Designer

For over 50 years, Cossette has been behind some of the biggest, most influential brands in Canadian culture. In fact, 98.5% of Canadians see our work every day. Which means, your parents too probably.

So if you want to impress your parents while doing the best work of your career, well…you know what to do.

Transparency matters to us. For this role, you can expect a salary between $60,000 - $70,000 annually, depending on experience.

About the role

A Designer at Cossette is an emerging creative talent. A key support to senior teams, they learn the fundamentals of concept development and design craft through osmosis, close mentorship and real project exposure. Designers are expected to be curious, collaborative, and relentlessly eager to learn. They’re developing their eye, their ideas, and their understanding of how design translates across channels. They must be open to feedback. Willing to stretch. And ready to contribute to the design process with energy and ambition.

Key Responsibilities

• Design Craft: Leverage your graphic design foundation to translate ideas into beautiful and engaging design solutions to build identity systems and elevate asset design across a broad range of media.
• Conceptual Creativity: Come with an appreciation that concepts are conceptual, but pixels need to be perfect. You have Solid conceptual and brand/identity experience with an ability to flex across both visual and conceptual needs.
• Visual Research & Support: Conduct visual research, mood boards, image sourcing, and presentations across channels. Start exploring modern visual tools—including generative AI—to experiment with image creation and style exploration for cross-platform use.
• Confident Communicator: Strong communication skills to present and defend your ideas.
• Technical Skills: Fluency in design software and creative tools to streamline more repetitive day-to-day tasks. Embraces AI as a tool to power human creativity.
• Learning & Development: Actively seek feedback, learn new software and techniques, and develop visual storytelling prowess in advertising with a particular focus on how visuals change and resonate across different platforms.
• Collaboration: Work closely with peers and senior creatives, contributing ideas and supporting team efforts for delivering exceptional integrated campaigns.
• Culturally Connected: Passionate about popular culture, emerging technologies, language and creative trends to develop contemporary, high-impact creative solutions.
• File Management: Take ownership of organizing and maintaining creative files and assets for diverse channels.

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in an advertising agency or related creative field.
• An impressive portfolio demonstrating raw talent, conceptual promise, and a passion for design and advertising with an understanding of how ideas can translate across different channels.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and other relevant design software.
• Eagerness to learn, strong work ethic, and a positive, collaborative attitude.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to take constructive feedback.
• Curiosity about brands, culture, and human behaviour, and how they interact across different media touchpoints.
• Openness to learn and experiment with modern creative tools, including an understanding of generative AI's role in multi-channel creative production.

What’s In It For You

We Value The ‘Whole You’

• An innovative and entrepreneurial work environment that promotes ingenuity and individuality – with the best of colleagues, and the best of clients
• Hybrid work models and flexible hours, plus a work from anywhere policy for short-term stays in other regions
• Generous Vacation starting at 3 weeks + 1 extra week over the holidays
• Agency summer days (exact policy differs per campus and agency)
• Modern, open co-working spaces with coffee and snack bars, dog friendly, located in great city neighborhoods, close to shops and restaurants and easy access to public transport
• Team social events - holiday parties, seasonal gatherings, weekly happy hours, inspiring speakers and more!

We are obsessed with learning and being better humans

• In-house learning and development sessions and annual career and growth conversations
• Access to internal network of opportunities across all agencies
• Internal EDI group(s), programs and initiatives across Plus Company and opportunities to be involved in employee resource group(s)

Check out our EDI report here to learn more about our work and commitment towards equity.

We invest in your health and wellness

• Flexible benefits to support your individual lifestyle and life stage – with access to a personal wellness spending account you can use for a wide range of wellness expenses, including gym membership fees, pet care, education expenses, and much more!
• Comprehensive mental health support including access to a virtual mental health therapy clinic providing you with personalized therapist guided iCBT programs and live therapy, access to health clinicians 24/7, and a holistic array of other health and wellness resources to support you and your family.
• A responsible sick & personal absence days policy designed so you don't have to worry the moment a personal obligation or emergency arises.
• Maternity leave top up program.

Expiry Date Notice: This job description expires August 30th 2026

We’re humbled by the number of talented people who apply to work with us every day. And, we thank each and every one of you. Truly. We’ll reach out directly to those we’d like to meet for an interview.

To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation for all candidates, our interviewers are supported by an AI tool that securely takes notes during the conversation

Creating meaningful work means embracing different perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on age, colour, ability, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. Not only are these provisions protected by provincial and federal law, embracing difference is what makes Cossette what it is—and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and accessible workplace. If you need any accommodations during the interview process to make it work for you, let us know.

By joining Cossette , you become part of Plus Company, a unique partnership of forward-thinking creative agencies. As a network, we unabashedly believe anything is possible. Why? Because possibility is what powers the big dreams and limitless drive of an entrepreneur. And entrepreneurial agencies are what we’re made of. A whole network of them.

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