Senior Presentation Designer, Johannesburg

Who We Are VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human‑first, award‑winning work for blue‑chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate‑Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca‑Cola Company, and Wendy’s. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement&Optimization. VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting‑edge media intelligence and data solutions, world‑class creativity, next‑generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

Role Overview The Senior Presentation Designer will collaborate with internal VML teams to create compelling presentations and comprehensive toolkit and guidelines documents. The role is a critical component in helping us sell to clients and ensuring that our work is deliverable by third parties. The role will report to a Lead Production Designer and ultimately the Head of Design, London.

Key Responsibilities Collaborate with internal VML teams to design presentations, toolkits and practice guidelines that support client proposals and enable successful delivery of work. Provide design expertise to ensure visual storytelling, usability and brand consistency across all client touchpoints.

Key Expertise and Requirements

Creative mindset– passionate about design and not afraid to push boundaries.

Ability to pick up and work quickly to a given brief.

Highly motivated and always looking to improve the design process.

Ability to articulate and present ideas effectively and influence others.

Organised, detail focused and diligent.

Resourceful– able to think on your feet and find a solution that might not be the obvious route at first.

Strong strategic and conceptual design approach; capable of taking concepts through to execution, including creation of brand assets within existing brand guidelines.

Experienced in building visually influencing data‑driven graphs and tables in PowerPoint and Excel.

Fully conversant with presentation software such as PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides.

Competent across related platforms such as Adobe Express, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Figma and Miro.

Expert storyteller– able to optimise a presentation for maximum impact.

Able to work at pace and under pressure, managing multiple work streams and deadlines.

Understanding of accessibility and how to achieve AA standards if required.

Staying up to date with software developments and able to quickly adapt to emerging technologies such as generative AI.

Some knowledge of animation would be a distinct advantage.

We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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