Visual Slide Design Expert (PowerPoint Aesthetics & Design)

Mercor is hiring Visual Slide Design Experts on behalf of a leading AI research lab to create high-quality, visually compelling presentation materials.

This role focuses on transforming complex ideas and AI-generated content into:

• Clear presentations
• Executive-quality slide decks
• Visually engaging narratives
• Professionally designed communication materials

Contributors will work on research, product, and business presentations while improving visual storytelling and presentation quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and refine:

  • PowerPoint presentations
  • Google Slides decks
  • Executive presentations
  • Business communication materials

• Improve:

  • Visual hierarchy
  • Layout structure
  • Typography
  • Color consistency
  • Slide aesthetics

• Convert:

  • Text-heavy slides
  • AI-generated drafts
  • Rough outlines

into visually engaging presentation assets.

• Apply visual storytelling principles to improve:

  • Clarity
  • Readability
  • Audience engagement
  • Information flow

• Create:

  • Reusable templates
  • Slide systems
  • Design guidelines

• Ensure presentation quality meets standards suitable for:

  • Executives
  • Clients
  • Investors
  • Research stakeholders

• Collaborate with teams to align presentation design with:

  • Branding
  • Communication goals
  • Research narratives

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in:

  • Presentation design
  • Visual communication
  • Slide design
  • Related design fields

• Strong portfolio showcasing:

  • High-quality slide decks
  • Executive presentations
  • Visual storytelling work

• Expertise in:

  • PowerPoint
  • Google Slides
  • Layout design
  • Typography
  • Color theory
  • Spacing systems

• Ability to simplify complex information into clean and digestible visuals

• Strong:

  • Attention to detail
  • Visual consistency
  • Communication design abilities

• Comfortable working with:

  • AI-generated content
  • Structured information
  • Technical content

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing:

  • Pitch decks
  • Consulting presentations
  • Investor presentations

• Background in:

  • Graphic design
  • UI/UX design
  • Branding

• Familiarity with:

  • Figma
  • Illustrator
  • Canva

• Experience working with:

  • Research content
  • Technical presentations
  • Data-heavy communication materials

Why Join

• Work with a leading AI research lab shaping future communication systems
• Contribute to high-impact research and product storytelling
• Flexible remote work environment
• Opportunity to influence how AI-generated content is visually presented and consumed

Contract & Payment Information

• Independent contractor engagement

• Fully remote and flexible schedule

• Weekly payments through:

  • Stripe
  • Wise

• Projects may be:

  • Extended
  • Shortened
  • Concluded early

depending on project requirements and performance.

Please note:

• H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not currently supported

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier AI systems using human expertise.

Contributors collaborate with researchers and product teams to improve next-generation AI communication and presentation systems.