Digital Designer, Creative Localisation (12 Month Contract)

Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Alongside our global campuses, we collaborate with talented contractors and freelancers from all over the world to help us achieve our big goals.

While we support flexible, remote-friendly ways of working, this role is based in Sydney to enable close collaboration with our teams.

These are 12-month engagements, working up to 40 hours per week.

We’re hiring two Digital Designers to support our Creative Localisation team across European and Latin American markets.

What you’d be doing in this role

As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. This gives you a flavour of what you’ll work on, but it will likely evolve.

As a Digital Designer, Creative Localisation, you’ll bridge global creative with local cultural nuance - ensuring Canva’s content feels truly local, not just translated.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Designing and localising high-impact visual assets for SEO landing pages (e.g. hero images, UI mockups, feature illustrations, lifestyle imagery)
• Creating and adapting assets for campaigns, product launches, and marketing surfaces across regions
• Translating briefs into high-quality, brand-aligned creative that resonates with local audiences
• Partnering with external agencies and vendors to scale asset production
• Writing briefs, managing feedback loops, and improving output quality at scale
• Reviewing and QA’ing localised assets to ensure cultural and visual accuracy
• Collaborating with regional stakeholders to refine creative based on market-specific insights
• Contributing to and leveraging Canva’s design systems and asset libraries
• Supporting motion/video workflows (e.g. preparing assets for animation or collaborating with motion designers)

You’re probably a match if

• You’re a native or fluent speaker in one or more of: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, or German
• Have proven experience in digital design, marketing, or campaign creative
• Have a strong portfolio showcasing high-quality visual design across digital surfaces
• Understand regional visual culture and audience nuance (Europe, Latin America, or similar markets)
• Have experience designing for SEO or performance-driven surfaces (landing pages, growth assets)
• Can take a brief and deliver polished creative independently
• Have experience working with external partners or agencies
• Are comfortable collaborating across time zones and cross-functional teams
• Have strong attention to detail, particularly in brand consistency and localisation quality
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
• Experience with motion or video design workflows
• Familiarity with scaling creative production systems
• Exposure to localisation or international content adaptation

About the team

The Creative Localisation team adapts Canva’s creative across languages, cultures, and markets — spanning campaigns, product experiences, and growth surfaces.

We sit at the intersection of creativity, cultural insight, and operational scale, working closely with in-market teams, global stakeholders, and external partners to ensure every piece of content feels locally relevant.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions to engage contractors based on your experience, skills, and passion. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the contractor-accreditation process.

Please note that contractor-accreditation meetings are conducted virtually.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva - even if you don’t feel like you meet every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you.

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.