Senior Copywriter - Sydney (5-Month Contract)

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney, Australia but we engage our Contractors and Freelancers all over the world to help us meet our crazy big goals. As a Contract or Freelancer at Canva you can work remotely in the country listed on this job ad, meaning you have ultimate flexibility. Wherever works for you, works for us.

What you’d be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.

We’re seeking a skilled Copywriter to support our mission of empowering design. This role involves collaborating with Art Directors to create impactful messaging for various high-visibility projects. Responsibilities include developing unique marketing ideas, crafting clear and inspiring content across multiple channels, and translating complex concepts into engaging language for diverse product lines. This work will enhance Canva's reach and user engagement through brand campaigns, landing pages, emails, tutorials, and more.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Partnering with Art Directors to develop ideas and execute messaging that is consistent, effective, and accessible across Canva’s multi-channel campaigns.
• Translating big, complex ideas into clear, user-friendly messaging that aligns with Canva’s mission and vision.
• Write, review, and edit flawless, on-brand copy across channels, ensuring each asset enhances user engagement.
• Creating a playbook of high-quality content for a range of initiatives, from brand campaigns to standalone assets, working closely with designers, strategists, and producers.
• Collaborating with the Creative Copy Lead to keep messaging on-brand and aligned with Canva’s evolving strategic direction.
• Balancing creativity, simplicity, and playfulness to create engaging, compelling copy that’s easy to digest and impactful.

You're probably a match if

• You have at least 8 years of experience as a copywriter, either agency or client side (in-house).
• You have an understanding of brand marketing channels and advertising best practices.
• You have a passion for innovative, blue sky ideation and a strong desire to make impactful work that will help to build an iconic global brand.
• You’re a team player. Able to work in a dynamic multi-skilled agile environment.
• You’re a master storyteller, able to sell the brand and its products to myriad demographics and personas with a consistent tone of voice.
• Attention to detail, style and tone. You write with clarity and empathy, and can write in a range of genres, styles and tones.
• You have a good grasp of English, sentence construction, and grammatical structure. And because less than 50% of our community is English speaking, you consider the needs of internationalisation in every word.
• You bring others along for the ride. Set expectations with stakeholders, communicate openly across multiple teams, and collaborate with multiple creatives to get the job done.
• You’re not precious. Open to giving and receiving feedback and can clearly articulate how copy can be improved.
• It would obviously help if you can smell spell.

About the team

Canva’s in-house creative team is on a mission to make Canva the most loved brand in the world. We work from concept to creation on world-class creative across brand communications, marketing campaigns, editorial content and production.

As part of this team you’ll help create a brand that communicates our purpose, defines perception and awareness globally, and puts a spotlight on our diverse community– ensuring they receive a human, inspiring and empowering experience.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions to engage contractors based on your experience, skills and passion. When you signify interest in the Project, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the contractor-accreditation interview process.

Please note that contractor-accreditation meetings are conducted virtually.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.