Creative Designer

CPCS | Advisors to Infrastructure Leaders
Better Infrastructure Solutions. Better Lives.

Position Details
Title: Creative Designer
Status: Permanent, Full-Time Position (Replacement)
Location: Canada (Ottawa, Toronto or Montreal)
Salary: $55,000 to $60,000 CAD

Who we are

At CPCS, we're collaborative, fun, and deeply dedicated advisors that are shaping the development of infrastructure because the world depends on good infrastructure to function. Good infrastructure changes lives. It can mean:

• Connecting people to family, work, healthcare, education, and more through safe, and reliable transit.
• Creating access to clean sources of energy in countries where access is not commonplace, opening opportunities for the use of healthcare and education technologies.
• Making better use of existing transport infrastructure through policy or regulatory solutions to reduce congestion.

Our mission is simple but powerful: Better infrastructure solutions = Better lives.

As a global, employee-owned consulting firm headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, we've completed over 1,700 projects across 120+ countries. With 170+ team members worldwide, CPCS brings deep expertise to transportation, energy, and public-private partnership (PPP) projects that shape economies and communities.

If you thrive on intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, and collaboration, you'll find your place at CPCS. To get a feel for what it's like to join our international team, visit our Careers page, consult our Glassdoor and discover our core beliefs. You can also check our magazine. 

The opportunity

Join our Global Marketing and Communications team as a Creative Designer and help shape how CPCS presents its work to the world. 

As part of a fast-paced, collaborative, in-house creative team, you'll be at the heart of delivering polished, on-brand visuals for business development, marketing campaigns, internal communications, and client-facing materials. Your work will span PowerPoint presentations (our design team's core deliverable), infographics, reports, videos, digital collateral, and more.

If you're a visual storyteller with advanced PowerPoint skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to balance creativity with strategy, this role is your opportunity to make an impact while supporting projects that drive positive change globally.

Your Impact

Your work will:

• Help CPCS stand out in a competitive market
• Strengthen brand consistency and credibility
• Make complex ideas clear and compelling for clients, partners, and stakeholders
• Elevate the quality of deliverables prepared by our consultants, providing them with the best possible tools to win and deliver projects

What you'll do:

• Design and refine PowerPoint presentations for technical proposals and reports created by consultants
• Develop and edit visual assets such as icons, infographics, maps, charts, and web graphics 
• Design visuals for digital platforms including LinkedIn and the company website, as well as print and PDF-based collateral like brochures, reports, and cover pages
• Follow and uphold CPCS brand guidelines consistently across all outputs 
• Edit and assemble video content and create motion graphics or animated GIFs to enhance digital storytelling

What you bring to the team:

• Diploma or degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Digital Design, or a related field
• 2+ years of professional design experience, ideally in a marketing or communications environment
• Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint skills (presentations, templates, and data visualization)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word for document layout and formatting
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro
• Experience creating infographics, digital collateral, video content, and high-quality visual assets
• Photo-editing proficiency, especially for corporate headshots and marketing visuals
• Keen attention to detail for accuracy and brand consistency
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Bilingual English and French

We're looking for someone who

• Has a clean design aesthetic and a passion for visual storytelling
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with overlapping deadlines
• Can problem-solve creatively and adapt to shifting priorities
• Brings business and marketing acumen, understanding how design drives impact
• Is a self-starter with initiative and professionalism when working with stakeholders
• Enjoys both independent work and cross-team collaboration across time zones
• Continuously seeks to grow their technical and creative skills

Support for you, professionally and personally
We're not just about work—we're about growth, impact, and meaningful connections.

Professional growth: We support your growth at CPCS and professional development by providing training, coaching, mentorship and regular feedback.

Meaningful connection: We believe in engaging collaboratively with passionate, diverse and motivated clients, team members and stakeholders to understand various viewpoints. 

Greater impact: We believe in helping infrastructure leaders make more impactful decisions. Everything we do seeks to enable positive economic, social and environmental impacts.

Competitive compensation: We offer all team members competitive base salaries along with a benefits package that includes superior health and wellness programs. You could be eligible to receive a performance-based bonus. With time and proven excellence, you may be invited to become a company shareholder and benefit from company dividends and profit sharing. We also believe in offering flexible work arrangements and ample, defined time off. 

Apply today 
Thank you for your interest – only those selected for consideration will be contacted.

Applications accepted until February 13, 2026

• Portfolio required: working link or cohesively-branded PDF demonstrating work across presentations, infographics, reports, digital collateral, and video/motion graphics experience with PowerPoint presentation.
• Detailed resume identifying your qualifications, outlining relevant experience and skills.
• Cover Letter explaining why you're a great fit for the role and how your experience aligns with CPCS's creative needs.
• Participating in a design case study exercise will be required for shortlisted candidates

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Our Recruitment Process
Our recruitment process includes the following steps:

• Application review - We carefully assess every application
• A phone screening -  A short call to get to know you and answer questions.
• Live case study - A collaborative exercise where you'll demonstrate your design process, problem-solving skills, and ability to prioritize under time constraints. This helps us see how you think and gives you a feel for the type of work you'd be doing.
• Interview - With the hiring team and key stakeholders.
• Final discussion: To ensure a strong mutual fit.
• Offer and onboarding - Welcome to CPCS

 Please be advised that AI technology is used in the interview process for note recording.

Our recruitment practices 
CPCS is an equal opportunity employer. We actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and members of underrepresented groups. We foster an environment where our people feel safe, heard and valued. Our belief is that we all have unique talents, perspectives and backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

CANADA: CPCS is committed to, and will strive to ensure that, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005, its regulations, standards and all other relevant legislation are applied in a timely fashion. We'll provide all qualified applicants and employees who have disabilities with reasonable accommodations as required by law. If this is your case, please contact or Read more about our commitment to accessibility.