Senior Presentation Designer

Senior Presentation Designer

Salary: £45,000 pro rata per annum, depending on experience

Address: Canary Wharf, London E14

Contract: 6-month fixed term contract, full time

Shifts: 37.5 hour per week, Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, 1-hour unpaid lunch

Work model: Hybrid; with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in office

Williams Lea is looking for a Senior Presentation Designer to join our team!

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of tech-enabled business and marketing services helping clients manage and transform processes through resilient, scalable 24/7 operations. We combine deep expertise, agentic AI-embedded workflows, and a global delivery model into a tech-enabled, seamless human expert-in-the-loop experience that helps clients achieve superior business outcomes.

Built on a strong heritage and great client relationships, we harness deep industry expertise, emerging technology and our global “Optishore™” delivery model to plan, build, execute and measure business processes, driving operational agility and digital transformation at speed and scale.

Williams Lea, an RRD company, serves clients in 20 countries across four continents and has 15,000 employees worldwide.

Purpose of the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Presentation Designer to join our creative team. The ideal candidate will excel in producing interactive, animated, and visually compelling PowerPoint presentations that captivate and engage diverse audiences. This role demands a highly creative individual with exceptional attention to detail, strong technical expertise, and a passion for delivering high‑quality, brand‑aligned presentation materials. Proficiency in Excel and Outlook email templates is essential, along with a desire to further develop skills across Microsoft Office applications and the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign).

As a key member of the creative team, you will collaborate closely with colleagues and clients to develop tailored presentation solutions that meet strategic objectives. You will liaise with clients in a professional, consultative, and supportive manner, ensuring clear communication and delivering work that is consistent, accurate, and aligned with established templates and corporate guidelines. This role requires full ownership of project deliverables, including managing deadlines, ensuring quality, and maintaining visual integrity.

You will be responsible for overseeing the end‑to‑end management of presentation documents, addressing client queries, and ensuring all materials meet agreed timeframes and quality standards. Regular collaboration with the Creative Director, Account Managers, and Project Managers is essential, providing updates on project progress, timelines, and any arising issues to ensure seamless and effective delivery for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Create engaging visual narratives that respond directly to client briefs and express key design intent
• Develop concept imagery, mood boards, presentation layouts, and storytelling assets that communicate ideas clearly and powerfully
• Work closely with design, and strategy teams to align creative output with project and client objectives, build strong client relationships with key stakeholders and relevant support teams, enhancing client work and growing our service
• Provide a seamless service that surpasses client briefs, ensuring the delivery of on-brand creative material
• Support the wider bid and proposal process with innovative design solutions and presentation concepts
• Contribute to brainstorming and strategy sessions, offering fresh visual and conceptual perspectives
• Ensure all presentation materials adhere to company brand standards and visual guidelines, legal requirements, and industry standards
• Uphold consistently high visual quality, attention to detail, and creativity across all deliverables
• Create impactful infographics, diagrams, and layouts to convey complex ideas and processes
• Translate complex information into clear, engaging visuals that resonate with diverse audiences
• Stay informed on design trends, emerging technologies, and innovative presentation techniques
• Introduce new ideas and creative approaches to elevate storytelling and visual quality
• Push creative boundaries while maintaining brand integrity and client focus
• Design and produce highly creative PowerPoint presentations for both existing clients and new business opportunities
• Maximise PowerPoint’s advanced functionality to deliver visually striking, dynamic, and on-brand presentations
• Maintain the highest creative standards across all presentations and design outputs
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to project timelines and deadlines
• Quality check design and artwork within corporate brand guidelines and to approved briefs and timescales

Key Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Graphic Design or a related field
• 5–8 years’ experience in creative presentation design, ideally within investment banking, professional services, or corporate communications
• In-depth understanding of print and design processes
• Proven experience developing and delivering successful client pitches or bid presentations
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, including advanced animation, master slide management, and template creation
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, with working familiarity in After Effects and Premiere Pro
• Experience creating and editing PDF documents
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS is advantageous
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Exceptional eye for layout, typography, colour, and visual storytelling
• Excellent organisational and time management skills; able to work under tight deadlines whilst under pressure
• Must be able to work on their own initiative
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, capable of presenting creative ideas clearly and persuasively
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong understanding of branding, marketing, and business development principles

Personal Specifications/Attributes

• Creative, articulate, and detail-oriented, with a passion for exceptional design and storytelling
• Brings originality and fresh thinking to every project, with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to producing work of the highest standard
• Proactive, collaborative, and adaptable — thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining quality and consistency
• Strong awareness of design trends and the judgement to know when and how to apply them
• Inspires and supports others, fostering a positive, creative, and solutions-focused team culture
• Skilled at simplifying complex ideas and data into clear, visually engaging narratives
• Self-motivated and confident taking ownership of creative direction under pressure

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Rewards and Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time or fixed term roles)

• Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.

• Life Assurance

• Private Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Health Assessments

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Discounted gym memberships

• Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

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