Marketing Designer

About Middesk

Middesk enables every business to access the products and services they need to grow and thrive. If we can make it easy for a business to access financial products, hire new employees, and transact with other businesses, then we increase the odds of success for that business.

Our products provide accurate and complete information for financial services companies and make it easy for employers to establish their business with state and federal entities.

Our customers include Shopify, Affirm, Brex, Plaid, Mercury, Divvy, Rippling, Gusto, and others.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Middesk is backed by Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, and Y Combinator.

The role

• Middesk is seeking our first Marketing Designer. We are looking for someone who is excited to tell Middesk's story in a variety of ways through visual marketing.
• As part of the design team, you’ll be responsible for transforming data, concepts, and messaging into engaging visual communications that will be distributed across many channels.
• You’ll collaborate directly with our Product, Revenue, and Leadership teams to produce compelling designs that communicate Middesk’s value and brand.
• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in working with teams to create compelling content that scales across web, video, written, and digital advertising, while having an excellent understanding of creating marketing content, and a strong design aesthetic.

What you’ll achieve

• Partner directly with teams to tell the story of Middesk in simple, delightful ways
• Collaborate with Design, Revenue, and Product teams to concept, execute, and direct end-to-end product launches, digital campaigns, in-product messaging, content development, landing pages, internal presentations, and marketing materials
• Confidently prioritize, manage and multitask between different projects and deadlines
• Innovate and explore creative ideas for improving our users’ experiences through marketing communications
• Understand, relay, and evolve our brand strategy, design guidelines, and best practices
• Be an advocate for design to educate and enable others to create on-brand experiences

What you’ve accomplished

• 4+ years of design experience, ideally with exposure to technical companies and/or working in-house
• A positive attitude with a curious open mind that values collaboration and feedback
• A strong desire to collaborate with diverse teams in a dynamic, rapid growth environment
• An understanding of how marketing design connects to business objective
• An eye for presentation design and strong storytelling skills
• Detail-oriented demonstrating precision and accuracy when writing and designing
• Systems thinking with an in-depth understanding of layout, color, typography, and user behavior
• The ability to brainstorm and see an idea through from concept to launch
• A degree in design or an art related focus
• Additional skills such as animation, prototyping, illustration, or other creative outlets

Why you'll love it here

• Customer First: We stay energized by solving real customer problems and make each interaction meaningful and embrace the challenging path to help our customers succeed.
• Be an owner: We identify and tackle problems, take pride in our work, and measure impact. When we find an opportunity to improve the status quo, take it on!
• Act with urgency and purpose: We move quickly and simplify things as we go. We solve the problems that we have today in ways that allow us to move even faster in the future.
• Drive results together: We choose teamwork. We share our opinions, ask questions, understand where others are coming from, and move forward as a unified front.
• Embrace the journey: We dream big and are open to taking risks. Innovation happens through optimism, positivity, rigorous thinking, and hard work.

Middesk is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. As an equal opportunity employer; we’re committed to a community of inclusion, and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

We are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If any accommodations are needed during the interview process, please let us know by contacting careers @middesk.com.