Presentation and Desktop Publishing Specialist

Your role:

We are looking for an experienced Presentations Specialist to join our Brand Design team on a permanent basis in our NY successful candidate will be a PowerPoint expert with experience working in investment banking financial services SaaS or similar professional services.

Working with a friendly and established brand team you will be responsible for accurately creating and updating presentations and documents to tight deadlines and a high standard. Ensuring all work is quality checked taking responsibility for the consistency and accuracy of presentations and documents in accordance with brand individual will report to the Design Studio Manager and will be responsible for upholding company brand standards they will partner with key internal stakeholders and designers to create presentation materials that will be used across a broad range of outputs including pitch decks client executive briefings and live events. You will be confident to work under your own initiative and as part of a team liaising with stakeholders at all levels of seniority.

Your responsibilities:

• Create high-quality pitches executive briefings templates and other documents using MS Office 365. Ensure all deliverables are consistent professional and aligned with company brand guidelines. Maintain attention to detail in formatting design and content.
• Confidently and professionally liaise with all levels of stakeholders including Sales teams technical teams and C-suite executives throughout projects. This can include engaging in real-time collaboration within PowerPoint to ensure seamless updates and contributions from all stakeholders.
• Create brand-consistent and engaging infographics data visualizations graphs charts and technical diagrams in PowerPoint ensuring all designs effectively communicate complex information while adhering to company branding guidelines.
• Work across multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to deadlines to create on-brand business materials. This includes editable event collateral forms email banners charts diagrams data visualizations reports and other key assets ensuring consistency with company branding and high-quality design standards.
• Support the Brand Design team in ad hoc print and digital branding projects contributing to the creation and production of branded collateral and materials as needed.
• Manage and update client executive briefings and pitch decks to ensure content is consistent accurate and aligned with the latest information e.g. client logos data graphics.

Your skills

• 5 years experience in a similar role working in investment banking financial services SaaS or similar professional services.
• High proficiency in MS Office 365 (PowerPoint Word and Excel)
• Animation skills in PowerPoint are not required but considered a bonus
• Experience in using Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign Photoshop Illustrator Acrobat)
• Experience in DAMs Confluence and Figma a plus
• Solid foundation in typography layout design and adhering to brand guidelines
• Experience working with project management platforms e.g. Wrike and following design processes

About you:

• Excellent stakeholder management skills confident to liaise with all levels in the company to the highest levels of professionalism
• Professional demeanour with effective communication skills
• Exceptional time-management skills
• Ability to take direction and work well under pressure and to deadlines
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Detail-oriented with a meticulous review process
• Strong organisational and project-management skills
• Strategic and creative thinker with attention to detail
• Portfolio showcasing high-end presentation design skills