Senior Designer / Motion - Europe (6-month Contract)

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you’re probably keen to find out what’s on offer, so we’ll get straight to the point.

Where and how you can work: Our flagship campus is in Sydney, Australia but we engage our Contractors all over the world to help us meet our crazy big goals. As a Contractor at Canva, you can work remotely from anywhere in the United Kingdom, meaning you have ultimate flexibility. Please note, this is a 6-month contract with full-time hours.

What you’d be doing in this role: As a Senior Designer / Motion Designer, you’ll collaborate closely with an Art Director and Creative Director to elevate Canva’s visual presence across Europe. Partnering with a talented team, including copywriters, freelancers, and agencies, you’ll ideate, design, and execute projects that elevate our brand — primarily working across Performance Marketing to create scroll-stopping performance ads from statics to UGC style and full production videos that build Canva’s brand and performance across Europe. Design expertise is essential to the role and a background or experience in motion design is a huge plus – we want to make work that moves (people)! We’re looking for someone who can bring concepts to life with creativity and attention to detail. This role is perfect for a versatile individual with the ability to tell powerful stories through their work.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Driving the visual direction for performance campaigns, keeping every project fresh, engaging, and innovative.
• Designing, storyboarding, and animating ads and hype reels that bring Canva to life across social.
• Confidently pitch concepts and present work to senior creative leaders, product marketing managers, and stakeholders, clearly articulating the creative vision and strategic approach.
• Animating 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 provocative when needed.
• Collaborating with external vendors, providing clear art direction guidance and feedback to help elevate their work.
• Working closely with the Creative Director to ensure schedules are accurate and deadlines are met.

You’re probably a match if:

• You have proven extensive experience in design, advertising, and branding.
• Strong design and motion design skills, with experience driving projects from start to finish.
• An understanding of digital and product design to ensure your vision is fully realized.
• Familiarity with Canva and Affinity.
• Native-level English skills. Additional languages (French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, German) are a plus.

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

About the team: Marketing’s mission at Canva is for Canva to become “the most loved brand in the world”. Our International Marketing Group is diverse and distributed, driving user growth, brand awareness, and affinity in our priority international markets. Our EMEA Marketing team blends global strategies with hyperlocal insights to create regional campaigns, localized moments, and creative initiatives across various channels including performance marketing, brand, events, partnerships, social, and community engagement.

Other stuff to know: We make hiring decisions based on experience, skills, and passion. When you express interest, please share your pronouns and any reasonable adjustments needed during the interview process. All contractor meetings are virtual. We celebrate diverse skills and backgrounds at Canva, so even if you don’t match all the listed skills, we still want to hear from you!