Presentation Designer

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

You’re a visual storyteller and presentations are your passion. You design with a purpose and understand that the deliverable isn’t the design alone, but it’s also the audience experience and the journey you take them on that’s at the core of all you create. You’re a Presentation Designer who uses your skill to deliver messages and evoke emotions through dynamic, fun, and engaging presentations.

You’re driven and have the aptitude to make presentations come alive. You’re passionate about your craft and find joy in what you do. You’re a self-motivated team player with the ability to offer creative solutions as well as take specific direction. You have a strong eye for typography, composition, motion and color and you excel in a deadline-driven team-based environment. Additionally, you enjoy a variety of design projects as well and you’ll jump in to assist on other assignments with equal vigor and determination.

August Jackson is looking for a talented Designer to apply their skill and passion to presentations. This Designer transforms data, content, scripts, and ideas into powerful visual stories – for use in everything from pitch materials to large-scale events. This person works collaboratively with members of design and other AJ disciplines to realize the vision of our clients and elevate design on a daily basis.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

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• Elevate design by creating world class presentations – for pitches, marketing materials, executive presentations, events, etc. 
• Apply graphic design skills and tools to develop and edit high-end Keynote and PowerPoint presentations 
• Develop custom presentation templates – both original concept and leveraging brand guidelines 
• Transform complex content and direction into smart and visually stunning storytelling elements 
• Perform real-time edits and respond to feedback and requests within tight timelines 
• Design beautiful and compelling slides – utilizing motion graphics, intricate transitions and innovative techniques 
• Structure effective and cohesive stories using typography, graphics, photography, and other media 
• Create custom and original graphics, infographics, and other visualizations 
• Travel onsite when necessary for graphic support 
• Works collaboratively with other Design team members, cross-functional internal partners and external vendors/talent – as well as independently – to craft powerful experiences on behalf of clients and the agency. Fosters a “start with yes” mentality/approach to creative problem solving and is a model of the “AJ5 Values” through exemplary professional conduct and demeanor. Interacts and collaborates directly with client partners in the development and design of presentation materials and visuals 
• Communicates/articulates design concepts, presentations and rationale to leadership, clients and internal audiences/colleagues 
• Demonstrates the ability to apply principles of narrative design, visual storytelling, audience journey and messaging hierarchy to design work and articulate it to others 
• Demonstrates the ability to execute against concept from start to finish 
• Interprets and implements design direction/feedback 
• Provides on-site graphic support and operations as necessary/appropriate 
• Continuously seeks professional development and the advancement of design skills 
• Maintains a target utilization rate of 80% billable hours

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• BA degree in Design or related field 
• Minimum of five years of experience in design or related field 
• Extensive proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) 
• Mastery in PowerPoint and Apple Keynote 
• Strong traditional design skills to be used in a variety of applications (i.e. motion, visual campaigns, branding, presentation, scenic, environmental) 
• Has an eye for motion as it relates to transitional elements within a presentation – and can create dynamic transitions from slide to slide to move the story forward 
• Highly organized, flexible, and possess the ability to re-prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, ever-changing creative environment 
• Great with people at all levels 
• Unfazed by tight deadlines and conflicting priorities and remain calm under pressure 
• Willingness to go beyond a job description and jump in wherever needed 
• Confident and engaging communicator and presenter 
• Flawless attention to detail 
• Ability to offer creative problem-solving solutions 
• Ability to speak to design’s supporting rationale and purpose 
• Open learning and/or has experience in operating presentations onsite

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Travel as assigned or required by program and proposal engagements 
• Occasional on-site site visits and/or quality control support required for events 
• Approximately 15-25% across the year or as needed