Solution Presentation Designer (Visual Storytelling Specialist) - TEMP-TO-HIRE
Hearst Communications, Inc., New York, New York, us, 10261
Solution Presentation Designer (Visual Storytelling Specialist) - TEMP-TO-HIRE
New York, NY, United States and 1 more
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Job Description About Us
We’rea professional services company at the intersection of marketing and technology, partnering with ambitious brands to solve complex challenges, accelerate growth, and drive performance. Our integrated teams combine strategic insight, creative execution, data fluency, and technicalexpertise.
We believe our biggest asset is our combination ofdifferent backgrounds, cultures, and disciplines that come together to form iCrossing community. What we do starts with our people.
We are part of the Hearst Corporation, the world’s leading media, entertainment, and content company, which gives us access to the most valuable data and insights,talentand audiences.
About this job
We’re looking for aSolution Presentation Designerwho can transform complex ideas, technical content, and data intoclear, persuasive, visually compelling PowerPoint presentations. In this role, you’ll combine world-class design withstrategic storytellingto create decks that drive alignment, understanding, and action - while ensuring brand consistency and delivering under tight timelines. You’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders to refine messaging, improve slide structure, and produce high-impact presentations for executives, sales, marketing, internal communications, and customer-facing engagements. This is a temp-to-hire role and requires 2 days per week in the office.
Core Responsibilities
Strategic Storytelling & Narrative Development
Develop and refineend-to-end presentation narrativesaligned with business goals, audience needs, and desired outcomes.
Ensure every slide has a purpose, with strongmessage hierarchy, logical flow, and clear transitions.
Advise stakeholders on framing, sequencing, and clarity to strengthen persuasion and decision-making.
Visual Design & Storytelling
Translate complex information, business concepts, and data intoimpactful visual storiesusing layouts, graphics, icons, diagrams, charts, and purposeful animation.
Apply best practices in visual hierarchy, pacing, and emphasis to improve comprehension and engagement.
Create slides that are executive-ready and audience-focused, balancing clarity with polish.
Template, Master Slides & Brand Management
Develop and maintainbespoke templates, master slide systems, layouts, and reusable components.
Ensure strict adherence tobrand guidelines(typography, colors, imagery, iconography, tone).
Build scalable libraries of assets that enable consistent, enterprise-quality outputs.
Stakeholder Collaboration
Partner with internal teams (Engagement team, Marketing, Product, Leadership, etc.) to understand objectives, audience context, and key messages.
Provide constructive guidance to optimize content clarity, narrative structure, and messaging - beyond aesthetics.
Translate stakeholder feedback into design improvements while protecting storyline integrity and brand quality.
Convert quantitative and qualitative data intoclear, digestible visuals(charts, infographics, frameworks).
Select appropriate visualization methods based on intent (compare, trend, composition, correlation).
Ensure accuracy, readability, and alignment of data visuals with the narrative “so what.”
Technical Excellence & Optimization
Demonstrate expert-level proficiency in PowerPoint –including slide masters, formatting systems, and advanced features.
Demonstrate expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop and Illustrator for developing creative assets for presentations.
Optimize decks for multiple formats:live presentation, virtual delivery, print/PDF, widescreen, and large displays.
Troubleshoot formatting, compatibility, font embedding, and performance issues to ensure smooth delivery.
Project & Time Management
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting fast-paced, high-volume, and tight deadlines.
Estimate effort, set realistic timelines, prioritize tasks, and communicate progress clearly.
Maintain organized file structures, version control, and reusable component libraries.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Advanced command of design fundamentals:layout, typography, color, spacing, and visual hierarchy.
UX mindset: ability to structure information forclarity, flow, and easy understanding.
Strong data visualization capabilities and experience simplifying complex content.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including comfort with senior audiences.
Proven ability to operate under pressure, adapt quickly, and deliver high-quality work on short timelines.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
Experience in enterprise, consulting, SaaS, or solutions engineering environments.
Thoughtful use of motion/animation to support meaning (not decoration).
Familiarity with accessibility best practices for presentations.
Deliverables You’ll Own
Client and Executive presentations, customer pitch decks, internal strategy decks, training decks
Slide templates, master slide systems, branded visual libraries (icons, charts, diagrams)
Data visuals, infographics, frameworks, and reusable storytelling components
Medical, dental, vision,lifeand disability insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
Employeeassistanceprogram and other company benefits
The estimated hourly range for this position in Chicago is between $42and $64. For New York City,the estimated hourly range for this position is between $47and $72. The range for this position in other geographies may vary based on market differences.The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
Benefits (What We Offer)
Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle, and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
Wellness First: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
Plan for Your Financial Future: Enjoy competitive financial perks, including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
Job Info
Job Identification 2026016
Job Category Marketing and Creative Services
Posting Date 02/09/2026, 05:08 PM
Job Schedule Full time
Locations 320 West 57th Street, New York, NY, 10019, US 312 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, US
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Trending
Job Description About Us
We’rea professional services company at the intersection of marketing and technology, partnering with ambitious brands to solve complex challenges, accelerate growth, and drive performance. Our integrated teams combine strategic insight, creative execution, data fluency, and technicalexpertise.
