Presentation Designer | $60/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking an experienced Presentation Designer to craft expert-level decks for agency and corporate contexts in the UK. You will extend and apply visual template systems, reproduce brand-aligned styles from references, and deliver polished, on-brand decks across multiple slide types.

You will define criteria for quality, build evaluation rubrics, and collaborate with stakeholders to refine templates and tasks as the project evolves.

Qualifications

• Agency/in-house/corporate comms/brand experience required.
• Advanced typography, layout, color usage, iconography, and grid systems.
• Fluency in building and applying visual template systems across slide types.
• Ability to infer and replicate visual styles from reference decks with high accuracy.
• Expert-level proficiency in PowerPoint and/or Keynote; strong familiarity with Figma or Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Design and author expert-level presentation tasks using reference decks, brand assets, and structured content inputs.
• Create gold-standard example decks that exemplify refined craft in typography, grid, hierarchy, and visual system fidelity.
• Define clear, actionable criteria for 'on-brand' and 'polished' presentation design for varied tasks.
• Develop comprehensive visual rubrics evaluating model outputs on visual craft, style consistency, and template adherence.
• Identify and flag visual failure modes specific to AI design, such as misaligned grids and inconsistent hierarchy.
• Communicate feedback and reasoning effectively, demonstrating care for both written and verbal articulation of visual standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to iterate on presentation tasks, templates, and evaluation systems as the project evolves.

Skills

Typography

Layout

Color usage

Iconography

Grid systems

Brand alignment

Slide deck design

Tools

PowerPoint

Keynote

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

• Design and author expert-level presentation tasks using reference decks, brand assets, and structured content inputs.
• Create gold-standard example decks that exemplify refined craft in typography, grid, hierarchy, and visual system fidelity.
• Define clear, actionable, and concrete criteria for 'on-brand' and 'polished' presentation design for varied tasks.
• Develop comprehensive visual rubrics evaluating model outputs on visual craft, style consistency, and template adherence.
• Identify and flag visual failure modes specific to AI design, such as misaligned grids and inconsistent hierarchy.
• Communicate feedback and reasoning effectively, demonstrating care for both written and verbal articulation of visual standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to iterate on presentation tasks, templates, and evaluation systems as the project evolves.

Requirements

• Have strong relevant experience in agency, in-house corporate comms/brand, or as an independent deck/presentation designer.
• Advanced skills in typography, layout, color usage, iconography, and grid systems are required.
• Fluency in building, extending, and applying visual template systems across multiple slide types and content scenarios.
• Demonstrated ability to infer and replicate visual styles from reference decks with a high degree of accuracy.
• Expert-level proficiency in PowerPoint and/or Keynote; strong familiarity with Figma or Adobe Creative Suite.