Responsibilities

• Lead Visual Storytelling Through Presentation Design • Design high-impact PowerPoint presentations for executive, leadership, and client-facing audiences. • Translate complex concepts, strategies, and narratives into clear, visually compelling stories. • Apply strong information design principles to structure content logically and intuitively. • Elevate raw content—outlines, drafts, data, and notes—into polished, presentation-ready materials.
• Partner with Executives & Senior Stakeholders • Act as a trusted design partner to senior leaders and stakeholders. • Effectively manage stakeholder relationships, expectations, and feedback in high-visibility situations. • Ask the right questions to clarify objectives, audience, and desired outcomes. • Present design rationale confidently and guide stakeholders toward strong visual solutions.
• Collaborate Within the Creative Team • Work closely with the Creative Execution Lead and fellow designers to align on standards and priorities. • Contribute to shared presentation templates, visual systems, and storytelling frameworks. • Support integrated campaigns and initiatives by ensuring presentation materials align with broader creative efforts. • Provide peer feedback and help raise the overall quality of visual communication across the team.
• Ensure Brand Consistency & Quality • Ensure all presentations adhere to brand guidelines, visual identity, and tone of voice. • Maintain a high bar for craftsmanship, accuracy, and attention to detail. • Adapt brand systems flexibly to meet a wide range of business and communication needs. • Ensure final deliverables are polished, accurate, and ready for executive-level use.
• Drive Efficiency & Continuous Improvement • Identify opportunities to improve presentation workflows, templates, and processes. • Create and maintain reusable assets, slide libraries, and visual components. • Balance speed and quality in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. • Stay current on presentation design trends, storytelling techniques, and PowerPoint capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or equivalent experience
• 6–9+ years of experience in visual design with a strong emphasis on presentation design
• Advanced expertise in PowerPoint as a design and storytelling tool
• Strong command of typography, layout, color, and information design
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma; experience integrating assets into presentations
• Proven experience working directly with executive or senior leadership stakeholders
• Ability to translate complex, abstract, or technical information into clear visuals
• Excellent communication, listening, and stakeholder management skills
• A portfolio showcasing presentation design, visual storytelling, and executive communications

Preferred

• Experience working in large organizations or regulated industries is a plus

Benefits

• Salary Range: $83,100 - 141,300 USD Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.