Presentations Designer

Salary: £38,500 per annum, plus company benefits

Location: Leeds, LS10 1AB

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9am until 5:30pm with 1 hours unpaid lunch break

Work model: Hybrid

Williams Lea seeks a Presentations Designer to join our team!

Williams Lea is a global provider of technology-enabled business and marketing services, bringing together talented people, deep industry expertise and emerging technology to help some of the world's leading organisations work smarter and transform the way they operate.

Our people are at the heart of what we do. Working alongside innovative technology, including AI, our teams deliver critical services for clients around the world. Built on a strong heritage and long-standing client relationships, Williams Lea is an RRD company, serving clients in 20 countries across four continents with 15,000 employees worldwide.  We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to grow, contribute new ideas and make a meaningful impact.

Purpose of role 

We are seeking a highly skilled Presentation Designer to lead the design, formatting, and production of Information Memorandums (IMs) supporting our Professional Services client Corporate Finance Advisory team . The service also provides ad-hoc support with presentations and supplier pitch documents.

The successful candidate will transform complex financial, commercial, and strategic information into visually compelling and creative presentations that support business development, transaction processes, and client engagement activities.

Working collaboratively with deal teams and stakeholders, the successful candidate will lead briefing meetings to understand theme, audience, creative objective, content requirements and then translate into professional presentation materials.

Key responsibilities 

• Design and produce high-quality Information Memorandums (IMs) for mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, restructuring, and strategic advisory engagements.
• Create visually engaging PowerPoint presentations, pitch decks, proposals, capability statements, and client reports.
• Develop document layouts, infographics, charts, diagrams, and data visualisations that effectively communicate complex information.
• Ensure consistency in branding, formatting, typography, and visual identity across all client-facing documents.
• Edit, format, and enhance content supplied by consultants, advisors, and subject matter experts.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting demanding turnaround times and deadlines.
• Knowledge of Abode Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Maintain libraries of presentation templates, icons, graphics, and design assets.
• Review documents for quality, accuracy, formatting consistency, and overall presentation standards.
• Support continuous improvement of document production processes and presentation design best practices.

Personal attributes

Essential

• Proven experience designing Information Memorandums, pitch books, investor presentations, or corporate reports.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout design, colour theory, and visual communication principles.
• Experience producing professional documents within corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, legal, accounting, or professional services environments.
• Ability to present financial and commercial information clearly through charts, diagrams, and infographics.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Strong communicator with the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders, gather requirements, challenge content constructively
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Experience with data visualisation tools and corporate branding projects.
• Understanding of financial statements, valuation concepts, and investment documentation.

Key Deliverables

• Information Memorandums (IMs)
• Pitch books and investor presentations
• Transaction and deal marketing materials
• Client proposals and tender responses
• Board and management presentations
• Thought leadership reports and corporate publications

Rewards and Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays(pro-rata for part time roles)
• Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Assessments
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview please contact us at careersatWL@williamslea.com(we do not accept applications to this email address).

View our Privacy Notice https://www.williamslea.com/privacy-statement