Lead Creative Designer

Company Description

HELLO, WE ARE PUBLICIS PRODUCTION, THE FIRST INTELLIGENT CONTENT COMPANY.Within Publicis Groupe’s Intelligent Creativity business, we specialize in bringing creative ideas to life, and to consumers. By combining 100 years of craft excellence with 6,000 experts across 52 locations of the world’s biggest studio network, we leverage the industry’s richest data, through the power of agentic AI, to radically redefine content production with Intelligent Content.We intuitively deliver this through Marcel Make, the world’s first Intelligent Content agent. The result? Predictively performing content that unlocks business growth in unprecedented ways.

Job Description

In Bogotá - Colombia, we are seeking a Lead Creative Designer with a strong focus on Presentation Design to support US‑based clients, including executive leadership and C‑suite stakeholders. This role is presentation‑led and responsible for creating, refining, and elevating high‑impact executive decks, leadership presentations, and new business pitches. The ideal candidate is a master of presentation systems and visual storytelling, combining exceptional attention to detail with strong creative judgment. They are equally comfortable refining existing materials for consistency and polish as they are building beautifully crafted decks from early‑stage content, brand guidelines, or minimal direction.

While the primary focus of this role is presentation design, the Lead Creative Designer is also expected to occasionally stretch into broader creative support across traditional, digital, and social formats as business needs require. This role partners closely with US‑based creative, strategy, and production teams in fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Foster a collaborative environment within the creative team by sharing knowledge, mentoring peers, and promoting presentation design best practices.
• Facilitate clear communication within the team and confidently present creative concepts, design rationale, and storytelling approaches to stakeholders.
• Participate actively in new business pitches, executive presentations, and strategic visual communication initiatives.
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects effectively while maintaining quality and meeting tight deadlines.
• Design and develop corporate presentations, executive decks, and visual communication materials that integrate industry best practices and strong storytelling principles.
• Create and maintain presentation templates, visual systems, and branded assets to ensure consistency across client communications.
• Contribute to the overall growth and success of the company through creative excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure team awareness of presentation design, production, and visual communication best practices while proactively identifying challenges and recommending solutions.
• Translate complex ideas, data, and business narratives into clear, compelling visual stories for executive and client-facing audiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including strategy, account, production, and creative partners, to deliver high-quality visual communication solutions.
• Support work for US-based clients and executive stakeholders, maintaining a strong client-service mindset and attention to detail.
• Leverage emerging creative technologies and AI-assisted tools, when appropriate, to improve workflow efficiency and creative output.

Qualifications

• A collaborative approach to design, working effectively with creative, strategy, production, and account teams to deliver high-quality visual communication solutions.
• Proven experience in a Presentation Designer, Visual Communications Designer, or similar role, with a strong portfolio of executive presentations, client-facing decks, and creative projects.
• 7+ years of relevant experience, preferably within a creative agency environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Communications, Business, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of visual storytelling, design systems, information hierarchy, typography, editorial design, and best practices for executive and client-facing communications.
• Ability to translate complex ideas, business narratives, and data into clear, compelling visual stories.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, as well as presentation platforms such as PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote, Canva and familiarity with Figma.
• Proficiency in design software to create, refine, and elevate presentation materials, visual systems, and graphic assets.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace applications and creative software tools.
• Experience in Motion Design, 3D graphics, UI design, and AI-assisted creative workflows is a strong plus.
• A robust portfolio showcasing exceptional visual design skills, presentation design excellence, storytelling capabilities, and strong application of design principles, color, typography, and layout.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and quality.
• Exceptional time management, organization, and prioritization skills within fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• Solutions-oriented mindset, proactively identifying challenges and bringing thoughtful recommendations when managing stakeholders.
• Strong client-service mindset with the ability to work confidently with executive stakeholders, client-facing audiences, and global teams.
• Experience supporting US-based clients, executive stakeholders, or global teams is highly preferred.
• Natural leadership and mentoring capabilities, with experience guiding, supporting, or developing other designers and creative team members.
• Passion for design, creativity, and visual communication, with personal creative pursuits, hobbies, or passion projects considered an asset.
• Stay informed on industry trends, presentation design best practices, emerging technologies, and evolving creative tools.
• Minimum B2 English level, with excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments while balancing multiple priorities and adapting to evolving business needs.

Additional Information

What we offer:

• We have an AI-based interaction and connection platform called Marcel, which includes e-learning tools such as Udemy and LinkedIn Learning, offering more than 30,000 courses on various topics where you can train according to your interests. Additionally, it connects you with more than 100,000 creative minds within Publicis Groupe.

• We offer benefits such as hybrid work, employee funds, life insurance, a day off on your birthday, and the opportunity to apply for various global vacancies within the company. There is also the possibility to work up to 6 weeks per year from another country where Publicis Groupe has a presence under the global initiative Work Your World.

• We promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where every person is valued for their talent and potential, in a respectful environment free from discrimination. All of our job opportunities are open to people with disabilities. #VivaLaDifference.

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We recognize and appreciate individual differences as strengths that enrich our teams and community. Diversity and inclusion are key to our success!