Graphic Designer (6-month contract) Sydney

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 also collaborate with talented contractors and freelancers from all over the world to help us achieve our crazy big goals. While we support flexible, remote-friendly ways of working, for this role we’re focusing on Sydney so we can best support our teams and keep collaboration flowing.

This role is a 6-month engagement, working full-time hours per week.

What you’d be doing in this role

As a Graphic Designer, you’ll help shape how personalised messaging comes to life across Canva’s lifecycle channels. You’ll play a pivotal role in translating user insights and behaviours into relevant visual stories that guide users through their journey with Canva. This role is a blend of craft and strategy, while balancing creative exploration with the discipline needed to produce high-quality, scalable design systems. You’ll join a team that values curiosity, rapid experimentation, and design excellence, and your work will directly influence how hundreds of millions of users experience Canva during their most formative moments.

At the moment this role is focussed on:

• Designing on-brand, visually engaging email and mobile assets tailored to user context and lifecycle stage.
• Managing the end-to-end creative process, from research and concepting to execution and iteration.
• Collaborating closely with marketers, product managers and fellow designers to ensure creative alignment and accuracy.
• Developing scalable templates, asset libraries, and design systems that support fast-paced experimentation.
• Reviewing and refine creative outputs to maintain a high standard of quality across all campaigns.
• Juggling multiple briefs at once, prioritising effectively in a fast-moving, deadline-driven environment.

You're probably a match if

• You have strong visual design skills with a portfolio showcasing high-quality email, mobile, or digital marketing work.
• You have the ability to create fresh, relevant, and timely visuals tailored to specific audiences and user mindsets.
• You’re experienced in managing end-to-end design workflows, including feedback, iteration, and quality assurance.
• You have strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining creative excellence across every output.
• You have excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working with multiple stakeholders.
• You’re proactive, growth-oriented mindset with the ability to work independently and suggest improvements.

About the team

You’ll join the Product Growth org in a group focused on adding value for users through personalisation, where we bring together design, experimentation, and product thinking. We’re responsible for creating high-impact lifecycle marketing communications that guide users to value through email, mobile, and in-product channels. Our team thrives at the intersection of creativity and experimentation, constantly learning, iterating, and pushing boundaries to elevate user experience. We believe great creative is a strategic lever, and the work you do will influence how users engage with Canva during pivotal moments.

Other stuff to know

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Please note that contractor-accreditation meetings are conducted virtually.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

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