Midweight Studio Presentation Designer

Edelman; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Edelman Studio is seeking a talented Midweight Studio Presentation Designer to craft engaging visuals for international campaigns and client presentations. You will support high-profile client presentations, new business pitches and RFP responses while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across markets and time zones.

This role emphasizes balancing creativity with commercial thinking, delivering brand-consistent assets under tight deadlines and exploring AI-assisted tools to boost

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.
• Figma and After Effects experience is an advantage.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

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

2–5 years' experience

Portfolio development

Adobe Creative Suite

Presentation design

Client-facing

Typography & layout

AI-assisted tools

Figma

After Effects

Communication

Tools

PowerPoint

Google Slides

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

The Role

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-profileclient 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.