Presentation Designer

Description:

We’re looking for an enthusiastic problem solver to join our growing creative team as a presentation designer. As the person responsible for creating and designing engaging, effective presentations, you’re attentive to detail, organized, and communicative.

Graphic design skills are a must, and it’s essential that you are a creative storyteller with a knack for distilling complex ideas into tidy packages. You’re able to see the big picture, even as you select the most minute design elements for each slide.

As part of our team, you’ll work with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders to make ideas into compelling presentations. While starting points will range from developing concepts to near-complete decks, you’ll be responsible for adhering to brand guidelines and best practices to create work that speaks to a wide variety of audiences. These can be anything from a single-slide production to brand-new deck templates, custom presentations to last-minute clean up. You’ll get the content aligned with the brand by sourcing images and icons, creating infographics and illustrations, and finding unique ways to make data visual— all of this adds up to one cohesive narrative that speaks the client’s needs.

Our ideal candidate is someone eager to show off their skills and take our decks to new heights. We’re looking for a self-starting designer who makes recommendations, asks questions, and reinforces and refines the visual story of presentations. You’re not one to wait for direction; you track down the information you need to go the extra mile.

Job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Design and create appealing and effective PowerPoint & Keynote presentations by incorporating text, images, graphics, and multimedia elements
Organize information in presentations so it is informative, easy to understand, and engaging
Take direction from brainstorms, written collections of ideas, and loose sketches and develop sophisticated, practical, and polished designs and layouts
Bring an artistic eye and understanding of design principles to all projects
Create visuals, charts, and infographics that enhance the look and feel of the slides
Edit and revise presentations to guarantee accuracy, consistency, and quality
Develop and maintain templates and style guides to ensure brand consistency
Analyze data and create charts and tables in Excel
Animate animation on designed slides
Remain current on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to improve presentation design and effectiveness
Develop custom PowerPoint & Keynote concepts and templates
Manage the presentation design process from start to finish: meet with stakeholders to craft the narrative, create slides, and incorporate feedback on tight timelines
Establish and maintain the core design system (fonts, colors, styles, backgrounds, logos, etc.)
Create processes that empower users to create or modify slides according to acceptable brand guidelines and approved, up-to-date assets
Create and maintain a library of core assets including templates, graphic resources, imagery, themes, etc.
Serve as the final point of contact and be responsible for reviewing all slides before approval
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather information for presentations
Enhance presentations with appropriate graphics, charts, and images to reinforce the story
Ensure presentations are in line with brand guidelines and maintain consistency in look and feel
Prepare presentations for final delivery and provide technical support as needed

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communication, or a related field
5+ years of experience in presentation design, preferably in a business or marketing context
High-level proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint & Keynote, with a comprehensive understanding of all its features
Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and Word
Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Strong design skills, including a keen eye for typography, layout, and color
Excellent communication, organization, and time-management skills
Captivating data storytelling skills
Familiarity with data visualization techniques and tools.
Ability to translate complex concepts into digestible content
Strong graphic design fundamentals, including typography, color theory, hierarchy, contrast, and grid/alignments
Organized and detail oriented with an emphasis on accuracy, quality, and aesthetics
Expert knowledge of presentation software tools
A strong portfolio showcasing visually engaging presentations
Proven ability to meet tight deadlines in a high-paced work environment.
Proactive, self-motivated, and capable of both independent and collaborative work
Ability to work quickly and accurately to produce original editable presentations using PowerPoint & Keynote (i.e., creating custom color and visual themes, master slide creation)
Ability to recreate static artwork in Illustrator and translate it back to PowerPoint & Keynote for editability
Experience with redrawing charts/artwork in Illustrator, PowerPoint & Keynote
Ability to reformat longer presentations that include charts and tables to add interactivity
Ability to identify and initiate improvements to presentation designs