Chocolate!

Thorntons have been making chocolates for over one hundred years and we are Britain's largest chocolate manufacturer and retailer.

We pride ourselves on producing not only the best chocolate but also having the most passionate, creative and dedicated people in our design team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our design team for a Packaging designer, who has the ability to communicate with our customers through the packaging we create both in and out of seasons.

We operate a multichanel business so the creative content will be seen in our retail estate, within our commercial partners retail estates and online.

Joining Thorntons is not only joining one hundred years of history, it is also becoming part of a team that prizes excellence and imagination and who look to take thorntons onto the next century of chocolate retailing.

We would expect the successful candidate to:

• Create and develop key elements of the Brand experience across the business 
• Continually look at what the future trends are upcoming and keep thorntons at the forefront of customers minds
• Enabling the smooth running of creative projects through the management of internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Developing great concepts and ideas with the chocolate makers and marketeers

We are looking for someone who can bring with them substantial experience of working within either an in-house or agency graphic design environment. You will have excellent presentation skills and be fully conversant with using the relevant design and artwork software and associated techniques. You will also be a collaborative team member and will not be afraid to offer solutions or improvements where appropriate.

And you get to eat chocolate!