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave.
• Paid Volunteering Leave: support your community by taking paid leave for volunteering activities.
• Health Cashback Plan: access a health cashback plan to cover medical expenses.
• Life assurance and Income Protection: financial support if you’re unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Discount scheme: access exclusive savings at various high street retailers and gyms.
• Flexible Working: we care about your wellbeing and encourage flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.

Our commitment to inclusion and accessibility: 

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us.

Teenage Cancer Trust is committed to recognising and valuing individual differences and the contributions of all people.  
Should you require any assistance or adjustments to support your interview process, such as additional time for tasks, meeting the panellists beforehand, information in another format or a different interview format (online/offline/in person), please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the HR Team and we will do our best to accommodate your request. 

We are a Disability Confident employer which means we have committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role listed under the 'What you'll bring to the team' section of the job description and shortlisting questions.

To opt into this scheme, please enter ‘yes’ in the appropriate question on the application form.

Please note that in recruitment campaigns with a high volume of candidates opting into the scheme, interview offers will be made only to those who best meet the essential criteria and provide the strongest responses to the shortlisting questions. 

We are unable to offer individual feedback at the shortlisting stage. 

Privacy and Safeguarding: 

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support.Our safeguarding responsibilities extendto the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect.Safeguarding isat the forefront of each activity we carry out.In line with our approach, this role issubject to a DBS check(Disclosure and Barring Service). 

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please contact the HR Team

We anonymise applications until interview stage to ensure an equitable hiring process. We understand that some applicants may choose to use AI tools such as ChatGPT to support their application. If you do, please make sure your responses reflect your own voice, experience and motivation for joining us.

We’re looking to get to know you, so the strongest applications are those that are authentic, personal and demonstrate your unique skills, experience, and knowledge. Relying heavily on AI-generated content can sometimes overlook key requirements in the job description and may reduce how effectively your application comes across.