Executive Presentation Designer: PowerPoint Storyteller

ntrs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking an Executive Presentation Designer to translate complex ideas into clear, executive-ready visuals using PowerPoint. You will partner with leaders, marketers and cross-functional teams to elevate how strategies are communicated and to ensure on-brand storytelling across high-visibility materials.

This role emphasizes information design, typography, and polished, data-driven slides, with an emphasis on collaborating with senior stakeholders and other designers to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or equivalent experience.
• 6-9+ years of experience in visual design with a strong emphasis on presentation design.
• Advanced expertise in PowerPoint as a design and storytelling tool.
• Strong command of typography, layout, color, and information design.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma; experience integrating assets into presentations.
• Proven experience working directly with executive or senior leadership stakeholders.
• A portfolio showcasing presentation design, visual storytelling, and executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Design high-impact PowerPoint presentations for executive, leadership, and client-facing audiences.
• Translate complex concepts, strategies, and narratives into clear, visually compelling stories.
• Apply strong information design principles to structure content logically and intuitively.
• Elevate raw content-outlines, drafts, data, and notes-into polished, presentation-ready materials.

Skills

PowerPoint

Storytelling

Information design

Stakeholder management

Typography

Layout

Adobe CC

Figma

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking an Executive Presentation Designer to translate complex ideas into clear, executive-ready visuals using PowerPoint. You will partner with leaders, marketers and cross-functional teams to elevate how strategies are communicated and to ensure on-brand storytelling across high-visibility materials.

This role emphasizes information design, typography, and polished, data-driven slides, with an emphasis on collaborating with senior stakeholders and other designers to deliver