Creative Director, Campaigns (6-month contract)

Location: Team Design

Team: Country London / United Kingdom

About the Role

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design at Canva, the world-leading visual communication platform empowering millions to design anything and publish anywhere. We're seeking a Creative Director, Campaigns for a 6-month full-time contract in our London Design team. Reporting to the Creative Director for Europe, you'll lead bold, insight-led advertising campaigns across UK, Italy, France, and Spain, blending strategic vision with hands-on craft to build brand love and drive growth. This hybrid role focuses on high-collaboration in London, working with in-house creatives, marketing, growth teams, and agency partners to deliver fame-driven work across TV, digital, social, OOH, performance, and emerging platforms. In this role, you'll shape culturally resonant storytelling that differentiates Canva globally while rooting campaigns in local insights. Build always-on creative systems for rapid testing and iteration, elevate design excellence, and foster an inclusive culture of experimentation. With your proven agency and in-house leadership, standout portfolio, and passion for consumer tech brands, you'll connect brave ideas to measurable business outcomes in a fast-paced, ambitious environment. At Canva, our Marketing team drives user growth and brand affinity in priority markets through hyperlocal strategies and evergreen initiatives. We're building the most loved brand in the world—collaborative, innovative, and purpose-driven. Surrounded by curious creatives who push boundaries together, you'll contribute to our mission of empowerment, from nonprofits to global partnerships. If you're excited to craft world-class campaigns with real impact, Canva is your place to thrive.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Canva’s advertising and integrated campaign development across Europe (UK, Italy, France, Spain)
• Create bold, culturally relevant work across TV, digital, social, OOH, and performance channels
• Build an always-on creative capability for rapid testing, iteration, and optimisation
• Elevate storytelling and design to differentiate Canva while ensuring global brand alignment
• Use insights, trends, and data to drive creative effectiveness and innovation
• Partner with in-house teams and agencies to deliver high-quality, locally resonant campaigns
• Contribute towards a high-performing, inclusive creative culture where experimentation is encouraged
• Collaborate closely with marketing, growth, and product teams to deliver world-class work across markets
• Shape campaigns that are brave, insight-led, rooted in local storytelling, and crafted for maximum impact
• Present creative concepts to senior stakeholders and influence cross-functional alignment

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrable Lead Creative experience across both agency and in-house environments
• Proven ability to lead major advertising campaigns across Europe
• Strong understanding of consumer tech and/or direct-to-consumer brands
• Deep expertise in brand campaign creative across digital, social, and traditional channels
• A standout portfolio showcasing excellence in storytelling and advertising craft
• Strategic thinker who can connect creative ideas to clear business outcomes
• Confident communicator and presenter, able to influence senior stakeholders
• Thrives in fast-paced, global environments; culturally aware and passionate about creating resonant work across markets

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with global design platforms or creative tech companies
• Fluency in one or more European languages (Italian, French, or Spanish)
• Proven track record of building always-on creative capabilities for rapid iteration
• Hands-on experience with emerging platforms and performance creative optimization
• Background in fostering inclusive, experimental creative cultures

Required Skills

• Campaign creative direction
• Advertising storytelling
• European market cultural awareness
• Brand strategy and positioning
• Digital and social media creative
• TV and traditional media production
• Performance creative optimization
• Insight-led creative development
• Stakeholder presentation and influence
• Collaborative team leadership
• Rapid iteration and testing
• Data-driven creative decision-making
• Portfolio excellence in craft
• Global brand alignment
• Agency and in-house partnership
• Trend forecasting and innovation
• Inclusive culture building
• Fast-paced environment adaptability

Benefits

• Join a world-leading design platform empowering millions to create
• Collaborate with talented global teams in a hybrid London-based role
• Work on high-impact campaigns that build global brand fame
• Inclusive culture encouraging experimentation, risks, and creative growth
• Flexible 6-month full-time contract with remote-friendly collaboration
• Part of Canva's mission to become the most loved brand in the world
• Access to cutting-edge tools, insights, and agency partnerships
• Opportunity to shape European marketing with hyperlocal insights and global ambition
• Support for diverse backgrounds with reasonable adjustments in hiring process

Canva is an equal opportunity employer.