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Presentation Design Specialist

FCB Global

At FCB Health, the presentation design specialist will be a key contributor to the new business team, ensuring that all presentations effectively communicate information to external audiences. You’ll be working closely with our new business team and will travel with the team to run rehearsal and finalize the pitch deck for presentations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Project Management

  • Demonstrate an ability to handle multiple projects and respond to numerous and last minute requests

Design

  • Brainstorm with the Business Development team and account to develop ideas to transform generic, text-heavy presentations into more graphically engaging, concise, and interactive experiences

Collaboration

  • Collaborate with account team and subject matter experts under tight deadlines to quickly address their needs

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Design and prepare engaging presentations with compelling content and visuals.
  • Create compelling infographics that transform words into visuals.
  • Collaborate with account team and subject matter experts under tight deadlines to quickly address their needs.
  • Quickly respond and interpret multiple last minute creative directions and edits.
  • Must be comfortable managing multiple projects and expectations, and communicating directly with key stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate expert level in PowerPoint including use of multiple masters, color themes, animations, actions, and videos.
  • Handles onsite pitch rehearsals and meetings as well as travels to new business meetings with the presenting team; provides set-up, rehearsal, and breakdown/clean up support for offsite meetings as needed.
  • Set up internal/external video conference, web ex, or Lync meeting.
  • Partner with editorial, producers, creative, copy, account, and studio to produce high quality presentation materials.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

  • Extensive knowledge of PC/Mac differences and cross-platform knowledge of programs
  • Full knowledge of operating ad equipment
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)

COMPETENCIES

  • Possesses a creative mind
  • Ability to establish an effective demeanor and communication to influence one’s point of view
  • Carefully plans ahead to ensure tasks are undertaken and time is used efficiently
  • Acute attention to detail, with an emphasis on consistency and continuity.
  • Maintains professionalism and is polished to interact with the clients
  • Balances and defuses inner tensions and stresses to work well and stay calm under pressure

Visual Designer, Corporate Communications

Macy’s

Job Overview:

Are you passionate about corporate communications and excited about informing and engaging Associates for a well-known consumer brand?

Macy’s is currently seeking a Visual Content Designer for Macy’s Corporate Communications Interactive Media Group. The Visual Designer’s primary focus will be to support the team with Macy’s branded corporate collateral and create innovative design concepts for an enhanced customer experience. This includes corporate video content, graphics, and digital assets.

This role will be partnering with the following:

  • Communications teams (Internal and External)
  • Interactive Design Team
  • Production Design Team
  • Business Partners
  • Marketing

The ideal candidate will lead design vision for specific projects and also be a part of the ideation process for additional high-level projects we propose and undertake.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

  • Conceptualize, create, deliver, and execute design layouts and graphics across different devices (mobile & desktop) – for content sites, proposals and presentations.
  • Key contributor for corporate brand identity and web design.
  • Key stakeholder partner to support creative direction in regards to design, customer experience, and site usability, architecture, and functionality (interactive digital media).
  • Participate in creative conceptualization sessions with team members & cross functional partners.
  • Regular, dependable attendance & punctuality.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor degree in design or other communication design major.
  • Professional experience in a campaign/graphic design/production role for digital projects in a client or agency environment.
  • Fluency with Adobe Creative Suite on a Mac platform, particularly with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects, and Media Encoder.

Other Skills:

  • A keen eye for layout, design and color.
  • A strong understanding and deep passion for typography.
  • Illustration skills (especially digital, vector-based) a must.
  • Ability to work with account and editorial teams to direct projects on a conceptual level (providing direction, ideas), manage process, and then execute.

Visual Information Specialist

US Department of Veterans Affairs 

Summary

This position is located in the VHA Office of Communications; the incumbent performs duties directly contributing to the support/management of communications products of a health care delivery system. Responsible for the overall integration of all visual, multimedia, and social media designs and corresponding messages. Providing support to health care management officials and communications specialists coordinating a wide range of information through multimedia design and messaging.

Responsibilities

Duties include but not limited to:
Analyzes, evaluates, designs, implements, and coordinates a variety of visual materials that relate to clinical issues, the medical care of veterans, and other health care topics.

Creates and/or utilizes photographs and/or video to create visual products used communicate health and benefits information.

