Presentations Designer

Description:

Williams Lea is looking for a skilled Presentations Designer to join a fast-paced, on-demand design studio within the banking sector. The ideal candidate will have at least three years' experience in presentations design and document formatting within the financial industry.

This role involves regular interaction with clients and close collaboration with colleagues to foster creativity and innovation within the team. Operating in a highly compliant and professional environment, the candidate will deliver seamless, on-brand creative material that exceeds client expectations.

Working closely with banking teams across the globe, the successful candidate will provide creative design solutions while demonstrating an excellent eye for detail and a strong understanding of brand purpose, consistency, and adherence across all communication materials.

We are seeking someone who can communicate effectively and professionally with clients, manage tasks independently, and collaborate with the wider design team to develop fresh, innovative ideas for PowerPoint pitchbooks, presentations, and slides.

Key responsibilities include creating high‑quality design and artwork, with a primary focus on presentation template design and the creation and refinement of slides. The role will involve working extensively with Microsoft Office tools such as PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, alongside Adobe Creative Cloud. While deliverables may occasionally include other types of design assets, these will form a smaller portion of the role. Strong experience with Windows systems is essential.
Key Responsibilities
Confident in liaising with clients to discuss business objectives, understand the requirements of the job, and advise on the creative brief
Capable of understanding and interpreting the clients’ business needs
Able to think creatively, providing fresh ideas that are appropriate for the brand
and audience
Capable of applying excellent illustrative skills, including the creation of diagrams, infographics, maps, charts, and graphs
Able to create designs in a timely manner, from creative concepts through to final artwork delivery, working to both digital and print specifications
Capable of converting and formatting supplied financial content including graphics, charts, tables, and multimedia elements as needed
Confident and articulate in presenting ideas and concepts to clients
Able to apply sharp attention to detail, providing quality control of own work
and others
Capable of negotiating deadlines in a calm, professional, and accommodating manner
Competent and punctual in completing Excel job timesheets daily, providing an accurate reflection of time spent on all projects
Confident in liaising with external suppliers of services to ensure that work meets exact requirements as specified
Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to project timelines and deadlines
Act as a liaison between the creative team and other teams/departments to ensure effective collaboration and smooth workflow
Capable of complying with, and following brand guidelines, legal requirements, and industry standards
Able to interpret and implement client edits across working documents and collateral
Skilled with brand implementation (understanding the brand strategy and applying it to all areas of the work that comes into the department)
Able to provide technical support and problem solving across projects and tasks
Capable of providing regular updates to the workflow coordinator at every project stage, along with accurate and thorough handovers when required
Responsibility for own work, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and quality
Able to guide and advise other teams members with the design and use of template material, providing help with training where necessary
Competent in pre-empting technical issues and coordinating with external print or digital suppliers where necessary

Key Competencies

Over 3 years of professional design and document production experience
Formal training in design/visual communication, to graduate degree level
or equivalent
Ability to create and develop compelling concepts and offer innovative solutions
Good brand awareness and sensitivity, working intuitively with or without brand guidelines
Creative flair and confidence in presenting and articulating ideas to clients
and colleagues
Ability to balance work across several projects simultaneously
Excellent time management and organisational skills
Proactive with self-development, utilising online training materials and resources
Ability to work well within a team, and to be helpful and supportive of the development of others
Strong skills in using Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Teams, as well as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat, while working on PC Windows systems
Ability and openness with learning new software, platforms or tools, where required
Experienced in pre-press, including checking files before sending to printers, working with complex cutter guides, templates, measurements, and colour setup