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After completing her education at Kingston, Bright took on a job as a junior designer at stationers Smythson. She briefly worked as an air hostess with Virgin Atlantic before leaving to focus on her art career. Bright has written and illustrated 24 published books, including the children’s picture book series Love Monster. In 2020 the series was adapted for television as an animated children's show. Bright has written two episodes for the series, "Challenge Yourself Day" and "Lost Things Day". Bright is the author of The Lion Inside series (illustrated by Jim Field (illustrator) and the Dino Feelings series (illustrated by Chris Chatterton). Her books have sold well over 3 million copies and been translated into over 40 languages. In 2021 Bright published Peter Rabbit Head Over Tail, which is illustrated by Nicola Kinnear.