Uses common communications methods including online/web design, custom illustrations, and photography, but may also include printed materials such as books.

Designs and displays creative visual products for publications, exhibits and/or presentations utilizing print and electronic dissemination media.

Utilizes visual materials and software applications to communicate information through print and/or multimedia computer applications over the worldwide web.

Lays out and/or executes online design elements in order to develop an entire healthcare website utilizing industry on-line usability techniques and includes use of cascading style sheets.

Evaluates and prioritizes all incoming graphics project requests, under the supervision of senior staff.
Determines the feasibility and legitimacy of any given request based on established criteria and policies.

Collaborates with all levels of a health care system, from executive management to front line staff.

Plans, coordinates, or advises on work efforts or resolution of technical problems by influencing individuals or groups who are working toward mutual goals.


Visual Information Communications Specialist

CAMRIS

CAMRIS International is an international development and research firm that realizes innovative solutions to health and development challenges through high-quality, cost-effective program and research management services. With experience working in more than 80 countries, we combine our proven systems with today’s most effective, evidence-based best practices to improve the lives of people around the world.The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has contracted through Social Solutions International partnered with CAMRIS International, to recruit and hire qualified individuals for the following position:

Introduction

The Internal Communications (IC) Team within the Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs is responsible for the overall strategic implementation of effective information flow across the Agency including on behalf of the Administrator and between Missions and Washington. This office strengthens and unifies the USAID internal community, enables employee engagement, and increases conversations across Washington and the Missions.

The Internal Communications Visual Information Communications Specialist serves as a key member of the IC Team, reporting to the Director of Internal Communications. He/she works closely with other members of the IC team to lead and contribute to key products, events, and services.

Objectives:

  • Ensure IC visual information products are of high, professional quality that inform, engage and inspire Agency staff.
  • Effectively communicate USAID’s development agenda to promote support for the Agency’s mission and core values.

Responsibilities:

IC requires operational and functional support to provide visual information communications Agency-wide as well as for sub-sections of the Agency.

Serves as the IC lead on photo, audio and video projects, working closely with other members of the team and groups across the Agency with a particular emphasis on support to the Administrator’s office.

  • Independently coordinates the IC team’s audio and video projects portfolio including management of these projects and planning to meet the high demand of Agency customers
  • Collaborates with technical experts
  • Writes scripts and designs storyboards
  • Shoots, records, edits, captions and posts live audio and video
  • Utilizes and edits stock video for relevant projects
  • Creates animations for video projects
  • Creates music soundtracks for audio and video projects
  • Creates Podcasts and other audio-only projects
  • Utilizes Adobe Creative Suite or similar for all audio and video projects
  • Tracks the acquisition and storage of IC hardware and software
  • Coordinates audio and video projects plus finished content within the Agency’s digital asset management systems
  • Independently coordinates the IC team’s photo projects
  • Coordinates digitization and archiving initiatives
  • Tracks the acquisition and storage of IC hardware and software
  • Collaborates with other teams and bureaus on photo projects
  • Shoots, edits, captions and posts photos on behalf of the IC team using Adobe Creative Suite or similar
  • Develops photo campaigns and shares content on the Agency’s social media platforms
  • Coordinates photo projects and ensures accurate photo information is recorded within the Agency’s digital asset management systems
  • Independently coordinates the entire internal portfolio of IC audio, video, and photo projects, including project planning (as assigned)
  • Collects, analyzes and reports relevant data on A/V use and A/V effectiveness from Agency consumers
  • Coordinates the development and distribution of audio/video metrics analysis for each project and overall

Qualifications:

  • Masters degree and 5+ years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Audio/video communications experience
  • Foreign development exposure,
  • Adobe Creative Suite or similar experience,
  • Mac and Windows experience,
  • Coursework in photography and audio/video production
  • Photo-Taking, Video-Shooting and Audio Recording to tell Foreign Development-Oriented and Staff Stories
  • Full-Cycle Audio and Video Development, Production and Post-Production Ability
  • Verbal Communications
  • Listening Ability
  • Design Ability
  • Writing Ability
  • Editing Ability
  • Project Management
  • Metrics Identification and Analysis
  • Digital Engagement and Communications
  • Organization and Planning
  • Development as an Area of Practice Exposure