Associate Presentation Designer - Johannesburg at Marsh

The Opportunity

As part of a global team of over 150 graphic specialists you will work alongside international project teams to design and layout impactful presentations and solve problems creatively. In this role, you are first and foremost a business communicator who collaborates with partners and consultants to transform concepts into compelling visual presentations.

You are providing weekend coverage to our global consulting teams. We are flexible with the working hours but working on Saturday and Sunday is mandatory plus at least one additional day.

You should apply if you are highly motivated, willing to learn new things, have an aesthetic eye, excellent attention to detail and are fluent in written and spoken English. You are also deadline driven, organised and understand how people view and understand content.

Who we think will be perfect for this role…

Key responsibilities

• Design, edit and lay out information in a variety of PowerPoint and MS Office templates; from day-to-day project material, to high-profile pitch or conference presentations.
• Collaborate effectively with partners, consultants and team members to create compelling presentations.
• Keep up-to-date on software, technical knowledge and design trends.

Experience required

• At least 1 year of presentation design experience

Skills and Attributes

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Good knowledge of PowerPoint and MS Office Suite
• Very strong layout and design skills
• Client-centric mentality, can-do attitude
• Ability to interact with people at all levels of the company
• Excellent time management skills
• Aesthetic eye and good understanding of design principles
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Self-starter who is also able to work effectively as part of a team
• Excellent attention to detail
• Eager to learn new skills

Technical skills

• Microsoft PowerPoint (Expert)
• Microsoft Word (Expert)
• Microsoft Excel (Expert)
• Adobe Acrobat (Skilled)
• Adobe InDesign (Skilled)
• Adobe Illustrator (Skilled)
• Microsoft Outlook (Skilled)