Sr. Design Lead, Presentation Focus (Temp)

Job Description

Horizon Media is hiring an Senior Design Lead, Presentation Focus to support creative needs across the agency – with a heavy emphasis on PowerPoint presentation design for both new business and internal initiatives. This position will work closely with stakeholders across Horizon’s departments and the design team, taking full ownership of design projects, leading them from start to finish, driving creative vision, and delivering projects with minimal guidance.

Senior Design Lead, Presentation Focus reports directly into Director, Communications Design and Creative of Treehouse, the creative connections practice at Horizon Media.

You will be a key, awesome member of a small and growing team. Though your design skills should be razor sharp, you will also be asked to bring strategic thinking and curiosity. We aren’t just producers; we are also creators and problem solvers.  As we grow our empire, responsibilities may change and fluctuate. Therefore, the ideal candidate will be excited about learning, unafraid of challenges, and ready to jump into new and unexpected projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• PowerPoint Presentation Design: ~75%
  • Work within PowerPoint to create best-in-class, pixel perfect presentations for new business, existing clients, and internal initiatives
  • Build templates, layouts, graphic content and develop and/or curate imagery, data visualization, charts, infographics, illustrations, and iconography to support key messages for each deliverable
  • Translate complex information (i.e. charts, tables, stats, etc.) into effective, dynamic, and easy-to-understand visuals
    
     
• Agency Branding & Communications: ~15%
  • Partner with internal teams on agency marketing materials and communications, including social design, logos, and internal communications
  • Collaborate with team members and participate in creative discussions, contribute input to the overall visual design of deliverables
    
     
• Creative & Design Thought Leadership: ~10%
  • Take full ownership of design projects, leading them from start to finish, driving creative vision, and delivering projects with minimal guidance
  • Consistently look for new presentation trends and work to develop current and new skills
  • Quality control projects and work toward high level of quality and cohesiveness
  • Act as mentor to junior design colleagues and share best practices across the broader organization

REQUIREMENTS

• DESIGN CHOPS
  • 5+ years design experience, preferably with a marketing, communications, or media agency
  • Advanced expertise in PowerPoint, as well as robust working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (particularly Photoshop and Illustrator)
  • Strong visual storytelling capability and passionate about setting the bar high
  • Diverse portfolio demonstrating:
    • Expert presentation skills – including text and data-rich content
    • Marketing and branding work (social and video work is a plus, but not required)

• WORK CHOPS
  • Critical attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and consistency and ability to thoroughly check own work
  • Can openly give and receive thoughtful and constructive feedback
  • Excited about taking initiative, working independently as well as a part of a team
  • High level of emotional intelligence, with ability to effectively communicate with senior leadership and clients
  • Up for a challenge; unphased by tight deadlines and working across a wide range of projects (we may not be a circus, but we still like to juggle)
  • You look up words you don’t know in the dictionary
     

• PORK CHOPS 
  • N/A

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Microsoft Suite, with particular expertise in PowerPoint
• Adobe Suite, with a focus on Photoshop and Illustrator
• Working knowledge of word games, with a special interest in Codenames (not required, but not *not* required)

Salary Range:  $1,538.46 to $1,826.92 a week. A successful applicant’s actual weekly or hourly rate may vary based upon, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure/certifications, and equity.   

Base Pay

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