Lead Presentation Designer

Lead Presentation Designer - Job Description
Role Summary
We are hiring a Lead Presentation Designer to own the quality, delivery, and growth of our Presentation function. This role will lead a team of PPT designers, set standards and processes for slide design, data visualization, and motion, manage bandwidth and priorities, and work closely with stakeholders to ensure timely, consistent, and high-impact presentation deliverables. The role is both strategic and hands-on — providing creative leadership while actively contributing to critical design projects.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & People Management
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of PPT/visual designers; conduct regular 1:1s, career development plans, and performance reviews.
- Foster a collaborative, positive, and creative work culture.
- Drive retention initiatives and team engagement.
Operational Ownership
- Manage resource allocation and bandwidth to meet deadlines and SLAs.
- Build capacity plans, identify hiring needs, and propose resource adjustments based on project inflow.
- Implement and maintain efficient workflows between content owners, project managers, and design teams.
Quality, Standards & Governance
- Create and maintain slide design standards, master templates, and a reusable slide library (PowerPoint/Google Slides/Keynote).
- Ensure brand governance for presentation assets and consistent application across all outputs.
- Implement QA processes to improve first-time-right delivery and reduce rework.
Design & Delivery
- Provide creative direction for structuring narratives, visual storytelling, and data visualization.
- Review and polish high-impact client-facing decks and internal leadership presentations.
- Oversee motion and animation integration in presentations, ensuring output quality across platforms.
Upskilling & Culture
- Organize skill-building sessions, reviews, and design critiques.
- Champion the adoption of productivity tools, template automation, and AI-assisted design workflows.
Stakeholder & Project Management
- Act as the primary point of contact for presentation quality with internal teams.
- Prioritize design requests based on business impact and communicate trade-offs clearly.
Required Experience & Capabilities
- 8+ years of experience in presentation/visual design, with at least 2–4 years in a leadership role.
- Proven track record of managing a design team and delivering high-quality presentation outputs.
- Deep expertise in PowerPoint (masters, custom layouts, animations, export settings), with strong working knowledge of Google Slides and Keynote.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality slide decks, storytelling, and data visualization.
- Hands-on design skills in typography, layout, composition, and color.
- Understanding of motion design principles and tools such as After Effects (preferred).
- Strong stakeholder management, prioritization, and project planning skills.
- Familiarity with performance management systems (e.g., Darwinbox) is a plus.
Technical Skills
Must-have
- PowerPoint (expert level)
- Google Slides
- Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
- Figma or Adobe XD for templating/prototyping
Nice-to-have
- After Effects or Premiere for motion/animation
- Automation experience in PPT (macros, VBA, Python-pptx)
- Familiarity with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI)
Soft Skills
- Clear, empathetic communication.
- Strong coaching and mentoring abilities.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Proactive problem-solving and decision-making.
Qualifications
- Degree in Design, Visual Communication, Multimedia, or equivalent experience.
- Portfolio showcasing a range of work: executive decks, training modules, data-heavy dashboards, and motion/interactive slides.

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