Content Designer

Job title: Content Designer

Salary: £35k-£40k

Location: Remote, based in UK

About Vestd

The Vestd platform exists to make share schemes a breeze, and to help people to manage their equity more easily. We are driven by a mission to see a fairer world of work in which people are rewarded properly for their graft.

Given our equity expertise, we also help businesses prepare for investment and we help investors to manage all of their holdings in one place.

About the role

The Content Designer position at Vestd is a dynamic role for a content and user-focused professional who is passionate about creating best-in-class website experiences.

This is an exciting, strategic opportunity for someone to identify and implement engaging, conversion-focused user journeys for our target audience. You will work closely with the team lead and Website Manager to reshape the Vestd website.

The ideal candidate must have practical experience of content design and production for websites, preferably in a B2B / SaaS environment, along with a good grounding in UX principles.

Requirements

Key responsibilities

You will spend the majority of your time:

• Working with stakeholders to identify their content needs
• Learning about the various personas we target and refining the messaging for each segment
• Reviewing existing buyer journeys to identify what’s working, and where we can improve
• Helping to develop an overarching content strategy
• Creating a wide range of web pages
• Copywriting and coordinating content with production, design and website teams
• Managing the editing and publishing process
• Helping the growth team to scale campaigns and landing pages
• Conducting regular content audits to identify gaps and areas for optimisation
• Training employees to help them create content for their own pages
• Running continuous tests across the website
• Reporting on key content and conversion metrics
• Maintaining SEO, metadata and other technical standards

Skills & knowledge

Essential

• 5+ years experience in a web content or user experience role
• First rate communication skills (written and verbal)
• Meticulous attention to detail, rigour and quality control
• Adept at planning, creating, commissioning and refining content
• Knowledge of UX/UI design principles
• Understanding of buyer psychology and B2B user journeys
• Analytical / data skills
• Self-driven and hungry to succeed
• Brilliant at prioritisation and managing your own workload
• A willingness to collaborate early and often
• A high degree of creativity and curiosity

Bonus points

• B2B / SaaS experience
• Experience of working in a remote team
• Production skills (e.g. videos, webinars, podcasts)
• A degree in a relevant topic
• Knowledge of shares and share schemes

Benefits

What you can expect

As the UK’s first and most advanced equity management platform, Vestd is an innovative company, always looking for ways to break new ground.

Our culture is our backbone (we were named in the ‘Top 3 Companies in the Country for Company Culture’ by BreatheHR) and we take team happiness seriously.

Vestd strives to be as principled as possible. We’re all about Goal 8 of the United Nations ‘Sustainable Development Goals’. This goal is about ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’ and we consider that both in relation to our external activities and in relation to our internal workings.

We expect every team member to consider how they can be part of our push to see a world in which 1bn people are enrolled on a share scheme.

We’ll do everything we can to help you grow in your role and in return, you’ll want to learn all about our industry, so that you can help us to continue leading it.

Vestd is 100% remote so you’ll have a lot of freedom around your working day. Some roles do demand office hours (to fit with our customers’ schedules) but we are committed to being flexible where possible.

Happy employees make for happy customers and that’s demonstrated in our five star reviews. Vestd’s excellence has also been recognised by The Europas, The Fintech Awards London, The Hustle Awards, TechRound, and BusinessCloud’s Fintech50.

So if you’re an autonomous and self-driven individual who likes the idea of being part of a mission and you like the idea of joining a close-knit team, we’ll be a great fit.

Why work for Vestd?

Vestd’s a great place to work. Don’t just take our word for it - take a look at our award-winning suite of benefits that you can look forward to as one of our folk:

• 100% remote, no commuting!
• A flexible working environment to help you achieve the best work/life balance.
• Equity of course!
• Team retreats twice a year, which includes an overnight stay and a big focus on fun and team cohesion.
• A personal training and personal development budget to keep your career and professional growth on track.
• Great team ethos, connect through regular team and company socials.
• Support with home working equipment
• Monthly recognition scheme, where we celebrate our folk.

We’re looking for somebody with initiative who can see both the business and their own growth path. It is a great time to join our team and this is a superb role for the right person.

Our application process:

• Apply online
• 20-minute screening call
• Task-based assignment
• 1-hour interview with hiring manager and team member
• 45-minute team cultural interview
• 30-minute interview with CEO

We’re striving to build a diverse team and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We believe that unique differences are what makes a strong team and are actively committed to building an inclusive work environment.

This job is fully remote, within the UK. You will need to be primarily UK-based and eligible to work in the country.