Executive Communication Graphic Designer

Role overview

This contract opportunity supports Microsoft through an external staffing partner. If hired, you will be employed by AGS rather than directly by Microsoft. The role focuses on creating executive communications, customer-ready content, and visual storytelling materials for senior leaders.

The ideal candidate is a strong visual communicator who can turn complex business and technical ideas into clear, polished, and engaging presentations and design assets. You will work closely with executives, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to produce high-impact materials that help drive alignment, understanding, and decision-making.

What you'll do

• Work with senior leaders and stakeholders to shape executive-level communications and presentation materials.
• Convert dense business and technical information into concise, visually effective narratives.
• Build and polish PowerPoint presentations for executive, customer, and internal audiences.
• Develop visual communication assets such as infographics, process flows, diagrams, charts, graphs, and organizational storytelling content.
• Create materials for Executive Briefing Center use.
• Analyze communication needs and design visual solutions that address them effectively.
• Apply graphic design, information design, and brand standards consistently across all deliverables.
• Draft layouts, sketches, concepts, and presentation drafts for review by stakeholders.
• Coordinate with different teams to ensure content is accurate, refined, and appropriate for the intended audience.
• Support customer-facing communication efforts and executive messaging projects.
• Manage several priorities at once while keeping pace with deadlines in a fast-moving environment.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Design, or a closely related discipline; a bachelor's degree is preferred.
• 2 to 4 years of professional experience in graphic design, executive communications, presentation design, or visual communications.
• A portfolio that shows strong work in executive presentations, infographics, diagrams, and other visual materials used to influence decisions and explain complex ideas.
• Prior experience supporting leadership communications and executive presentations.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, including creating slides at an executive-ready standard.
• Hands-on experience with infographics, process diagrams, charts, and similar storytelling visuals.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and related publishing tools such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, or similar software.
• Strong command of visual hierarchy, page layout, typography, and branding principles.
• Excellent spoken and written communication abilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, with the capacity to juggle multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

Preferred background

• Experience creating Executive Briefing Center materials.
• Experience producing customer-facing communications and executive storytelling content.
• Background supporting technology, business, or corporate communication programs.
• Experience making highly technical ideas easier for broad audiences to understand.
• Knowledge of information design and data visualization best practices.

Additional details

This role is based in Redmond, WA and follows a hybrid schedule with 3 days per week onsite.

The assignment duration is 11 months.

The pay rate is $38 to $43.50 per hour.

AGS is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer (M/F/Disability/Veterans) and will consider applicants without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status under applicable law.