Design Lead

We help top organizations move people with their ideas through empathy and compelling stories from keynotes on the big stage to everyday presentations and communications. We also teach our methodology through our best-selling books, workshops, and e-courses.

Duarte is looking for a presentation design specialist. This person is able to balance creative project ownership with the leadership skills required to guide a team production resources. You’ll be joining an agency that has been dedicated to being the leader of the presentation space for 25 years, helping speakers and executive teams from industries as diverse as tech, consumer goods, entertainment, media, and financial services.. We dissect complex stories, digest technical information and make effective and compelling visuals for audiences around the world to see.

This position requires someone who thrives on efficiency and who sees value in bringing great design to all types of projects—specifically those that won’t hit the main stage or executive level. Attention to detail is a must, as you’ll be called upon as a brand advocate, following brand standards ensuring consistency and quality, while focusing on speed and being resilient when faced with high volume

* You consider yourself skilled in PowerPoint and/or Keynote and your portfolio speaks for itself * Visual problem solver—you dissect complex information to simplify and abstract it for easier audience digestion and are able to visualize key concepts * Able to look at projects holistically and delegate, valuing and utilizing the strengths of the team * Strong communicator: leading client meetings, listening and understanding stakeholder needs to make the project successful * Asks questions until the next steps are absolutely clear in their mind’s eye * Process thinker—addresses design challenges and can clearly articulate a step-by-step approach for coming up with a solution to team members * You live for efficiency and thinking of more effective ways to solve problems * You are proactive and seek solutions to challenges without waiting or asking for permission first * Independently motivated and able to make well thought out autonomous creative decisions that best serve client needs * Nimble and adept at shifting gears, balancing projects and juggling priorities in a fast-paced environment * Maintains a positive outlook, even when faced with design obstacles and constraints. Always keeps client objectives in mind. * Able to grasp many brands, recognizing situations where creative can be pushed and when to strictly uphold standards * Confident as the creative lead on projects and consider teaching/mentoring personal strengths * You never hesitate to jump in to get a project done to make a client happy * Well-versed in Illustrator and Photoshop and lives a streamlined workflow between presentation and Creative Suite apps * You have a strong sense of personal accountability and work with others to do right, with transparency and honest intent * Professional, diplomatic and approachable by teammates * View design as communication rather than fine art, understanding the importance of budgets and timelines * Are innately curious and continuously striving to add to your tool belt * 4-6 years professional experience