Deck/UX Designer

NOVUS Careers • Chicago, IL

1d • $65,000 - $85,000

About The Position

We’re looking for a versatile Presentation & Experience Designer to own the visual quality of our pitches, proposals, and client-facing materials. As a media agency without a dedicated creative team, this role is critical in translating strategy and ideas into clear, compelling, and well-designed presentations. This role is design-forward, not strategy-heavy: you’ll work closely with account, strategy, and leadership teams to shape content into persuasive narratives, polished decks, and simple digital experiences. You’ll also provide light UX design support for client-facing flows, mockups, and wireframes when needed. This is an ideal role for a designer who enjoys structure, storytelling, and clarity—and wants ownership over presentation quality across the agency.

Requirements

• 3–6 years of experience in presentation design, graphic design, or agency design
• Strong expertise in Google Slides and/or PowerPoint (this is essential)
• Proficiency in Figma (or similar) for layout and light UX work
• Strong understanding of: Visual hierarchy Typography Layout and spacing Storytelling through design
• Experience designing for client-facing or executive audiences
• Ability to work from rough content and make it polished and persuasive
• Comfortable working without a large creative team or art director
• We are only looking for candidates in/around the Chicago Metro Area and do not offer relocation assistance.

Responsibilities

• Presentation & Deck Design Design high-quality pitch decks, proposals, and client presentations from outlines, notes, or rough drafts
• Translate complex media, performance, and strategy concepts into clear visual narratives
• Create and maintain presentation templates (Google Slides / PowerPoint / Keynote)
• Ensure visual consistency, hierarchy, and readability across all materials
• Elevate slides with charts, diagrams, timelines, and frameworks (not just “pretty slides”)
• Collaborate with leadership on high-stakes new business pitches
• Light UX & Experience Design Create low- to mid-fidelity wireframes for simple client-facing experiences (landing pages, dashboards, content hubs)
• Improve flow, structure, and usability of presentations and digital concepts
• Partner with strategy or media teams to visualize user journeys and touchpoints
• Provide basic UX thinking (information architecture, hierarchy, clarity), not full product design
• Visual Systems Help define and evolve the agency’s visual standards in the absence of a formal creative team
• Build reusable design components (slide layouts, icons, charts)
• Apply client brand guidelines accurately and thoughtfully
• Collaboration & Process Work independently with minimal hand-holding
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced agency environment
• Take feedback from non-designers and translate it into effective design solutions

Benefits

• NOVUS offers a full array of health care and wellness benefits, which currently includes medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurances, short and long-term disability, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, legal services, identity theft protection and an employee assistance program.
• Eligible employees are those that are full-time salaried or part-time salaried employees working 30 hours per week or more, as well as those whose eligibility is required by applicable state law.
• A group retirement savings plan is also available to all salaried employees.
• While the Company continually seeks to improve upon and add to its current benefits suite, it believes you will find the benefit programs as comprehensive as any in the industry.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed