Dear Prudie,
I'm a graphic designer at a major media company. I was hired
specifically to design PowerPoint presentations that we use to pitch
corporate sponsorships, and the presentations are graphics-heavy. I’m
good at my job and respected by the marketing team. The problem is after
I design something, the other executives start making changes and this
can be presented to clients without my cleaning it up. Often the fonts
will be random, the images won't be lined up, colors won't match, etc.
My co-workers are generous enough to publicly give me credit, but I’m
mortified when presentations are full of mistakes. I'm concerned about
my reputation and the quality of what we're sometimes putting out there
for major clients. Do you think there's a way I can approach this?
—Credit Where Credit Isn't Due