Editorial Design Specialist (Remote | $70–$120/hr) — California, United States

Editorial, Deck & Document Designer (Remote | $70–$120/hr)

Position: Editorial, Deck & Document Designer

Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $70–$120 per hour

Location: Remote

About the Opportunity

Join a leading AI research project as an Editorial, Deck & Document Designer. Apply your professional expertise in presentation design, editorial layout, typography, information design, and print production to improve AI-generated creative outputs.

You will develop real-world design tasks, produce reference deliverables, evaluate AI-generated presentations and documents, and establish quality standards for AI training data.

Key Responsibilities

• Create challenging, real-world presentation and document design tasks, including executive summaries, brand books, brochures, and other commercial materials.

• Produce reference deliverables in editable source formats.

• Evaluate AI-generated presentations, documents, and infographics for grid consistency, typographic hierarchy, chart accuracy, page setup, bleed, and print colour.

• Provide clear, actionable written feedback to improve AI model performance.

• Develop evaluation guidelines, rubrics, and quality checks for layout and typography.

• Conduct technical checks on slide files and PDFs.

• Collaborate with research teams and other subject matter experts to improve training data consistency and accuracy.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional presentation, editorial, or document design experience for agencies, studios, consultancies, publishers, or commercial clients.

• Expert proficiency in PowerPoint and browser-based presentation tools, including master slides, custom templates, and chart tools such as think-cell.

• Advanced Adobe InDesign skills for multi-page documents, including master pages, paragraph and character styles, grids, baseline alignment, long-document features, and print packaging. Affinity Publisher experience is also acceptable where professional work has been delivered.

• Working proficiency in Figma and Illustrator for brand systems, diagrams, icons, and vector charts.

• Hands-on print prepress experience, including bleed, trim, safe areas, folds, dielines, imposition, Pantone and CMYK specifications, press proofs, and PDF/X exports.

• Proven experience creating executive chartbooks, board or investor presentations, infographics, and data visualisations.

• Ability to use chart selection and typography effectively to communicate complex information.

• Proficiency with editable source files and delivery formats, including .pptx, .key, browser-based slide tools, .indd, .idml, .ai, .fig, .afpub, and print-ready PDFs.

• Professional experience using generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint, Gamma, ••••••••, Adobe Firefly, Canva Magic Design, or Midjourney.

• Ability to evaluate AI-generated design outputs and distinguish strong results from superficially convincing ones.

• A public portfolio or reel showcasing shipped professional work.

• Availability for at least 40 hours per week during weekdays.

• Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain creative decisions clearly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Keynote for presentation design.

• Background in consultancy visual graphics, presentation agencies, brand and annual report studios, publishing, or corporate communications and investor relations design teams.

• Experience developing design evaluation frameworks and technical quality checks.

Compensation & Engagement

• Compensation: $70–$120 per hour.

• Full-time W-2 employment through Cincinnatus LLC.

• Remote work within the United States.

• 40 hours per week, with weekday availability required.

• Cincinnatus LLC serves as the employer of record and handles payroll, benefits, and employment compliance.

• Opportunity to work directly within a leading AI lab's extended workforce.

Application Process

• Submit your application with an updated resume.

• Provide your location and relevant professional experience.

• Share a public portfolio or reel showcasing shipped presentation, editorial, or document design work.

• Participate in an interview or evaluation to discuss your design expertise and professional workflows.

• Walk through your portfolio and explain your design decisions, layout approach, and production processes.

• Complete any required verification and onboarding steps.