Junior Designer

About Emperor Presentations

Emperor Presentations has a fantastic opportunity for a full-time Junior Designer to join our expanding, best‑in‑class presentations team of 21 people in London.

We are looking to hire 4 Junior Designers to start and be trained simultaneously by our team of Senior Presentations specialists. We want to be the agency of choice for ambitious talent, so we are looking for brilliant people who actively want to create great things with us.

You can see some examples of our team’s work here: http://emperor.works/presentations

Emperor Presentations is a Group company of Emperor who are a corporate communications and creative agency with more than 300 employees specialising in reporting, brand, digital, employee engagement and sustainability.

The role

We are looking for creative individuals with an exceptional design portfolio, who would love to expand their skillset by learning to design engaging PowerPoint presentations – training will be provided. The designers will have the opportunity to work with an incredible variety of clients and projects. From keynote announcements for FTSE 100s, to small business start-up pitches and everything in between; delivering presentations that include animation, interactivity, templates, infographics and more.

You will be responsible for creating presentations that are professional, consistent and on-brand, whilst understanding and communicating content in a clear meaningful way.

Our new team members must be self‑motivated and professional with a ‘can-do’ attitude, who are comfortable working in a fast-moving environment; meeting tight deadlines across multiple projects without sacrificing attention to detail and creativity.

This position is based in our London office near Aldgate. There will be a requirement to work in the office 3 days a week, with flexibility to work from home on the remaining 2 days.

What you’ll be doing in this role

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• Workingas an integral part of the team to design and build creative andimpressive PowerPoint presentations and templates
  
• Takingbriefs and requirements from our project managers
  
• Producingwork both independently and collaboratively
  
• Managingyour time to meet project deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  
• Supportingother departments in the agency, delivering pitch and marketing collateral
  

What you’ll need to be successful in this role

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• Astand-out portfolio, showcasing projects you have worked on at university/ freelancing or from previous work experience
  
• BSc/BAin Design or a related field
  
• Workingknowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
  
• Strongvisual design skills, with a focus on layouts, the ability to follow brandguidelines closely as well as create fresh concepts from scratch
  
• Anunderstanding of the creative requirements of a project
  
• Highlydetail oriented with an ability to carefully review work
  
• Technicallyminded - more than just a designer, ability to at times interpret dataheavy content, and utilise technical features within software
  

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• Effective communication skills to collaborate with both colleagues and clients
  
• Professional demeanour and an ability to use own initiative
  
• Comfortable working on a PC (our clients are mostly PC based so we are too)
  
• PowerPoint design experience is advantageous but not essential as training will be provided
  

Our Culture

Our culture is one where you’re free to do, learn and achieve better. We welcome everyone to experience a sense of belonging; whoever you are, wherever you’re working from, whatever your role. Our values guide how we work every day, with each other, our clients, and suppliers. And with our friendly inclusive environment, effort and empathy, we make the feeling real.

Next Steps

Please provide both a CV and your portfolio/link in your application. If you are successfully shortlisted for the role, the recruitment team will be in touch via email, and the process will begin from there. We endeavour to contact you as soon as possible, however, this may vary depending on the volume of applications we receive. Good Luck!

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Start Date: September 2024