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Senior Presentations Associate

Salary: £32,000 per annum and a 20% evening shift allowance (total £38,400), plus company benefits

Location: Leeds, LS10 1AB

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday 4pm-12:30am with a 1-hour break, unpaid

Work model: Hybrid

Williams Lea seeks a Presentations Associate to join our team!

Williams Lea is a leading global provider of business-critical support services, known for delivering efficient, technology-enabled solutions to blue-chip clients in investment banks, law firms, and professional services firms. With nearly 7,000 employees worldwide, we focus on providing high-quality, customer-focused services across complex, highly regulated environments.

Purpose of the Role:

The Senior Presentations Associate is responsible for creating high-quality, client-focused presentations, ensuring that all materials adhere to brand guidelines and meet design and technical standards. This role involves close collaboration with clients to understand their needs, offering expert advice on design solutions, and leading the execution of presentations with advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills. Additionally, the Senior Presentations Associate will support the team in maintaining a high standard of work, managing deadlines effectively, and staying up to date with the latest tools and trends in the industry. A proactive, creative, and client-centric approach is key to delivering impactful presentations.

Key Competencies:

• Advanced Skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel: Including charting, animation, and working with complex data in Excel

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Including Word, Excel, and Outlook

• High Attention to Detail: Must work with precision, maintaining a creative eye for slide layouts

• Advanced Excel Charting: Capable of recreating charts from hard-copy materials

• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite: Familiarity with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator is desirable

• Time Management and Pressure Handling: Able to manage workflow effectively and meet deadlines under pressure

• Client Interaction: Work directly with clients, taking briefs, advising on design solutions, and ensuring that their requirements are met

• Adherence to Brand Guidelines: Apply the client’s brand guidelines to all materials and ensure consistency across outputs

• Collaboration and Teamwork: Work closely with the client team to support the production and amendments of presentations in PowerPoint

• Client Education and Consultation: Advise clients on the most effective technical and design solutions for layouts and influence them to choose functional and professional designs within their timeframes

• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with clients, team members, managers, and IT personnel

• Leadership Support: Step up in the Team Leader’s absence to manage administrative and operational decisions

• Standards Compliance: Follow established standards and digital guidelines for branded materials

• Self-Development: Proactively engage in self-development, utilizing training materials and resources provided

• Stay Updated on Software and Industry Trends: Keep up to date with the latest software tools, equipment, and changes to client brand guidelines, communicating these updates to the team

• Knowledge Sharing: Develop and share best practices with team members to improve workflow and outcomes

• Professional Attitude: Demonstrate an enthusiastic, willing, and proactive approach to work, maintaining punctuality and reliability

Personal Attributes:

• Strong Technical and Creative Design Knowledge: Expertise in presentation design, with an understanding of design principles and technical skills

• Client-Centric: Anticipate and meet client needs, offering solutions that align with their expectations

• Innovative Problem-Solving: Ability to think creatively and implement effective solutions

• Eagerness to Learn: Enthusiastic about developing new skills and staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies

• Attention to Detail: Exceptional accuracy in all aspects of work

• Customer Relationship Management: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage relationships and deliver excellent service

• Calm Under Pressure: Maintain composure and professionalism while working independently or within a team, even under tight deadlines

• Collaborative Approach: Willingness to work proactively with others and contribute to team success

• Excellent Communication and Organisational Skills: Ability to manage conflicting workloads effectively and communicate clearly with all stakeholders

• Can-Do Attitude: A positive and proactive approach to all tasks and challenge

Rewards and Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays(pro-rata for part time roles)

• Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.

• Life Assurance

• Private Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Health Assessments

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Discounted gym memberships

• Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview please contact us at [email protected](we do not accept applications to this email address).

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