Brand Designers (Contract) - Sydney/Melbourne

Location: Team Design

Team: Country Sydney / Australia

About the Role

Join the team at Canva that's redefining how the world experiences design! We're seeking two talented Brand Designers (Contract) with immediate availability to start on 8th December in Sydney/Melbourne. One Brand ID Designer (8 Dec – 30 Jan) and one Brand Experiential Designer (8 Dec – 15 March) to join our Creative Team. As Canva scales at lightning speed, change is in our DNA – and it's all part of the fun. You'll thrive in our diverse, collaborative environment, bringing fresh conceptual ideas to life with exceptional craft across brand identity, experiential assets, product launches, campaigns, and events. In this onsite role within Canva Brand Studio, you'll design assets for graphics, comms, print, swag, motion, and more, while developing guidelines and toolkits. Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Leadership, Experiential, and Vibe teams to ensure our brand shines consistently across all touchpoints. From ideation workshops and prototyping to unforgettable executions, you'll work with writers, animators, and videographers to create hype reels, presentations, and activations that connect with global audiences. You're a perfect match if you balance big-picture thinking with pixel-perfect delivery, boast a portfolio of modern brand work, and excel in Figma, Affinity, and Canva. With strong organizational skills and a passion for digital strategies, you'll help shape Canva's vibrant brand future. We celebrate diverse backgrounds – even if you don't match every bullet, we want to hear from you! Check lifeatcanva.com for a glimpse into our innovative culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Design creative assets for new brand graphics, company-wide comms, brand identity, experiential assets, print, and swag
• Develop design guidelines and toolkits to support scalable brand projects
• Conceptualise and ideate diverse branded content across print, experiential, digital, and motion executions
• Collaborate with writers, designers, animators, videographers, and cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Leadership)
• Contribute to creative concepts and asset rollout for company events and activations with Experiential and Vibe teams
• Participate in conceptual workshops, brainstorming, sketching, prototyping, and ideation for video production
• Produce impactful designs for product launches, brand campaigns, hype reels, and high-profile presentations
• Ensure brand consistency and cohesion across all external projects and consumer touchpoints
• Guide junior team members through established feedback processes and provide informal mentorship
• Align closely with diverse teams to respond to a wide variety of briefs with fresh, inspiring ideas
• Maintain high level of craft while evolving with Canva's scaling change and innovative DNA

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in a forward-thinking brand design role with strong visual storytelling capabilities
• Advanced proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Affinity, and Canva
• Demonstrated portfolio showcasing strong brand design principles, modern aesthetic, creative thinking, and attention to detail
• Experience in both static and motion design across print, digital, experiential, and motion formats
• Ability to balance conceptual ideation with high-craft execution from toolkit to completion
• Strong organizational skills with proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet tight deadlines
• Immediate availability to start on 8th December 2024
• Experience in Sydney/Melbourne with onsite availability for optimal team collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in brand identity systems, guidelines, and toolkits development
• Experience collaborating with experiential, vibe, marketing, product, and leadership teams
• Familiarity with digital strategies, web-based methodologies, and audience connection across platforms
• Mentorship experience guiding junior designers through feedback processes
• Portfolio examples of company events, activations, swag, hype reels, and high-profile presentations
• Understanding of Canva's brand and products to ensure consistency across consumer touchpoints

Required Skills

• Brand design and visual storytelling
• Conceptual ideation and brainstorming
• High-craft execution and prototyping
• Figma proficiency (advanced)
• Affinity Designer skills
• Canva mastery
• Static and motion design
• Print and digital asset creation
• Experiential and event design
• Brand guidelines and toolkit development
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Workshop facilitation and feedback processes
• Portfolio presentation (modern aesthetic)
• Organizational and prioritization skills
• Deadline management
• Audience connection across platforms
• Creative problem-solving
• Mentorship and team guidance

Benefits

• Join a world-class Creative Team at Canva redefining global design experiences
• Collaborate onsite in Sydney/Melbourne with top talent in a vibrant, innovative culture
• Work on high-impact projects supporting product launches, campaigns, and events
• Flexible short-term contract with immediate start and clear project timelines
• Access to Canva's cutting-edge tools, resources, and cross-functional partnerships
• Immerse in Canva's diverse, inclusive environment celebrating all skills and backgrounds
• Virtual contractor-accreditation process with support for reasonable adjustments
• Opportunity to shape Canva's brand future through conceptual and experiential design
• Part of Canva Brand Studio working with Illustrators, Motion Designers, and more

Canva is an equal opportunity employer.