Senior Art Director

Summary

Join Canva's International Marketing Group as a Senior Art Director to elevate the company's creative presence in Brazil and Mexico. This 4-month contract role allows for remote work from Mexico with flexible hours, focusing on leading visual direction across product launches, performance campaigns, and brand storytelling. You will generate shareable campaign ideas, confidently pitch concepts to senior leaders, and write creatively. The ideal candidate possesses 7+ years of advertising experience, a strong design portfolio showcasing originality, and proven ability to develop cross-platform ideas. Native-level Portuguese, strong Spanish, and confident English are required. Occasional evening global team meetings are expected.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in advertising
• A strong design portfolio that shows range, originality, and attention to craft
• Proven ability to develop ideas that stretch across platforms and formats
• An understanding that spans digital design, product design, and Figma is key to ensuring that your vision is fully realised
• Native-level Portuguese, strong Spanish, and confident English. You’ll be working across Brazil, Mexico, and global teams

Responsibilities

• Lead visual direction across product launches, performance campaigns, and brand storytelling in Brazil and Mexico
• Come up with ideas people want to watch and share. Creating campaigns that connect with culture and play out across social, OOH, TV, and live experiences
• Confidently pitch concepts and present work to senior creative leaders, product marketing managers, and stakeholders, clearly articulating the creative vision and strategic approach
• Write with the same creativity and clarity you bring to your designs
• Passionate about exceptional art direction and design that’s not just beautiful but also thoughtful, meaningful, and, when it needs to be, provocative
• Provide clear, thoughtful direction to external partners and vendors
• Work closely with the Creative Director to ensure schedules are accurate and realistic and that deadlines are met

Preferred Qualifications

• Bonus points if you’ve art-directed films or photoshoots before
• Excited to jump on Canva to design

Benefits

This is a remote role with flexible working hours, but you’ll need to balance your schedule to accommodate occasional global team meetings in the evening (6-9 PM)