Visual Designer (Deck/Presentation focused)

$20–60/hrrate as listed

micro1 is contracting presentation designers to author expert-level deck tasks, build gold-standard reference slides, and write visual rubrics that grade AI-generated design on typography, grid, and brand fidelity. Work is remote and output-based within NAMER or Europe time zones, with observed rates of $20–60/hr and a weekly task minimum.

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The work

You are writing the ground truth for how a model learns what "polished" means in a deck. Day to day that means taking reference decks, brand kits, and raw content inputs and turning them into well-specified design tasks — then producing the gold-standard slide set that answers the task at a craft level you would ship to a board. Alongside each task you write the rubric: what counts as on-brand, what counts as a hierarchy failure, how much grid drift is tolerable before an output fails.

A large share of the job is critique with reasons attached. You'll review model outputs and name the failure modes specific to generated design — optical misalignment that passes a snap-to-guide check, type scales that collapse into two indistinguishable sizes, icon sets mixed across stroke weights, accent colors that are near-miss rather than brand. Vague feedback is not usable training signal, so the standard is concrete, reproducible language a second reviewer could apply and reach the same verdict.

What the screen looks for

Portfolio evidence of high-craft deck work — board, pitch, sales, or brand-system decks, not general graphic design samples.
Style inference — can you look at a reference deck and reconstruct its type scale, grid, and spacing logic accurately.
Tool depth — expert PowerPoint and/or Keynote, including master and template mechanics, plus Figma or Adobe familiarity.
Rubric thinking — whether your quality judgments translate into criteria someone else can score against.

No prior AI experience is required; domain fluency is the credential being tested.

Logistics

Remote and asynchronous, with a preference for NAMER or Europe-based contractors. Pay is per accepted task rather than hourly — the $20–60/hr band reflects observed effective rates and will vary with your speed and rework volume. A weekly minimum submission applies. micro1 typically closes these roles within about 48 hours and expects first tasks within 24–48 hours of onboarding, so treat this as a start-now engagement rather than a pipeline application.

What they look for

Typography & layout craft
Template-system fluency
Style inference & reapplication
Visual rubric authoring

Before you apply

Would you pass this screen?

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Do you have at least 3 years of professional experience designing presentations or decks (in an agency, corporate communications, brand, or independent freelance capacity)?
Presentation design experience · required
Are you expert-level proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and/or Apple Keynote (able to build and maintain complex template systems)?
PowerPoint or Keynote proficiency · required
Do you have a portfolio or examples of high-craft presentation design work you can share (such as board decks, pitch decks, sales decks, or brand system projects)?
Portfolio of presentation work · required
Are you familiar with Figma or Adobe Creative Suite tools (such as Illustrator or InDesign) at a practical working level?
Figma or Adobe Creative Suite familiarity · preferred
Are you based in North America, Europe, or the Middle East and available to work in one of those regions' time zones?
NAMER or Europe-based location · required
Are you able to begin work within 24–48 hours of onboarding completion?
Immediate availability · required

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Included with this listing

Interview prep — 11 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: Can you define and apply a coherent visual system under real constraints? This tests whether you've actually built template systems that work across varied content, not just designed one-off slides.
A strong answer: Describe a specific project where you created or documented a visual system (typography rules, grid structure, color palette application), then show how you applied it consistently across different slide types or client variations—and what you did when content pushed against those rules.
Where people lose it: Talking about 'maintaining brand consistency' in general terms, or describing a project where you designed slides but never had to codify or defend the rules you were following. The role requires you to articulate *why* something is on-brand, not just make it look good.