We believe our biggest asset is our combination ofdifferent backgrounds, cultures, and disciplines that come together to form iCrossing community. What we do starts with our people.
We are part of the Hearst Corporation, the world’s leading media, entertainment, and content company, which gives us access to the most valuable data and insights,talentand audiences.
About this job
We’re looking for aSolution Presentation Designerwho can transform complex ideas, technical content, and data intoclear, persuasive, visually compelling PowerPoint presentations. In this role, you’ll combine world-class design withstrategic storytellingto create decks that drive alignment, understanding, and action - while ensuring brand consistency and delivering under tight timelines. You’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders to refine messaging, improve slide structure, and produce high-impact presentations for executives, sales, marketing, internal communications, and customer-facing engagements. This is a temp-to-hire role and requires 2 days per week in the office.
Core Responsibilities
Strategic Storytelling & Narrative Development
Develop and refineend-to-end presentation narrativesaligned with business goals, audience needs, and desired outcomes.
Ensure every slide has a purpose, with strongmessage hierarchy, logical flow, and clear transitions.
Advise stakeholders on framing, sequencing, and clarity to strengthen persuasion and decision-making.
Visual Design & Storytelling
Translate complex information, business concepts, and data intoimpactful visual storiesusing layouts, graphics, icons, diagrams, charts, and purposeful animation.
Apply best practices in visual hierarchy, pacing, and emphasis to improve comprehension and engagement.
Create slides that are executive-ready and audience-focused, balancing clarity with polish.
Template, Master Slides & Brand Management
Develop and maintainbespoke templates, master slide systems, layouts, and reusable components.
Ensure strict adherence tobrand guidelines(typography, colors, imagery, iconography, tone).
Build scalable libraries of assets that enable consistent, enterprise-quality outputs.
Stakeholder Collaboration
Partner with internal teams (Engagement team, Marketing, Product, Leadership, etc.) to understand objectives, audience context, and key messages.
Provide constructive guidance to optimize content clarity, narrative structure, and messaging - beyond aesthetics.
Translate stakeholder feedback into design improvements while protecting storyline integrity and brand quality.
Convert quantitative and qualitative data intoclear, digestible visuals(charts, infographics, frameworks).
Select appropriate visualization methods based on intent (compare, trend, composition, correlation).
Ensure accuracy, readability, and alignment of data visuals with the narrative “so what.”
Technical Excellence & Optimization
Demonstrate expert-level proficiency in PowerPoint –including slide masters, formatting systems, and advanced features.
Demonstrate expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop and Illustrator for developing creative assets for presentations.
Optimize decks for multiple formats:live presentation, virtual delivery, print/PDF, widescreen, and large displays.
Troubleshoot formatting, compatibility, font embedding, and performance issues to ensure smooth delivery.
Project & Time Management
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting fast-paced, high-volume, and tight deadlines.
Estimate effort, set realistic timelines, prioritize tasks, and communicate progress clearly.
Maintain organized file structures, version control, and reusable component libraries.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Advanced command of design fundamentals:layout, typography, color, spacing, and visual hierarchy.
UX mindset: ability to structure information forclarity, flow, and easy understanding.
Strong data visualization capabilities and experience simplifying complex content.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including comfort with senior audiences.
Proven ability to operate under pressure, adapt quickly, and deliver high-quality work on short timelines.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
Experience in enterprise, consulting, SaaS, or solutions engineering environments.
Thoughtful use of motion/animation to support meaning (not decoration).
Familiarity with accessibility best practices for presentations.
Deliverables You’ll Own
Client and Executive presentations, customer pitch decks, internal strategy decks, training decks
Slide templates, master slide systems, branded visual libraries (icons, charts, diagrams)
Data visuals, infographics, frameworks, and reusable storytelling components
Medical, dental, vision,lifeand disability insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
Employeeassistanceprogram and other company benefits
The estimated hourly range for this position in Chicago is between $42and $64. For New York City,the estimated hourly range for this position is between $47and $72. The range for this position in other geographies may vary based on market differences.The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
Benefits (What We Offer)
Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle, and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
Wellness First: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
Plan for Your Financial Future: Enjoy competitive financial perks, including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
Job Info
Job Identification 2026016
Job Category Marketing and Creative Services
Posting Date 02/09/2026, 05:08 PM
Job Schedule Full time
Locations 320 West 57th Street, New York, NY, 10019, US 312 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, US
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