About the Role: The VMCS Team supports consulting engagements by transforming business content into clear, visually compelling, and brand-compliant deliverables. We work closely with consultants, stakeholders, and client teams to enhance presentations, proposals, documents, and other visual assets while ensuring consistency with brand guidelines and high design standards. As a Senior Associate Designer, you will not only deliver high-quality design solutions but also take a leadership role within the team. You will be responsible for coaching and developing team members, overseeing quality standards, coordinating project delivery, and acting as a key point of contact between the team, stakeholders, and clients. This role requires advanced visual design expertise, strong communication skills, leadership capabilities, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Presentation Design Design and enhance PowerPoint presentations and proposals for consulting engagements. Apply brand guidelines consistently across all deliverables. Improve slide layouts, visual hierarchy, readability, and storytelling. Ensure formatting, alignment, consistency, and overall presentation quality. Translate complex business information into clear, professional visuals. Review, quality-check, and approve deliverables produced by team members before final submission.
• Document & Brochure Design Design brochures and other marketing or consulting materials using Adobe InDesign or Microsoft Word when required. Maintain high visual standards while ensuring documents remain easy to read and aligned with the client's brand. Provide guidance and support to team members on document design best practices and brand compliance.
• Creative Design Create banners, covers, social media assets, website graphics, and other visual communication materials. Edit videos and create motion graphics and animated content. Ensure multimedia deliverables meet project objectives, quality standards, and client expectations.
• Client & Stakeholder Management Act as the primary point of contact for assigned projects and clients. Communicate professionally with consultants, project teams, and stakeholders. Gather, understand, and implement client feedback accurately. Present design recommendations and creative solutions to stakeholders and project teams. Provide regular project status updates and proactively manage stakeholder expectations. Represent the VMCS team in client discussions and project meetings.
• Team Leadership & Operations Lead and support a team of designers to ensure high-quality deliverables and efficient project execution. Review team members' work and provide constructive feedback to maintain quality standards. Conduct regular one-to-one sessions with team members to support performance, engagement Coach, mentor, and develop team members on design skills, communication skills, and consulting best practices. Ensure team members are aligned on priorities, workload, and project requirements. Foster a collaborative, supportive, and high-performing team culture. Monitor team capacity, workload distribution, and project assignments. Support resource planning and project pipeline management. Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams on operational and administrative activities. Track and report team performance, project status, utilization, and capacity on a weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly basis. Escalate project risks, resource challenges, and operational concerns when necessary.

Required Skills:

• Technical Skills Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects (preferred) Experience with Microsoft Word for document design.
• Leadership Skills Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop team members. Strong quality assurance and review capabilities. Experience managing competing priorities and deadlines. Ability to delegate work effectively and provide clear direction. Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders, and senior leadership. Strong facilitation, briefing, and presentation skills. Ability to build strong working relationships across multiple teams and functions.
• Soft Skills Strong ownership and accountability. Proactive and solution-oriented mindset. Adaptability in a fast-paced consulting environment. Strong organizational and time-management skills. Ability to work independently while leading others. Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.

What We Look For: The ideal candidate is a highly motivated design professional who combines strong visual communication skills with leadership capabilities. They are passionate about transforming complex business content into impactful, high-quality deliverables while ensuring consistency, accuracy, and adherence to brand standards. A successful Senior Associate is not only an individual contributor but also a team leader who takes ownership of project delivery, supports team development, and builds strong relationships with stakeholders. They are proactive, solution-oriented, and capable of balancing multiple priorities,while maintaining exceptional quality standards.Above all, we look for someone who leads by example, drives excellence, embraces innovation, and is committed to developing both their own capabilities and the capabilities of those around them.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects (preferred)
• Experience with Microsoft Word for document design.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop team members.
• Strong quality assurance and review capabilities.
• Experience managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to delegate work effectively and provide clear direction.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders, and senior leadership.
• Strong facilitation, briefing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to build strong working relationships across multiple teams and functions.
• Strong ownership and accountability.
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently while leading others.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
• The ideal candidate is a highly motivated design professional who combines strong visual communication skills with leadership capabilities. They are passionate about transforming complex business content into impactful, high-quality deliverables while ensuring consistency, accuracy, and adherence to brand standards. A successful Senior Associate is not only an individual contributor but also a team leader who takes ownership of project delivery, supports team development, and builds strong relationships with stakeholders. They are proactive, solution-oriented, and capable of balancing multiple priorities,while maintaining exceptional quality standards.Above all, we look for someone who leads by example, drives excellence, embraces innovation, and is committed to developing both their own capabilities and the capabilities of those around them.