Who we are, what we do and why

We are Dext - the world's leading provider of accounting & bookkeeping automation software. Our products improve the efficiency and financial data workflow processes of accountants, bookkeepers, and businesses globally. We are trusted by over 1 million SMBs worldwide. Our solutions embrace AI, machine learning and emerging technologies to advance and improve the accounting process for all, to make accounting more effortless. We are recruiting for a Middleweight Designer to join our busy marketing team.

The Middleweight Designer at Dext is a key player in shaping our brand's visual identity and driving marketing success. This role is dedicated to creating visually stunning and impactful designs that captivate our target audience and elevate our brand's market presence. Working under the guidance of the Senior Designer, the purpose is to help lead the charge in delivering design solutions that resonate with our customers and contribute to the overall success of our marketing initiatives.

The role - what you'll do:

Compelling Creative

• Craft visually striking designs for marketing campaigns, social media, and other promotional materials.
• Develop eye-catching visuals that effectively communicate our brand message and value propositions.
• Create digital design and content for performance marketing and our website

Brand Enhancement

• Contribute to the continuous development and enhancement of our brand's visual identity.
• Ensure brand consistency across all marketing collateral to strengthen brand recognition.

Campaign Collaboration

• Collaborate with marketing teams to bring creative campaign concepts to life through engaging and conversion-focused design.
• Work closely with content creators to integrate visuals seamlessly into marketing strategies.

Goals & Objectives

Marketing Impact

• Positive feedback and engagement metrics from marketing campaigns featuring your designs.
• Measurable improvement in brand visibility and recognition.

Timely Delivery

• Meeting or exceeding deadlines for marketing design deliverables.
• Contributing to the swift execution of time-sensitive marketing initiatives.

Conversion Metrics

• Positive impact on conversion rates through visually appealing and user-friendly designs.
• Continuous improvement in user engagement metrics tied to design elements.

About you - what we are looking for:

Below are our ideal requirements, but we hire on potential, not just on experience, and we know that some people are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet 100% of the criteria. At Dext we are committed to cultivating a diverse, inclusive and empowering culture, so please apply if you meet the majority of these competencies. You can read more about our Diversity & Inclusion commitments here

Skills Requirements

Essentials

Creative Design Expertise

• Proficient in graphic design tools, especially for creating marketing materials.
• Strong creative instincts and an understanding of design's role in marketing success.
• Must have skills and previous experience in creating animated content and video editing.

Digital Marketing Awareness

• Knowledge of digital marketing principles and an understanding of how design contributes to marketing strategies.
• Experience in designing for print, events, web and social platforms.

Communication for Marketing

• Exceptional communication skills tailored for marketing audiences.
• Ability to visually articulate marketing messages through design.

Collaboration for Campaign Success

• Proven experience collaborating with marketing teams to align designs with campaign goals.
• Openness to feedback and a collaborative “one-team” mindset.

Knowledge

Essentials

Design tools

• Demonstrable experience with design tools such as Adobe Suite and Figma

Design formats

• Mastery of designing digital, print and animated content
• Proficiency editing and creating video content

Desirables 

• 3-5+ years experience as a designer
• Experience working in a fast-moving scale-up organisation

Behaviours

Essentials

Innovative Thinking

• Demonstrates innovative thinking to create designs that stand out in a competitive market.
• Proactively suggests creative ideas for marketing initiatives.

Attention to Marketing Trends

• Keeps abreast of marketing and design trends to ensure our visuals are cutting-edge.
• Integrates modern design trends into marketing materials appropriately.

Results-Driven

• Focuses on delivering designs that contribute to measurable marketing success.
• Takes pride in achieving positive outcomes for the brand through design excellence.

What you will be part of - our values, culture and behaviours:

We are a highly ambitious, innovative, market-leading FinTech. We are a global, Private Equity backed business (HgCapital), but we have the dexterity and pace of a scale-up. We are uncompromising in our desire to achieve our best, day-in day-out, and we have three clear values which guide everything we do:

Be Brave - Everyone in the company has a voice to challenge ideas and the status quo.

Be Exceptional - We set high standards for ourselves. We aim to be exceptional at what we do.

Be Together - We are one team. There is no such thing as individual success without team success.

Our behaviours are how we practically live and breathe our values and are an essential part of life at Dext. Our behaviours guide us, and inform the way in which we communicate, collaborate and support each other. They are:

Be Diverse, be Courageous, be Considerate, be Transparent, be Focused, be Accountable, and above all, be Dexterous!

Benefits

What we will give you - the perks:

• A competitive salary;
• Flexible working;
• 25 days off plus bank holidays, volunteering days, summer hours and a day off the week of your birthday;
• Employer-paid private medical insurance and health cash plan (Medicash - reloadable shopping cards, cinema ticket discounts, online discounts and more!);
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Access to the Learnably platform where you can spend your annual L&D allowance - https://www.learnerbly.com/;
• Payroll giving;
• Income protection;
• Mental health support through Help@Hand.