Midweight Studio Presentation Designer

AF030 Edelman South Africa (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Edelman Studio in Johannesburg is seeking a Midweight Designer with 2–5 years' experience to contribute to international campaigns, social, branding, and client presentations. You will create layouts, infographics and assets, adapt work for diverse markets, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to maintain brand consistency and visual excellence.

Strong Adobe skills and presentation deck design are essential; familiarity with AI tools is a plus, and the role offers a fast-paced agency

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' experience in a design or creative agency.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating digital, branding and campaign work.
• Excellent Adobe Creative Suite skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Experience designing presentation decks in PowerPoint or Google Slides.
• Experience working on client-facing projects.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout and visual storytelling.
• Experience with AI-assisted creative tools.

Responsibilities

• Design creative assets across digital, social, print and integrated campaigns.
• Support the development of visual concepts for client work and new business opportunities.
• Design presentation decks for client meetings, executive communications, pitches and RFP submissions.
• Create layouts, illustrations, infographics and campaign assets that communicate ideas clearly.
• Apply and evolve client brand guidelines across multiple channels.
• Collaborate closely with Creative, Strategy, Client and Production teams.
• Adapt creative assets for different markets and languages while maintaining brand consistency.
• Produce artwork to a consistently high standard, often within tight deadlines.
• Explore AI-assisted creative tools to improve efficiency and enhance creative output.

Skills

Design

Adobe Creative Suite

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Figma

After Effects

Tools

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

After Effects

Job description

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

MIDWEIGHT STUDIO PRESENTATION DESIGNER

We are looking for a talented Midweight Designer (2-5 years' experience) to join Edelman Studio. Working across a diverse portfolio of international clients, you will design engaging visual content for integrated campaigns, social media, branding, digital communications and print, while also supporting high-profile client presentations, new business pitches and RFP responses. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across different markets and time zones, adapting creative work for regional audiences while maintaining brand consistency and visual excellence. This role is ideal for a collaborative designer who enjoys working in a fast-paced agency environment and thrives on balancing creativity with commercial thinking.

Key Responsibilities

• Design creative assets across digital, social, print and integrated campaigns.
• Support the development of visual concepts for client work and new business opportunities.
• Design presentation decks for client meetings, executive communications, pitches and RFP submissions.
• Create layouts, illustrations, infographics and campaign assets that communicate ideas clearly.
• Apply and evolve client brand guidelines across multiple channels.
• Collaborate closely with Creative, Strategy, Client and Production teams.
• Adapt creative assets for different markets and languages while maintaining brand consistency.
• Produce artwork to a consistently high standard, often within tight deadlines.
• Explore AI-assisted creative tools to improve efficiency and enhance creative output.

Requirements

• 2-5 years' experience in a design or creative agency.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating digital, branding and campaign work.
• Excellent Adobe Creative Suite skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Experience designing presentation decks in PowerPoint or Google Slides.
• Experience working on client-facing projects.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout and visual storytelling.
• Experience with AI-assisted creative tools.
• Figma and After Effects experience is an advantage.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

What We're Looking For

• Passionate about design and visual storytelling.
• Curious, collaborative and proactive.
• Comfortable working across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Able to work effectively across international teams, markets and time zones.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

It started with one man’s passion to make an impact through stories… 70 years later, we are the world’s largest communications firm, which fosters an environment where people feel empowered to take the kind of bold action that makes careers, reshapes industries, and creates the unexpected. We are one global team, over 6,000 strong across 60 offices, grounded by our shared values. We promise an experience where our employees see that boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. Since Dan Edelman founded the firm in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business, and our culture is one that brings understanding, collaboration, and respect to our work and to each other. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our clients, and our communities, and propel us forward as a company. At Edelman, we are in relentless pursuit of a fair and inspiring workplace that is respectful to all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust and collaboration. Each day and on each project, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel a sense of true inclusion and belonging and can bring their best to their work- taking action and shaping impactful moments and movements within our company, on behalf of our clients, and within communities around the globe. The relentless pursuit of excellence The freedom to be constantly curious The courage to do the right thing The commitment to positively impact society.

We grow our people We invite and celebrate differences Our reputation is our brand We’re global, yet local We offer more than just a career- we offer a place to grow, make a meaningful impact, and help drive change alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. Our culture is built on trust, innovation, and inclusivity, where unique perspectives are not only welcomed, but celebrated. At Edelman, your ambitions are supported, your voice matters and your work contributes to shaping the future of communications and clients’ business.