Presentation Art Director

We are looking for a Presentation Art Director who combines strong visual thinking, art direction and storytelling with exceptional hands-on PowerPoint skills.

This is not simply a slide-production role. We are looking for someone who can take complex information, strategic thinking, data, rough content or an early-stage presentation and transform it into a clear, compelling and visually sophisticated story .

You will be responsible for developing the visual direction of presentations, creating strong narrative and design systems, and bringing them to life in PowerPoint at a high level of craft.

The ideal candidate is an experienced designer or art director who understands that a great presentation is more than a collection of beautiful slides. It requires hierarchy, storytelling, information design, consistency and an understanding of how an audience consumes information .

Your Responsibilities

Art Direction & Visual Storytelling

• Develop strong visual concepts and creative directions for presentations.
• Translate strategies, ideas, data and complex information into clear and engaging visual stories.
• Establish the overall look and feel of presentations, from typography and imagery to layout, graphic language and information hierarchy.
• Understand the purpose and audience of a presentation and adapt the visual approach accordingly.
• Turn rough content, Word documents, sketches or existing presentations into polished and compelling decks.
• Challenge content and structure where necessary to improve clarity and storytelling.
• Create presentations that feel premium, contemporary and aligned with the respective brand.

Presentation Design & PowerPoint

• Design and produce high-quality presentations directly in Microsoft PowerPoint .
• Build sophisticated slide layouts and flexible presentation systems.
• Create and maintain PowerPoint templates and Slide Masters.
• Develop charts, diagrams, infographics and other forms of data visualisation.
• Use animation and transitions purposefully to support storytelling and presentation flow.
• Ensure presentations remain practical and editable for teams and clients.
• Work efficiently across both smaller presentations and large, complex decks.
• Maintain a high level of consistency and craft across every slide.

Information Design

• Simplify complex information without losing its meaning.
• Develop visual frameworks that make strategies, processes, structures and data easier to understand.
• Translate numbers and datasets into meaningful charts and visualisations.
• Establish clear information hierarchies across presentations.
• Identify opportunities to replace text-heavy slides with stronger visual communication.

Brand & Design Systems

• Translate existing brand identities into scalable presentation systems.
• Ensure presentations comply with brand guidelines while still feeling creative and engaging.
• Develop reusable templates, modules and design components.
• Create systems that allow other team members to produce consistent, high-quality presentations.
• Work across different brands and visual identities while maintaining the individual character of each.

Collaboration

• Work closely with Creative Directors, Art Directors, strategists, client service teams and other designers.
• Collaborate with colleagues across South Africa, Germany and the wider international Serviceplan network.
• Understand briefs quickly and translate feedback into effective creative solutions.
• Present and explain design decisions confidently to internal stakeholders.
• Support teams in improving the overall quality of presentation design.

What We're Looking For

• Strong professional experience in presentation design, graphic design or art direction .
• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating sophisticated presentation design and visual storytelling.
• Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint skills are essential.
• Excellent understanding of typography, layout, composition, hierarchy and visual systems.
• Strong information-design and data-visualisation skills.
• Ability to turn complex or text-heavy content into clear visual communication.
• Experience creating templates, Slide Masters and scalable presentation systems.
• Strong understanding of branding and the ability to translate brand guidelines into presentation design.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and interpreting strategic or business-focused content.
• High attention to detail and a strong sense of craft.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international agency environment.

PowerPoint Expertise

For this position, PowerPoint is not simply another software tool — it is a core part of the craft .

You should be highly confident working with:

• Slide Masters and custom templates
• Complex layouts and grids
• Typography and style systems
• Charts and data visualisation
• Tables, diagrams and infographics
• Animation and transitions
• Image treatment and visual composition
• Large and complex presentation decks
• Brand-compliant presentation systems
• Efficient and editable slide production

Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud , particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, is highly beneficial. Experience with Figma and AI-supported creative tools is also an advantage.

AI & New Ways of Working

We actively explore how AI and emerging technologies can improve creative workflows.

You should be curious about using AI to support areas such as:

• Visual exploration and ideation
• Image generation and editing
• Content visualisation
• Presentation structuring
• Design variations
• Production efficiency

We don't expect AI to replace strong design thinking. We expect our creatives to understand how it can make excellent creative work faster and more effective.

What Success Looks Like

You are someone who can receive a rough, content-heavy presentation and see the potential behind it. You understand what the audience needs to see, what they need to understand and how the story should unfold .

You can establish a strong creative direction, build a sophisticated visual system and then execute it yourself in PowerPoint — down to the final detail.

Most importantly, you care equally about the idea, the story and the craft of the final presentation .