Schedule a call →

<p>Interview fractional leaders this week for <strong>free</strong>!</p>

Climate Policy Initiative helps governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change.

Climate Policy Initiative Icon

Climate Policy Initiative is an analysis and advisory organization that specializes in climate finance and policy analysis. They work with governments, businesses, and financial institutions to drive economic growth while addressing climate change. With expertise in finance and policy, their mission is to provide support and knowledge to help organizations tackle the challenges of climate change. Climate Policy Initiative offers a range of products and services to assist their clients. These include programs such as the Brazil Policy Center, which focuses on sustainable agriculture and development finance, and the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, which supports the development of innovative financial solutions to address climate issues. They also provide expertise in various topics such as adaptation and resilience, climate law and governance, decarbonization, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Through their research, publications, and data visualizations, Climate Policy Initiative aims to inform and guide decision-making in order to achieve a sustainable and low-carbon future.

Climate Policy Initiative

Climate Policy Initiative Logo


		BambooHR
	

CPI is an analysis and advisory organization with deep expertise in finance and policy. We answer pressing questions posed by decision makers through in-depth analysis on what works and what does not. ​

Our mission is to help governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change. This is a complex challenge in which national policy plays a crucial role.

We work in places that provide the most potential for policy impact, including Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, and the U.S.

**ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION**

  

CPI is an analysis and advisory organization with deep expertise in finance and policy. Our mission is to help governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change. We are unique in our focus on finance, our ability to get the right people to the table, and our analytical rigor. CPI has seven offices around the world in Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

**POSITION SUMMARY**

  

Working closely with the global design team, the Freelance Data Visualization Designer will transform complex data sets, quantitative, and qualitative analysis into clear and compelling visual stories. Our visual communication function is a crucial component in ensuring that CPI’s work is well understood and resonates with our target audience of policymakers, regulators, financial professionals, investors, and other key stakeholders in the climate finance and policy ecosystem.

**Location:** Remote

  

**Reports** **to:** Senior Design Associate

**Contract:** through end of 2026, with possibility of renewal

  

**PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

  

- Work with design team members to conceptualize and execute data visualization of CPI work, including charts, graphs, tables, maps, infographics, and other data visualization approaches to interpret our finance and policy analysis

- Conduct quality assurance and review all data visualizations to ensure accuracy, usability, and adherence to brand, style, and accessibility guidelines

  

**COMPETENCIES & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**

  

**Essential**

  

- Proven experience in data visualization and graphic design, with progressive multi-years’ experience or demonstrable equivalent skills

- Ability to turn technical economics and finance information into accessible visual insights for investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders

- A strong affinity for numbers and quantitative data, with ability to clearly communicate the reasoning behind design choices

- A keen eye for detail and accuracy

- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel

- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator

**Desirable**

  

- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Flourish, Tableau and/or other similar online data visualization tools

- Intermediate proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks such as D3 to deliver interactive data visualization

- UX/UI experience in designing interactive data stories, and dashboards

- Mapping and cartography skills and tools, such as ArcGIS

- Experience with visual data journalism

- Background or understanding of climate policy, climate finance, and/or sustainable development

- Video production skills to create animated data visualizations (using tools such as Adobe After Effects)

  

**TO APPLY**

  

This is a freelance position that is compensated by the hour on a project-to-project basis. Workload will generally be heavier during our busy season of September – November, and lower during other months of the year.

Visit our website to submit an application.  
With your application, attach: (1) CV/resume, (2) a cover letter, (3) a portfolio of your work demonstrating expertise in creating engaging and impactful data visualizations. Your cover letter should outline why you want to work with CPI and how your skills and experience align with the position requirements. The portfolio of work can be external links to existing work, a link to a collected portfolio of your work, or a portfolio submitted as a PDF.

The position will remain open until we find the right candidate to join our team. Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, and we therefore encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

**DEI Commitment**

  

Climate Policy Initiative is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we are working to embed DEI across every facet of our organization. We seek to establish a working environment where all board members, staff, volunteers, and contractors feel respected and valued regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or identity, disability, education, or any other bias. We want to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are openly valued as critical to the success of our organization and the achievement of our mission and vision.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.

Freelance Data Visualization Designer

United States

Consultant role focused on climate strategy research.

EKONIKLIM Strategist - Consultant

Operations

**ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION**

  

CPI is an analysis and advisory organization with deep expertise in finance and policy. Our mission is to help governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change. We are unique in our focus on finance, our ability to get the right people to the table, and our analytical rigor. CPI has seven offices around the world in Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

**POSITION SUMMARY**

  

Working closely with the global design team, the Freelance Layout Designer will use existing Adobe InDesign templates to produce professional-grade PDF reports that may be as short as 2 pages or as long as 50+ pages.

**Location**: Remote

  

**Reports** **to**: Senior Design Associate

**Contract**: through end of 2026, with possibility of renewal

  

**PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

  

- Coordinate with design team members to format and design report content in Adobe InDesign

- Work within the confines of established templates, unless instructed otherwise

- Adhere to best practices related to image handling, color management, and delivery of design file

- Occasionally utilize Adobe Illustrator to make minor adjustments to graphics within reports

- Conduct thorough review of all deliverables to ensure accuracy, optimal legibility, and adherence to brand guidelines

- Meet deadlines which are sometimes tight but always discussed and agreed upon in advance

- Address requests for edits from the design and/or project teams

  

**COMPETENCIES & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**

  

**Essential**

  

- Proven experience in layout design, including 20+ page documents

- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Adobe InDesign, including utilizing master pages, typographic styles, and interactive features

- Efficiency and workflow optimization skills in InDesign

- Basic to intermediate proficiency in Adobe Illustrator

- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word

- Clear and timely communication

- A keen eye for detail, including when working under the pressure of a tight deadline

  

**Desirable**

  

- Proficiency with GREP Styles, Data Merge, Scripting and other automation techniques in Adobe InDesign

- Experience developing complex custom InDesign templates

  

**TO APPLY**

  

This is a freelance position that is compensated by the hour on a project-to-project basis. Workload will generally be heavier during our busy season of September – November, and lighter during other months of the year.

Visit our website to submit an application.  
With your application, attach: (1) CV/resume, (2) a cover letter, (3) a portfolio of your work demonstrating expertise in creating multipage layouts using Adobe InDesign. Your cover letter should outline why you want to work with CPI and how your skills and experience align with the position requirements. The portfolio of work can be external links to existing work, a link to a collected portfolio of your work, or a portfolio submitted as a PDF.

The position will remain open until we find the right candidate to join our team. Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and we therefore encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

**DEI Commitment**

  

Climate Policy Initiative is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we are working to embed DEI across every facet of our organisation. We seek to establish a working environment where all board members, staff, volunteers, and contractors feel respected and valued regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or identity, disability, education, or any other bias. We want to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are openly valued as critical to the success of our organization and the achievement of our mission and vision.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.

Climate Policy Initiative

About Climate Policy Initiative

Jobs

EKONIKLIM Strategist - Consultant

EKONIKLIM Strategist - Consultant

About this page