Hi, I’m James J. Dirlam, a production graphics and presentation specialist who loves turning complex financial concepts into clear, visually engaging materials. Over the past decade, I’ve partnered with asset managers, marketing teams, and corporate communications to deliver branded PowerPoint decks, reports, brochures, and digital assets that support sales and investor relations. I’m passionate about consistency, efficiency, and creating templates that empower teams to produce high-quality work quickly. I thrive on streamlining workflows, building reusable design systems, and keeping an organized library of bios, headshots, and images so teams can focus on ideas. My toolkit includes PowerPoint, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Seismic, SharePoint, Salesforce, Wrike, and the broader Microsoft and Adobe Creative Cloud ecosystem.

James J. Dirlam

Hi, I’m James J. Dirlam, a production graphics and presentation specialist who loves turning complex financial concepts into clear, visually engaging materials. Over the past decade, I’ve partnered with asset managers, marketing teams, and corporate communications to deliver branded PowerPoint decks, reports, brochures, and digital assets that support sales and investor relations. I’m passionate about consistency, efficiency, and creating templates that empower teams to produce high-quality work quickly. I thrive on streamlining workflows, building reusable design systems, and keeping an organized library of bios, headshots, and images so teams can focus on ideas. My toolkit includes PowerPoint, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Seismic, SharePoint, Salesforce, Wrike, and the broader Microsoft and Adobe Creative Cloud ecosystem.

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Hi, I’m James J. Dirlam, a production graphics and presentation specialist who loves turning complex financial concepts into clear, visually engaging materials. Over the past decade, I’ve partnered with asset managers, marketing teams, and corporate communications to deliver branded PowerPoint decks, reports, brochures, and digital assets that support sales and investor relations. I’m passionate about consistency, efficiency, and creating templates that empower teams to produce high-quality work quickly.

I thrive on streamlining workflows, building reusable design systems, and keeping an organized library of bios, headshots, and images so teams can focus on ideas. My toolkit includes PowerPoint, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Seismic, SharePoint, Salesforce, Wrike, and the broader Microsoft and Adobe Creative Cloud ecosystem.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Production Graphics & Presentation Specialist at Prudential (PGIM/ via Atlantic Partners)
December 1, 2024 - October 22, 2025
Supported all marketing materials for PGIM Funds (U.S. Core, U.S. Core Debt, Global Core, PRREF, PRREF II, Data Centers); rebranded and updated flash reports and quarterly reports; created org charts for management councils and investment committees using PowerPoint; rebranded and formatted quarterly asset one-pagers and annual global PGIM property tour brochures (InDesign); catalogued and maintained an extensive library of employee bios and headshots on firm servers and online using PowerPoint, Photoshop, and Seismic.
Production Graphic Designer & Presentation Specialist at Bull Marketing
February 1, 2022 - October 22, 2025
Created Global Fixed Income Perspectives PowerPoint template; formatted and edited white papers for Brandywine Global Investment Management; rebranded and formatted hundreds of PowerPoint slides for BGIM’s Seismic library; basic video editing in Premiere Pro; rebranded and formatted annual impact reports, white papers, and fact sheets via InDesign for multiple clients including Community Capital Management; produced blog charts, social media graphics, and web visuals; rebranded quarterly reports and web graphics for Xponance (formerly FIS Group) and its subsidiary Aapryl; rebranded and formatted reports for Paradice Investment Management and other clients.
Production Graphics & Presentation Specialist at PIMCO (via Eastridge)
March 1, 2020 - October 22, 2025
Rebranded, formatted, and edited company brochures, charts, and newsletters; formatted translated documents for 12 foreign languages; scanned and organized photos for the firm’s website and ASC materials; maintained production workflows across projects.
Production Graphics & Presentation Specialist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management
September 1, 2018 - October 22, 2025
Integral member of the creative services team supporting high-volume, fast-paced production requests for events, marketing, and sales; transformed strategic, financial concepts into engaging digital and printed materials for all funds and institutional businesses; produced event presentations, white papers, insight papers, sales aids, territory maps, fact sheets, newsletters, and quarterly updates. Served as Production Graphics Lead for Principal, Regional & Internal Events, managing multiple annual events, including deck design, event books, welcome brochures, agendas, security passes, menus, and signage; applied brand standards, animation, and template optimization to enhance readability and distribution; organized headshots and asset libraries for quick access across teams.

Education

Master of Science in Instructional Technology at Touro College – Graduate School of Education & Psychology
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts at New York Institute of Technology – College of Art & Sciences
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 1999

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment