Senior Brand Designer

Summary

Join Canva's International Marketing Group as a Senior Designer to lead the visual direction for brand, product, and performance campaigns in Mexico. Collaborate with the Creative Director and a talented team to ideate, design, and execute projects that elevate Canva's brand in Latin America. As a remote contractor, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere, leading visual direction for various campaigns, designing storyboards, pitching concepts to senior leaders, and collaborating with vendors. This 6-month contract requires 7+ years of experience in branding and advertising, strong design skills, and proficiency in Figma. Native-level Spanish and strong English skills are essential. The role involves occasional evening global team meetings.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in branding and advertising
• Strong design skills and a solid understanding of motion design, with experience leading projects from start to finish
• An understanding that spans digital design, product design, and Figma is key to ensuring that your vision is fully realised
• Native-level Spanish and strong English skills (we’re a global team, so English is part of our day-to-day)

Responsibilities

• Lead the visual direction for brand, product, and performance campaigns, keeping every project fresh, consistent, and innovative
• Design simple, powerful storyboards for ads and hype reels that bring Canva to life
• 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
• Collaborate with external vendors, providing clear art direction guidance and feedback to help elevate their work
• 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)