The Opportunity
Are you a brand-obsessed designer who loves building sleek, responsive websites and crafting compelling visual narratives across platforms? Do you want your work to move beyond static visuals and into campaigns that shape public opinion, drive engagement, and deliver real impact?
Sussex Strategy Group is looking for a Brand and Webflow Designer to bring bold ideas and beautiful execution to our digital public affairs campaigns. You'll be at the intersection of design and advocacy --- building small to large-scale websites, designing ad creative, and developing visual identities that help our clients advance policy goals, tell powerful stories, and connect with audiences in meaningful ways.
If you're fluent in Webflow, energized by collaboration, and love seeing your designs out in the real-world making change --- this role is for you.
Our team focuses primarily on purpose-driven campaigns -- including public policy initiatives, non-profit campaigns, issue and idea branding, and corporate social responsibility projects. We combine strategic thinking with sharp creative execution to help our clients move the dial.
This role can be based in either Toronto or Ottawa.
Ways You Can Contribute
- Lead the brand, creative and web design needs for multiple high-profile public affairs clients and campaigns.
- Design and develop responsive, interactive Webflow websites from scratch based on our clients' needs and maintain or enhance our existing Webflow projects.
- Create campaign creative and supporting materials, including social and digital ad assets, infographics, print and OOH collateral, presentation decks, and reports.
- Bring a design-thinking mindset to support campaign ideation, client strategy, and cross-functional collaboration.
Who You Are
- 3+ years of experience in web and brand design, with significant experience using Webflow.
- A portfolio that showcases your end-to-end design capabilities across websites, brand systems, and marketing collateral.
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Afte Effects) and strong comfort with Figma (or Sketch and XD) for rapid prototyping.
- Experience with web-based tools and integrations (i.e. Zapier, Make, Mailchimp, Typeform).
- Familiarity with HTML/CSS, basic JavaScript, and integrating code snippets.
- Experience in motion/animation, 3D graphic design, print design, digital video editing and production, and building websites using the Client-First style system for Webflow is considered a strong asset.
Pay Grade: $85,000 - $100,000
To Apply
Interested applicants should apply below and include a link to their design portfolio highlighting Webflow work in their CV.
About Us
Sussex offers exceptional advisory services and empowers businesses, corporations, associations, and non-profit organizations to navigate complex public, government, and regulatory landscapes. Our expertise lies in developing and implementing comprehensive public affairs plans that shape public opinion, influence government policy, and advocate for our clients' interests.
Since our founding in 1998, we have proudly remained Canadian-owned and independently operated. With offices in Toronto and Ottawa and a network of accomplished affiliates nationwide, Sussex possesses unparalleled knowledge of government affairs, strategic communications, and digital advocacy to help achieve your business goals. At Sussex, we don't just understand the challenges our clients face, we embrace them as opportunities for growth and transformation.
Sussex is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Our hiring process and decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We strive to create a workplace that values diversity and inclusivity, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please inform us of your requirements. We will work with you to provide accommodations based on your individual needs to ensure a fair and accessible process
