Senior Brand Designer, Canva
EMEA, 6-month Contract
Publishing and design platform
Posted today
Publishing and design platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower businesses to design anything, and publish it anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone who can bring concepts to life with creativity, attention to detail, and a strong grasp of motion design (motion skills are a plus but not essential)
- This role is perfect for a versatile individual with the ability to tell powerful stories through their work
- You have proven experience in design, advertising and branding
- You have strong design skills and a solid understanding of motion design (motion skills are a plus but not essential), with experience leading projects from start to finish
- You have an understanding that spans digital design, product design, and Figma is key to ensuring that your vision is fully realised
- You’re excited to jump on Canva, Affinity and Figma to design
- You have native-level English skills. Additional languages are a plus (French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, German)
- Bonus points if you’ve art-directed films or photoshoots before
- This is a remote role with flexible working hours, but you’ll need to balance your schedule to accommodate occasional global team meetings in the evening (6-9 PM)
What the job involves
- As our Senior Brand Designer, you’ll collaborate closely with the Creative Director to elevate Canva’s visual presence across EMEA
- Partnering with a talented team, including copywriters, freelancers and agencies, you’ll ideate, design and execute for projects that elevate our brand — from scroll-stopping performance ads, to events and campaigns that shape Canva’s perception in EMEA
- Leading the visual direction for brand, product, and performance campaigns, keeping every project fresh, consistent, and innovative
- Designing simple, powerful storyboards for ads and hype reels that bring Canva to life
- Confidently pitching concepts and present work to senior creative leaders, product marketing managers, and stakeholders, clearly articulating the creative vision and strategic approach
- Writing with the same creativity and clarity you bring to your designs
- Being passionate about exceptional art direction and design that’s not just beautiful but also thoughtful, meaningful, and, when it needs to be, provocative
- Collaborating with external vendors, providing clear art direction guidance and feedback to help elevate their work
- Working closely with the Creative Director to ensure schedules are accurate and realistic and that deadlines are met
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Launched in 2013, Canva is a free online visual communications and collaboration platform. It features a vast range of templates including presentations, websites, and social media graphics, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips.
With the aim to empower 100% of the world to communicate in ways that were once limited to the 1%, Canva was founded on the belief that people shouldn’t need to understand complex software to unlock their creativity. Simplicity is central to Canva’s offering, its straightforward drag-and-drop user interface avoiding complex tools that require training. This approach has been hugely popular and has been key in setting the company apart in the market, with 85% of the Fortune 500 now using the site.
More recently, Canva has broadened its offerings through a number of acquisitions and now offers a full visual communications platform, featuring stock content, innovative editing features, and data visualization. Zeetings, Pexels & Pixabay, Kaleido, Smartmockups and Flourish have all joined Canva, and the business is well set to continue leading and innovating in the space.
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Insights
56% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Flexible working
"There is plenty of flexibility when it comes to the exact time I can start and finish work on any given day as long as I deliver on my..."
Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)
May 2024
$400m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2021
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $968.6m
Company benefits
- Flexible hours and a hybrid working model which values work-life balance and gives you the option to choose how you best work
- Equity options to be truly a part of the Canva journey Unique and flexible leave so you can recharge, give back, support others or focus on your own professional development
- Our very own Canva University, internal coaching and Employee Assistance Programs to help you be your best self
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for you to spend as you choose on personal education, wellbeing, home office and social connection. You know better than anyone how to Vibe & Thrive!
- Virtual and in-office clubs, events and celebrations for you to connect with your teammates
- Canva For Good program matching your not-for-profit donations, Force for Good leave (3 paid volunteering days) and a range of sustainability and ethical initiatives to get involved in
- Support for family and carers including a parental leave policy that prioritises inclusivity recognises the diverse representations of modern families
Company values
- Make complex things simple - You aim for the most simple, intuitive and effective solution to any problem.
- Set crazy big goals and make them happen - If you like to dream big, and take on challenges that both scare and excite you, you’ll love uniting with a team to achieve a common goal.
- Be a force for good - You want to make Canva and the world a better place through positive actions.
- Empower others - Learning to share your lego is key to the Canva experience. Change is constant, so we all need to be able to adapt, pass on our knowledge, and learn new skills.
- Pursue excellence - Leading by example and maintaining a high bar is how you can pursue excellence at Canva.
- Be a good human - Respect, kindness and open minds drive this value. We appreciate and accept everyone for who they are, as they are. This counts for you too!
Company HQ
Surry Hills, NSW
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Leadership
Cameron Adams
(CPO)Cameron studied at the University of Melbourne before working as a Developer and Designer for Eclipse and Google for a combined 5 years. They then founded Fluent.io in 2011, and Canva in July 2012.
Melanie Perkins
(CEO)Having studied at the University of Western Australia, Melanie first founded Fusion Books in 2007 and and co-founded Canva in 2012. Melanie is now CEO of Canva.
Cliff Obrecht
(COO)Having studied at the University of Western Australia, Cliff spent 5 years as Managing Director of Fusion Books. They left this role in 2013, having co-founded Canva with Melanie and Cameron the previous year.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Canva
Jennie Rogerson (Head of People)
- https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/The-importance-of-diversity-at-Canva/
- https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/cultural-appreciation-day-2023/
- Https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/celebrating-sydney-worldpride-2023/
- https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/sydney-worldpride-partnership-2023/
- https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/meet-the-makers-pride-edition/
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