Platypus Digital

Platypus Digital

Careers at Platypus Digital

We are a friendly agency that creates positive change through digital marketing.

We do this by auditing charities' digital work, training up their teams and delivering smartly targeted digital marketing campaigns.

Our work has helped over 180 charities to raise money, increase brand awareness and sharpen their digital skills.

Find out who we work with on our website.

We're charity specialists. We understand how charities operate and the unique challenges they face. Our digital knowhow helps charities spend their budget more wisely.

Nobody does more important work than charities. It's up to us to do that work to a high standard.

Stats we are proud of

  • 10%

    each employees billable hours used for pro bono charity work

  • £20

    a month matched charity donation for all the team

  • £1000

    yearly charity donation on behalf of each employee

Behind the scenes

Team makeup

  • 13
    Employees
  • 46
    % Female
  • Location-based
  • Part-remote

Benefits

  • Equipment

    Choose your own equipment: let us know which tools you need and we’ll do our best to get them for you

  • Pensions

    Pensions, with a 5% employer contribution

  • Maternity, paternity and adoption leave

    Well-paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, which you're eligible for if you join more than 13 weeks before your expected date of childbirth or adoption

  • Health

    access to health, optical and dental care, and enhanced paid sick leave (for both your physical and mental health)

  • Holiday

    44 days’ holiday in 2022 (inc England public holidays), and we encourage you to use them all up - it's a marathon, not a sprint

  • Regular salary reviews

    In line with a salary framework, to ensure equal pay for equal work and that we recognise and reward when your responsibilities increase

  • Flexible working

    Whether your child's ill, you're waiting for a package, or you have some deep-focussed work to do, we all work from home (or café) from time to time. We encourage everyone to work from home when you need to

  • Wellbeing allowance

    £60 per month to spend on things that help your wellbeing

  • Profit share

    Yearly profit share scheme on top of salary

  • Sabbatical

    a paid five-week-long sabbatical after five years of service, and every five years after that

  • Learning budget

    annual £2,000 learning and development budget per team member

  • Volunteer time

    10% of your billable hours to use pro bono for a charity of your choice

  • Financial

    access to an independent financial advisor through Bippit

  • Charitable giving

    a yearly £1,000 donation and a matched regular donation of up to £20 per month to a charity of your choice

  • Socials

    Team socials once a quarter - anything from board game nights, dinners, pizza making and terrarium making!