Oliver Wyman - Presentation Designer - Johannesburg

Marsh & Mclennan Companies; Johannesburg; On-site; USD 30,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Johannesburg is looking for a Presentation Designer to join their IMEA team. This role requires skillful application of design concepts, project management, and effective communication while adhering to brand guidelines. Expect to work on various projects while supporting the creative team in delivering high-quality outputs and maintaining brand consistency.

Qualifications

• High level of expertise within design discipline.
• Strong ability to adapt and interpret brand guidelines creatively.
• Confidently manages projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to projects that extend beyond core discipline.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure cohesive visual solutions.
• Seek opportunities to deepen understanding of brand's core values.

Skills

Advanced Technical Skills

Brand Interpretation

Collaboration and Communication

Problem-Solving and Innovation

Tools

PowerPoint

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

Company:Oliver Wyman

Description:

Oliver Wyman is now looking to recruit a Presentation Designer (Weekend Coverage), to join our South Africa office and be part of our IMEA (India Middle East Africa) team!

The role will be based out of Johannesburg office.

• Please include a link to your portfolio in the CV before submitting

• Weekend support is mandatory and working days will be Sunday-Thursday/Tuesday-Saturday

Job Overview:

As a Presentation Designer, you begin expanding your role by contributing to projects that extend beyond your core discipline. While you still work within the structure of templates and guidelines, you start to explore cross medium projects in a limited capacity. You are expected to apply your growing design skills to execute creative tasks across different platforms, while collaborating with other team members to ensure cohesive visual solutions that meet the project requirements.

Expectations:

• Brand

  • Actively seeks opportunities to deepen understanding of the brand's core values and visual identity.

  • Develop the skill to recognize deviations from the brand's standards and aesthetics.

• Process

  • Diligently follows established processes, ensuring consistency and accuracy in creative execution.

  • Learns and applies best practices for addressing common creative challenges, delivering solutions that are effective and reliable.
    

• Project Management

  • Receives priorities, projects, and scope directly from their manager or project manager.

  • Works closely with their manager to help estimate timelines for tasks and projects, ensuring a clear understanding of deadlines.
    

• Production

  • Skillfully applies previously defined concepts to all assets, ensuring consistency.

  • Follows style guides or templates closely to execute all production work accurately.

  • Has a firm grasp of the entire production process, from initial concept to final output.
    

• Creative Competency

  • Aim to understand the thinking that informed a concept and how it relates to the project objectives.

  • Applies and adapts established design concepts to projects under close supervision.

  • Participates in brainstorming sessions, learning to incorporate feedback and understand broader creative goals.
    

• Innovation & Adaptability

  • Actively seeks new techniques and tools that enhance personal creativity and productivity.

  • Quickly adapts to new project requirements and changes in design briefs, maintaining high-quality outputs.
    

• Communication

  • Practices verbal and written communication effectively, both in one-on-one settings and within groups.

  • Works with managers to simplify complex ideas, making them understandable to those outside the project.

  • Is responsive, approachable, and proactive across all communication channels. Presents work clearly in critiques and maintains well-organized design documentation.
    

• Soliciting Opinion

  • Actively seeks and responds to feedback on their work, showing openness to various perspectives to refine their creative outputs.

  • Regularly invites opinions from peers and managers to enhance personal growth and improve project outcomes.
    

• Leadership

  • Challenges project requirements to ensure a human-centered approach in all designs.

  • Provides actionable feedback to peers, helping to enhance their work and encourage growth.

• Culture

  • Actively participate in company culture activities. Attends company-wide events to stay informed about organizational activities.

  • Volunteer to assist with team programs and contribute to spreading creative thinking and enthusiasm within the team.

  • Credit others for their ideas and work and embraces differing opinions constructively.
    

• Ethics & Compliance

  • Gains a basic understanding of ethical design principles and compliance related to privacy, copyright, and inclusivity.

  • Apply ethical considerations in creating designs that are accessible and do not misrepresent or appropriate cultural elements.

• AI

  • Understand the role of AI tools in the creative team. Learn how these tools can assist in basic tasks such as image generation, ideation, or content creation, helping to enhance efficiency and creativity.

  • Start exploring and experimenting with various AI-based design tools (e.g. Adobe Firefly) to assist with routine tasks.
    

Required Skills:

• Advanced Technical Skills: Demonstrates a high level of expertise within their discipline, capable of delivering complex and varied outputs with minimal supervision.
  

• Brand Interpretation: Strong ability to adapt and interpret brand guidelines creatively across different mediums and projects.
  

• Project Ownership: Confidently manages projects from start to finish, ensuring quality, consistency, and alignment with project goals.
  

• Collaboration and Communication: Communicates effectively with peers and stakeholders, contributing to a positive and productive team dynamic.
  

• Problem-Solving and Innovation: Proactively addresses challenges with innovative solutions, balancing creativity with project objectives.

Software Requirements:

Presentation Design - PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator, Word

Oliver Wyman, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a management consulting firm combining deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise to help clients optimize their business, improve operations and accelerate performance. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X. Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are also committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at [e-mail] to discuss any specific needs. Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.