We're seeking a Presentation Designer with a strong penchant for data visualization and synthesizing information into visually compelling stories. This role is pivotal in crafting captivating, human-centered narratives around strategic content and product designs for both Fortune 100 companies and emerging ventures. Within the context of presentation design, this person will support a series of phases of design – engagement facilitation, design, research, and go-to market.

At Runyon, any-and-all client-facing artifacts are filtered by the visual and communications craft as we believe in the power of visual communication to drive clarity, excitement, and effectiveness in the content we present. As a user-centered, design-minded company, we prioritize crafting engaging visual narratives that captivate our audience and drive understanding.

About Runyon

Runyon is a product design and venture studio that helps companies grow. We are a team of customer-centered designers, researchers, and strategists that crafts new products, experiences and ventures. Our approach combines customer needs and behaviors with leading edge business strategy. Our work is sprint- and prototype-driven and we think about how we can craft strategies and products into the market in ways that are meaningful and measured from the start. Our team has decades of experience working with some of the largest global partners including Disney, The New York Times, American Express, Target and others.

• We're prototyping-led. We lead with tangible assumptions in the form of prototypes and test them with real stakeholders to validate and refine our strategy and design. Regardless of discipline, we think and communicate in concepts, and use those to move further, faster.
• We're detailed and intentional. We always back up our design decisions with sound reasoning—be it user research, market research, or both. We make things that make sense and that have a clear through line.
• We're fast. We work almost exclusively in sprints, and with lean teams. We need folks who like to run.
• We're collaborative. We jam as a multidisciplinary team of specialists who collectively contribute to the full spectrum of work across user research, strategy and design to arrive at high quality outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Craft clear, compelling presentation decks to communicate intricate growth strategies, technologies, and human-centered design concepts
• Develop visually engaging stories that captivate our partners, equipping them with the insights necessary to build innovative products and ventures
• Utilize Google Slides as the primary presentation platform, leveraging its real-time editing and communication features to streamline communication and enhance collaborative productivity
• Distill complex data and ideas into visually compelling and digestible data visualizations, graphics, and charts to drive our story and strategy forward with partners
• Ensure that presentations are on-brand, either by following existing visual identity elements, or by creating new vernaculars
• Provide support with different types of decks, according to the phase of work (as outlined in the Example Workload below)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate user needs and business requirements into captivating visual narratives, driving ideation and informing innovative solutions that advance project objectives
• Listen to users and our clients at every step of the process and turn needs into meaningful, compelling designs
• Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends and presentation technologies

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7 years of team-based experience in presentation design, communications design, or visual design at a design studio, innovation consultancy, B2C/B2B company, or as a freelancer
• A portfolio of projects demonstrating breadth and depth in deck design (e.g. research, reports, fundraising, talks, classes), data visualization, and digital product design with a focus on storytelling
• Exceptional design skills with an eye for layout, color, and typography
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or commensurate study
• Fluency in Google Suite, Figma, and Adobe Suite
• Proficiency in illustration, branding, generative AI applied to design (e.g. Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT-4), and animation (e.g. After Effects) are nice-to-haves
• Excellent communication, and a desire to engage with collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams which include our clients
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities, with a capability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Must thrive in ambiguity, and have a propensity to experiment with generative ideas in order to identify the most innovative and disruptive solutions
• A passion for crafting compelling visual narratives and distilling complex information into clear, impactful presentations

EXAMPLE WORKLOAD

• Project Kickoff and Immersion: Presentations with SOW details (e.g. team, objectives, deliverables, timeline), preliminary research, and exercises to create alignments with our partners
• Research Preparation: Slides to host research concepts, and exercises to be used during live interviews with users and experts
• Research and Synthesis: Takeaways presentations with research learnings, initial strategies, and business model(s)
• Client Readouts: Compelling decks that distill insights and opportunities, effectively communicating our final strategy and business model while providing actionable recommendations, and distinguished by an elevated aesthetic above standard presentations