Midweight Designer, Business Development Design (Fixed Contract 9-12 months)

Publicis Groupe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading communications holding company in Greater London is seeking a visionary Designer to create visual narratives and support business development efforts. This role involves designing presentations, microsites, and print collateral while collaborating with marketing and communications teams. Ideal candidates will have a robust design portfolio showcasing their expertise in presentation design, as well as proficiency in PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Cloud. This is a fixed-term contract of 9-12 months, offering the chance to influence creative environments across the organization.

Benefits

Work anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks

Two additional paid leave days

24/7 support helpline

26 weeks of full pay for family milestones

Birthday day off

Local discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a professional designer in a fast-paced creative environment.
• A strong portfolio that highlights presentation design and layout expertise.
• Ability to turn briefs into compelling visuals.

Responsibilities

• Design pitch presentations in PowerPoint, showcasing complex ideas clearly.
• Develop digital and print collateral for business development efforts.
• Collaborate with teams to create design strategies for key opportunities.

Skills

Presentation design

Visual storytelling

Conceptual thinking

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Tools

PowerPoint

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Company description

Publicis Groupe is one of the world’s largest communications holding companies, present in over 110 countries and employing about 100 000 professionals. The Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.

Our clients compete in the platform world, a horizontal marketplace between creators and consumers, between speakers and listeners, between buyers and sellers. To thrive in the platform world, companies must continue to innovate their products and business models. Four imperatives (1. Real Identity, 2. Dynamic, Diverse and Disruptive Creativity, 3. Smart Media and 4. Direct Relationships) via our suite of world-class agencies are necessary for modern brands to win in the platform world. At Publicis Groupe, we’ve invested in capabilities across these four imperatives our clients need to unlock growth. As the only one who can architect, build and orchestrate end-to-end solutions, not only do we have a proven record of building bespoke models for clients and leading expertise across all major industry categories, we are able to offer our talents more opportunities to grow and benefit from a richer learning experience. We call this Power of One. Powered by a 100,000-strong network via Marcel, our AI-based platform, we are also able to provide our clients and talents instant access to resource, knowledge for any need, any time, in any market.

The Spirit of Viva la Difference

Viva La Difference is deeply rooted in everything we do. It has always been in our DNA. From the birth of Publicis, 94 years ago, when Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, our founder, invented French advertising. Viva La Difference expresses how we value and respect each individual and recognize what makes us distinctive. This is the charge that inspires our teams to celebrate the differences in identity, background, culture, and experience of all of us. It is how we behave with each other and our clients, and it is deeply rooted throughout our work, to elevate and bring to life our differences throughout the platform world.

Team Overview

The Global Business Development Design Studio is a world-class creative team within Publicis Groupe, made up of 25+ designers based in London, New York, Chicago, Seattle, and Singapore. We partner with global leadership to drive key revenue opportunities through outstanding creative work that brings our brand and pitches to life. We shape Groupe’s visual identity, influence internal and external creative environments, and collaborate across markets to deliver high-impact design at every turn.

We’re a passionate, high-energy group that thrives on collaboration and elevating each other’s ideas.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Designer who’s equal parts visionary and hands‑on — someone who thrives at the intersection of creativity, business strategy, and flawless execution. You’ll play a key role in supporting high‑stakes business development opportunities by creating compelling visual narratives, presentations, microsites, and campaign assets. This is a unique chance to influence creative environments across Publicis Groupe and partner with global leaders in new business, marketing, and communications.

This is a fixed term contract of 9‑12 months.

Responsibilities

• Design stunning, on‑brand pitch presentations in PowerPoint, bringing complex ideas to life with clarity and flair.
• Develop digital and print collateral for global, regional, and local business development efforts.
• Concept and design microsites, digital experiences, and brand visual identities.
• Collaborate with new business, marketing, and comms teams to craft design strategies for key opportunities.
• Champion and evolve our design standards, ensuring consistency and innovation across all outputs.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing speed and attention to detail.
• Contribute to the creative culture of the team, sharing inspiration and mentoring junior talent where needed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a professional designer within an advertising agency or similar fast‑paced creative environment.
• A portfolio that showcases strong presentation design, visual storytelling, and layout expertise.
• Mastery of PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Cloud (especially InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Strong conceptual thinking and attention to detail.
• Ability to translate written or verbal briefs into clean, compelling visuals.
• Highly organized, self‑motivated, and adaptable to tight deadlines.
• A positive, collaborative spirit and a love of creative feedback and iteration.

Benefits

• WORK YOUR WORLD – opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS – Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day‑to‑day work and create time to focus on your well‑being and self‑care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS – 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES – We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF – You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS – This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full‑time employees being office‑based three days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).