Sr Presentation Designer

onwards Search

Job Summary

Onward Search is hiring a Sr Presentation Designer to support a design firm working with leading pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. This fully remote, part-time/project-based role involves designing and refining high-quality PowerPoint presentations for highly technical biotech and pharma content, ensuring scientific accuracy and polished visual storytelling. Occasional project management responsibilities are tied to specific deliverables.

Must Have

  • Own and manage assigned presentation projects end-to-end
  • Combine deck production with light project management for deliverables
  • Design and refine high-quality PowerPoint presentations for technical biotech/pharma content
  • Ensure scientific accuracy and polished visual storytelling
  • Coordinate with production designers on large decks, delegating slide builds
  • Maintain quality, structure, and timelines
  • Advanced PowerPoint expertise on PC (templates, themes, master slides)
  • Able to troubleshoot cross-platform formatting issues
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator
  • Experience in the pharma, healthcare or biotechnology industries
  • Freelance, project-based availability with flexibility for fast turnarounds and fluctuating workload

Perks & Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Program
  • Commuter Benefit
  • eLearning & Ongoing Training
  • Education Reimbursement

Job Description

In this position, you’ll join the Marketing team to design and refine high-quality PowerPoint presentations for highly technical biotech and pharma content. This role requires both visual storytelling expertise and the ability to maintain scientific accuracy, with occasional project management responsibilities tied to specific deliverables.

Sr Presentation Designer Responsibilities:

  • Own and manage assigned presentation projects end-to-end, combining deck production with light project management for those specific deliverables.
  • Design and refine high-quality PowerPoint presentations for highly technical biotech/pharma content, ensuring scientific accuracy and polished visual storytelling.
  • Coordinate with production designers on large decks—delegating slide builds as needed while keeping quality, structure, and timelines on track.

Sr Presentation Designer Qualifications:

  • Advanced PowerPoint expertise on PC, including strong command of templates, themes, and master slides (PPTX/POTX); able to troubleshoot cross-platform formatting issues.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator, to recreate/clean complex scientific charts and technical graphics.
  • Experience in the pharma, healthcare or biotechnology industries.
  • Must be able to take on freelance, project-based availability with flexibility for fast turnarounds and fluctuating workload demands.

Perks & Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
  • Life Insurance.
  • 401(k) Program.
  • Commuter Benefit.
  • eLearning & Ongoing Training.
  • Education Reimbursement.

*Eligibility requires working over 30 hours per week on an assignment lasting at least 10 weeks.

If you meet the qualifications and are excited about this opportunity, apply today! Our team will connect with you to discuss next steps, support you through the interview process, and advocate for your success.

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About Onward Search

Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing, and technology professionals. We work with our nationwide clients to continuously pipeline and fill specialized roles. As such, not all jobs contain an application deadline.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected category. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment.

EOE/M/F/D/V/SO

Inclusive Hiring Practices

We’re committed to making every part of our hiring process accessible and inclusive. If you need any accommodations or adjustments to support you during the application or interview process, please contact us at inclusivehiring@onwardsearch.com.

Employment Eligibility

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp / Independent Contractor arrangements. All freelancers will be hired as W2 employees.

Benefits

We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan to all eligible full-time temporary employees. Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.

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Virtual Interview Process

To help streamline the hiring process and ensure a more flexible and accessible experience for all candidates, we’ve partnered with Apriora, a virtual interviewing platform. For select job openings, you may receive an invitation to interview with Alex, our virtual interviewer, via email at alex@onwardsearch.com.

Alex will guide you through a brief set of questions to help us better understand your background and interests. The virtual interview can be completed on your own time, and your responses will be reviewed by our recruiting team as part of the screening process.

To learn more about the platform, visit Apriora’s website.

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4 Skills Required For This Role

Adobe Creative Suite Visual Storytelling Game Texts Storytelling