Presentation Design Lead: Narrative & Brand Systems

vercel.com; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare package

Mentorship & events

Flexible time off

WFH budget

Job summary

Vercel in San Francisco or New York City seeks a Presentation Designer to own end-to-end design and ensure every deck reflects our brand. You will build presentation systems, templates, components, and workflows across Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, and Keynote, partnering with Creative/Brand, Executive, Product Marketing, Communications, Events, and Design Engineering teams.

This role reports to the Director of Creative Design within our Creative/Brand team and will be based in San Francisco

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in visual communication, presentation design, brand design, or multimedia design.
• Expert proficiency in Google Slides, Keynote, PowerPoint, and Figma Slides.
• Strong understanding of presentation systems, including templates, reusable components, master layouts, documentation, and asset governance.
• Experience building and maintaining scalable, on-brand self-service templates for use by teams with different levels of design expertise.
• A systems-oriented mindset and an interest in improving creative workflows through tooling, automation, and close collaboration with engineers.
• Experience partnering with design engineers or developers to prototype or build internal creative tools is highly valued.
• Experience incorporating multimedia elements such as audio, video, animation, and interactive content.
• Experience developing visual narratives for B2B SaaS, developer tools, technical products, or services.
• Ability to research and precisely translate complex information into clear and compelling visual narratives.
• Adept at customizing presentations to align with different speakers, audiences, formats, and themes.
• Proven track record of designing high-impact presentations for main-stage corporate events as well as smaller executive, strategic, and customer-facing meetings.
• Experience collaborating effectively with C-suite executives and senior leaders on presentation projects.
• Portfolio demonstrating a range of presentation work across different formats, themes, audiences, and levels of visibility.
• Evidence of strong project management from initial concept through final delivery.
• Track record of maintaining brand integrity across a broad presentation ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Own presentation design strategy and execution end to end, leading projects from initial concept through final delivery while staying aligned with objectives, timelines, and brand guidelines.
• Design visually compelling presentations that combine storytelling, information design, and data visualization to communicate key messages clearly and memorably.
• Build and maintain a cohesive presentation design system, including templates, components, layouts, motion principles, documentation, and usage guidelines.
• Develop scalable, branded presentation frameworks across Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, and Keynote so teams can move quickly without sacrificing quality or consistency.
• Partner with Design Engineering to explore, prototype, and potentially build internal tools that improve how presentations are created, maintained, and scaled across the company.
• Establish workflows and governance for presentation assets, making it easy to distribute updates, maintain consistency, and evolve the system alongside the Vercel brand.
• Identify repetitive presentation-design tasks and create systems, automation, or tooling that reduce manual work and improve quality at scale.
• Build and maintain a consistent visual identity across all presentation materials, ensuring every deck reflects Vercel's brand.
• Partner directly with executives and speakers to tailor narratives and visuals to their individual voice, style, audience, and presentation needs.
• Integrate multimedia, including animation, video, and interactive elements, to maximize audience engagement during high-stakes moments.
• Translate complex technical ideas into clear, engaging visuals, researching topics deeply enough to identify the simplest and most compelling way to explain them.
• Iterate quickly on feedback from executives and cross-functional partners, delivering polished, presentation-ready materials under deadline pressure.
• Support Vercel's highest-visibility moments, including product launches, corporate events, customer presentations, and executive keynotes, with design that performs on the main stage.

Skills

Google Slides

Keynote

PowerPoint

Figma Slides

Tools

Figma

Job description

Vercel in San Francisco or New York City seeks a Presentation Designer to own end-to-end design and ensure every deck reflects our brand. You will build presentation systems, templates, components, and workflows across Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, and Keynote, partnering with Creative/Brand, Executive, Product Marketing, Communications, Events, and Design Engineering teams.

This role reports to the Director of Creative Design within our Creative/Brand team and will be based in San Francisco