Presentation Designer (Freelance)

About Us

August Jackson (AJ) is an award-winning creative agency headquartered in Chicago. We help leading organizations across the globe deliver high-impact event experiences and purposeful communications that energize audiences, align teams, and inspire stakeholders.

From global executive summits and national sales meetings to customer conferences and alumni events, AJ integrates world-class creative, experience design, and event production with strategic communications to turn milestone moments into sustained momentum.

AJ has been recognized on Event Marketer's It List multiple times and has earned numerous awards in recent years, including several Telly and Communicator Awards for creative excellence in video and corporate communications design.

Since the agency's founding in 2003, AJ has become a trusted agency partner to some of the world's most recognized organizations across industries that include professional services, technology, pharma, healthcare, higher education, and consumer brands.

We believe a strong company culture is the foundation of great work. Our team is collaborative, inclusive, personable, and united by a shared commitment to excellence. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, knowing they fuel creativity and strengthen our partnerships—both with clients and each other. Many of our team members have been with us for years, a testament to the supportive, energizing, and fun environment we've built.

We welcome those looking for a place to grow and make an impact as part of a talented team that is dedicated to inspiring our clients' audiences and delivering exceptional results.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

You’re a storyteller and presentations are your stage. You design with a purpose and understand that the deliverable isn’t the design alone, but it’s the audience experience and the journey you take them on that is at the core of all you create. You are a Presentation Designer who uses your skill to deliver messages and invoke emotions through dynamic, fun, and engaging presentations. 

You are driven and have the aptitude to make presentations come alive. You’re passionate about your craft and find joy in what you do. You are a self-motivated team player with the ability to offer creative solutions as well as take specific direction. You have a strong eye for typography, composition and color – you can work within a deadline-driven team-based environment to create captivating stories through presentations. In addition - you enjoy traditional design projects as well – and will jump in to assist on other assignments with equal vigor and determination.

August Jackson is looking for a talented Freelance Presentation Designer to apply their skill and passion to presentations. This Designer transforms data, content, scripts, and ideas into powerful visual stories – for use in pitch materials to large-scale events. This person works in conjunction with Creative Directors and other team members to “wow” clients and elevate design on a day-to-day basis.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Presentation Design

•    Elevate design by creating world class presentations – for pitch and marketing materials, executive presentations and events
•    Apply graphic design skills and tools to develop and edit high-end Keynote, Powerpoint and Google Slide presentations
•    Develop custom presentation templates – both original concept and leveraging brand guidelines
•    Transform complex content and direction into smart and visually stunning storytelling elements
•    Perform real-time edits and respond to feedback and requests within tight timelines
•    Design beautiful and compelling slides - utilizing intricate transitions and innovative techniques
•    Structure effective and cohesive stories using typography, graphics, photography, and other media
•    Create custom and original graphics, infographics and other visualizations
•    Travel onsite when necessary for graphic support
•    Work collaboratively with other Design team members, cross-functional internal partners and external vendors/talent – as well as independently – to craft powerful experiences on behalf of clients and the agency. 
•    Communicates/articulates design concepts, presentations and rationale to leadership, clients and internal audiences/colleagues
•    Demonstrates the ability to apply principles of narrative design, visual storytelling, audience journey and messaging hierarchy to design work and articulate it to others.
•    Demonstrates the ability to execute against concept from start to finish 
•    Interprets and implements design direction/feedback

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

•    BA degree in Design or related field
•    Minimum of five years of experience in design or related field
•    Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
•    Master proficiency in PowerPoint and Apple Keynote 
•    Strong traditional design skills to be used in a variety of applications (i.e. motion, visual campaigns, branding, presentation, scenic, environmental)
•    Has an eye for motion as it relates to transitional elements within a presentation – and can create dynamic transitions from slide to slide to move the story forward
•    Experience in AfterEffects a plus
•    Highly organized, flexible, and possesses the ability to re-prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, ever-changing creative environment
•    Great with people at all levels
•    Unfazed by tight deadlines and conflicting priorities and remains calm under pressure
•    Confident and engaging communicator and presenter
•    Flawless attention to detail
•    Ability to offer creative problem-solving solutions
•    Ability to speak to design’s supporting rationale and purpose

What You'll Get

• Competitive compensation
• Caring and nurturing team culture
• Strong industry connections and exposure
• A team where curiosity and creativity are welcomed and encouraged