Presentation Design Lead
Department: Design
Location: London, Sea Containers.
Contact type: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract.
Full Time/Part time: Full Time.
Reporting into: Executive Creative Director, Design.
About Ogilvy:
Our vision is to inspire brands and people to impact the world. To create big ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line. We believe in today's world this is the best way for our clients to achieve sustainable growth. We achieve this by breaking down the barriers that restrict talent and ideas.
Which is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities: Advertising, Consulting, Experience, PR & Influencer, and Health. This allows us to not only operate but innovate at the intersection of capabilities and talent. We believe impact and magic lies at this intersection. Ogilvy scales this by seamlessly connecting and accessing the deep cultural expertise of 132 offices in 83 countries.
The result is multifaceted ideas for our clients that drive impact and are born from the intersection of platform x culture x technology.
We call this Borderless Creativity.
Ogilvy was ranked the number one UK agency at D&AD and was the only UK agency to win a Glass Lions at Cannes. Ogilvy was also nominated network of the year in Cannes Lions, Campaign, Effie Awards EMEA, London International Awards, The One Show and WARC Rankings.
In 2022, Ogilvy was the most creatively awarded agency globally – including the most awarded agency at the Clio Awards, DMA Awards, Influencer Marketing Awards, London International Awards and The One Show.
Ogilvy UK's PR practice won large agency of the year at the PR Week awards. And our Consulting practice was in the Forbes 2022 list of best management consultancy firms.
The Role:
Our New Business & Marketing team at Ogilvy intersects New Business, Marketing, and Comms. The Senior Presentation Designer will produce innovative presentations for pitches and marketing materials.
Senior Presentation Designer within New Business: The ideal candidate has an exceptional eye for detail and a passion for creating visually appealing information. They will design RFIs, documents, presentations, credentials, marketing assets, event invitations, and internal communications, acting as a brand guardian for all aspects of the agency.
The majority of the role involves designing presentations, so mastery of PPT, Keynote, and Google Slides is essential, both offline and online. Knowledge of creating PPT templates is a bonus. Additionally, proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite publishing software (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat) is required.
As collaborative platforms prevail, a positive attitude towards working simultaneously with team members is crucial.
The successful candidate will work efficiently under pressure towards quick turnaround deadlines while collaborating with key senior stakeholders within the business. As such, a calm, non-precious approach and consideration of the audience's interaction with the material are vital.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the brand guardian for all design work carried out by the team.
- Create insightful and engaging pitch materials.
- Design pitch assets, such as documents, pitch presentations, pitch boards, and pitch books.
- Collaborate with pitch teams and colleagues in an interactive approach.
- Give and receive supportive feedback to facilitate the creative process.
- Create engaging marketing collateral and materials to give Ogilvy standout.
- Create engaging internal communications.
- You are resourceful and can work quickly and accurately to meet deadlines while creating beautiful documents, decks, and agency materials.
- possess excellent communication skills and can work with all levels of the organisation, including C-suite and junior team members alike.
- You are energetic, organised, flexible, and motivated, able to handle multiple deadlines and juggle priorities.
- You have gravitas with senior clients and the team and are confident presenting ideas at a senior level.
- You are highly creative and imaginative, and curious about clients' products and services.
- You are self-aware of your strengths and development in the creative process and seek ways to improve your craftsmanship.
- You advocate for career development, relentlessly hunting for growth opportunities and supporting the growth of junior team members.
Requirements:
- Proficiency in PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator).
- Excellent art direction for interesting formats and layouts.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- organised and able to prioritise multiple tasks.
- Ability to work independently and within a team.
- Desire to excel and grow within the company.
- Demonstrable commercial acumen.
Are you an experienced Presentation Design Lead looking to drive innovative design solutions? Join our team at Ogilvy UK, and take the lead in crafting compelling presentations that captivate and inspire our clients.
How we help you Thrive:
- 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day
- Bupa Healthcare
- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
- We have a Flexible Working Model with core working hours: 10am – 4pm
- A 1.5:1 Matching Pension Structure
- Wellbeing and Health: Up to £25.00 per month towards physical or online exercise class membership, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool and annual eye tests and development budgets and Wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year
- Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Life Assurance
Our ambition is to attract the very best diverse talent to Ogilvy, and to be the employer of choice in the UK. We want everyone to feel welcome when they join us, and once they're here, for them to want to stay with us, grow their career, and to feel they belong with us.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we're committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for anyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know and we will do everything we can to accommodate.