Design Manager, Brand Presentation

Overview

As Designer Manager for Brand Presentation, you'll be responsible for creating exceptional presentation design and corporate communications materials across the BT organisation. Reporting to the Principal of Group Brand, you'll support diverse internal teams by transforming complex information into clear, compelling visual communications from executive presentations to annual reports.

• Design high‑quality PowerPoint presentations for various audiences and purposes, including executive decks, board and investor presentations, sales materials, and internal communication.
• Transform complex data and messages into clear, visually engaging presentations.
• Create presentation templates, master slides, and design systems that enable consistency.
• Apply brand guidelines to presentation design while ensuring clarity and professionalism.
• Design infographics, charts, graphs, and data visualizations that communicate information effectively.

• Design corporate communications materials including annual reports, sustainability reports, white papers, and executive summaries.
• Create internal communication assets such as newsletters, announcements, and employee communications.
• Design corporate collateral including fact sheets, case studies, and corporate brochures.
• Develop visual identities for internal programmes, initiatives, or campaigns.
• Design materials for corporate events, town halls, and leadership meetings.
• Create PowerPoint templates and master slides for different teams and purposes.
• Develop design systems that enable non‑designers to create on‑brand presentations.
• Build libraries of reusable slides, charts, and visual elements.
• Design branded templates for reports, documents, and communications.

• Work with diverse internal stakeholders across the organisation, including executives, finance, HR, corporate affairs, investor relations, and business units.
• Understand stakeholder needs and translate them into effective visual solutions.
• Provide design guidance and support to teams creating their own presentations.

• Apply corporate brand guidelines consistently across all presentation and communication materials.
• Ensure visual consistency across materials created for different teams and purposes.

• Deliver error‑free, accessible and professionally formatted materials by ensuring accuracy, technical quality and readiness across all presentation and file outputs.

• Manage multiple concurrent projects from different teams and stakeholders, prioritising requests based on urgency, importance and stakeholder needs.

• Demonstrable experience in presentation design, corporate communications design, or graphic design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating PowerPoint presentation design and corporate communications.
• Expert‑level PowerPoint proficiency with examples of sophisticated presentation work.
• Experience designing annual reports, corporate reports, or similar long‑form documents.
• Previous in‑house design experience in a corporate environment.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholder requests in a corporate environment.
• Proven ability to design information‑heavy materials clearly and effectively.
• Background in telecommunications, technology, financial services, or large corporate organisations.

• Experience designing investor presentations or financial communications.
• Background in information design or data visualisation.
• Understanding of corporate governance and compliance requirements.
• Experience creating design systems and templates for organisational use.
• Familiarity with sustainability reporting or ESG communications.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) for documents and presentations.
• Experience working with brand teams or marketing departments.

• Degree or qualification in graphic design, visual communication, or related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• Interest in ongoing professional development in presentation design and information design.
• Active engagement with corporate…