Creative Director, Canva
Europe
Equity available
Publishing and design platform
Open for applications
Publishing and design platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Equity available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower businesses to design anything, and publish it anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone who has experience delivering world-class creative across a variety of channels across multiple European markets, and has a vision for how we bring our brand pillars to life in a way that feels truly local to every market we are in
- We’re looking for someone who can lead a team, and comfortable leaning into the nitty gritty of the work
- At least 10 years’ experience of agency and in-house consumer marketing experience, as an emerging creative leader who has successfully delivered growth results across channels
- Experience working on brand and performance campaigns for direct-to-consumer tech brands at scale, delivering high volume and global production efforts
- Proven experience working across different European markets (especially France and Germany), and utilising local insights to deliver locally relevant and highly impactful creative
- Proficient understanding of creative across channels, social platform best practices, and user acquisition KPIs
- Excellent design craft and copywriting skills, and a portfolio that shows experience with Creative, particularly performance work
- Excellent verbal and visual communication skills, allowing you to communicate complex information simply and clearly
- You’ve led creative teams and know what it takes to inspire and grow them
- You thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment that requires the ability to problem solve, drive chaos to clarity, and maintain personal resilience
- You’re an energy giver with a positive outlook. A natural empathetic teammate, with a consistent track record of cross-functional leadership and partnership
What the job involves
- Reporting into the Head of Marketing for Europe, we’re hiring a Creative Director to oversee our creative efforts in Europe
- As the Creative Director, you’ll be the custodian of the Canva brand in Europe - balancing brand guardianship with insightful local expression
- This is an incredible opportunity to lead the definition of our brand and creative in Europe
- As part of the International Marketing Group, our Europe Marketing team for driving market-specific growth goals and comprehensive market strategies across Europe across a variety of functions - performance marketing, brand, events, partnerships, social, community engagement and other growth channels
- You’ll be the custodian of Canva’s brand in Europe - through deep alignment with our Executive Creative Director and our central creative group, you’ll set the vision of how we show up in each market in a way that reflects the Canva brand and feels truly local
- You’ll define and maintain the creative fabric that runs across each external touch point our brand has with our community in Europe
- This could range from partnerships and events, community building, social, webinars, performance marketing, brand marketing, talent brand and any other local initiatives
- We’re just getting started in Europe, so the range of what you’ll work on will grow and expand
- You’ll work at the crossroads of creativity, data and innovation
- Partnering with our Growth Managers, Product Marketers and Researchers to build a robust creative testing process, you’ll leverage performance data to steer creative output and test new messaging and positioning hypotheses based on local insights; doubling down on those that are working
- You’ll oversee all creative production in Europe, balancing how we utilise in-house, agency and freelance resources as efficiently and effectively as possible
- As part of this, you’ll lead, mentor and motivate a talented in market team as it grows, including copywriters and art directors, inspiring them to constantly push the boundaries of creative effectiveness
- And lastly, you will get to work with a broad range of experienced marketers and stakeholders from across Canva’s global team to create creative that achieve our Crazy Big Goals for Europe
Application process
- Please note that interviews are conducted virtually
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
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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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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Founders
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 & 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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