Editorial Designer

Overview

Our top financial client based in NYC is seeking a top-notch Editorial Designer to join their team!

The Editorial / Layout Designer plays a pivotal role in shaping high-profile marketing materials—primarily pitch decks, fact cards, and other presentation-driven deliverables. This designer combines strategic thinking with exceptional visual execution, using layout, hierarchy, and typographic systems to distill complex or technical ideas into elegant, easy-to consume visual narratives. The ideal candidate demonstrates mastery of grid-based design, strong familiarity with design systems, and a refined sense for visual storytelling in corporate and investor-facing contexts and will work closely with the head of Presentation Design and the Global Head of Design.

What You’ll Do:

▪ Support ongoing development of visual systems, templates, and best practices that enhance quality, speed, and scalability of design output.
▪ Explore and introduce AI tools and processes that increase efficiency and support creative ideation across layout, visualization, and content workflows.
▪ Design and produce marketing materials, including pitch decks, fact cards, and presentation templates, with a focus on clarity, visual balance, and brand consistency.
▪ Apply grid-based layouts and design systems to create clean, modular compositions that scale across multiple formats and audiences.
▪ Translate abstract or technical information into structured, high-impact visual stories— highlighting key insights while reducing visual noise.
▪ Develop and refine charting and information design to visually communicate complex data with precision and impact.
▪ Collaborate closely with marketing, creative, and investment teams to understand objectives and deliver compelling, audience-centric visual solutions.
▪ Ensure all materials align with brand and editorial guidelines, maintaining consistency across Adobe, Microsoft, and Figma environments.
▪ Manage multiple projects simultaneously, working efficiently under tight timelines while upholding a high standard of precision and craft.
▪ Engage in iterative feedback cycles, proactively offering and integrating input to refine creative direction.
▪ Develop and educate Presentation team to elevate design capabilities to the global team.

What You’ll Bring:

▪ 5+ years of experience in editorial, layout, and presentation design, preferably within marketing, finance, or communications.
▪ Proven expertise in grid-based composition, typographic hierarchy, and visual information design including use of modular and repeatable layouts.
▪ Familiarity with design systems and the ability to maintain consistency across multiple touchpoints and applications.
▪ Strong conceptual and strategic thinking—able to transform dense, analytical content into visually coherent stories.
▪ Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Figma, and Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
▪ Exceptional attention to detail and a strong sense of visual refinement.
▪ Demonstrated portfolio showcasing editorial or presentation work that balances aesthetic sophistication with clarity of message.
▪ Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to discuss and defend design rationale to both design and non-design audiences of all levels.
▪ Experience developing or maintaining brand and design systems.
▪ Proven experience in charting, data visualization, and information design.
▪ Interest and experience in introducing AI tools into creative workflows.
▪ Exposure to corporate, finance, or professional services environments.
▪ Working knowledge of accessibility and readability principles for digital and print materials.