Visual Communications Designer

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$55K/yr – $120K/yrMid Level5+ years expPart time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own the design of high-impact sales presentations and visuals, transforming complex product content into value-based narratives and polished assets, while ensuring brand compliance and efficient production across events.

  • Leads design for launches, kick-offs, and client-ready materials
  • Collaborates with SMEs and approvers to obtain approvals and maintain version control

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design visually compelling presentations and other Sales materials that combine storytelling, information design, and data visualization to communicate key messages clearly and memorably.
  • Transform technical product slides into a "value-based" customer narrative.
  • Develop graphics, layouts, infographics, tables, charts, and other visual elements that make complex information clear, engaging, and easy to understand.
  • Elevate raw content (outlines, drafts, data, and notes), into polished graphics or presentation-ready materials.
  • Support high-visibility moments, including Product launches, Sales Kick-offs and other corporate events, and customer presentations with design that performs.
  • Apply BMO brand guidelines, visual identity standards, and style guides consistently across all outputs.
  • Develop templates and presentation assets, including sourcing appropriate imagery, icons, and graphics from approved resources.
  • Ensure accuracy, compliance, version control, and appropriate file management throughout the design and production lifecycle.
  • Work with subject matter experts and approvers to refine content, obtain required approvals, and maintain evidence of approvals where needed.
  • Stay abreast of design trends, tools, and technologies to incorporate innovative design elements into presentations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in graphic design, Visual Communication, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience in visual communication, presentation design, brand design, or multimedia design.
  • Demonstrated expertise in presentation design, design principles, typography, layout, hierarchy, and visual storytelling.
  • Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
  • Advanced expertise in PowerPoint as a design and storytelling tool.
  • Experience creating print-ready documents and high-quality presentation collateral for executive or client-facing use.
  • Ability to translate complex, abstract, or technical information into clear visuals
  • Highly detail-oriented: meticulous about alignment, consistency, and visual polish.
  • Strong intrapersonal skills (i.e., the ability to interact with all levels of management)
  • Curiosity, creativity, and interest in continuing to grow across brand design, digital experiences, accessibility, event activation, and emerging creative tools.

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • accident and life insurance
  • retirement savings plans
  • performance-based incentives
  • discretionary bonuses
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Animation World Network

Animation World Network is the leading online destination for the animation and visual effects communities. It publishes news, feature articles and reviews covering all aspects of the industry

Founded in 1996
USA
28 employees (20 in marketing)

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Visual Communications Designer

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