Senior Brand Copywriter (10-month fixed term Contract)

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Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

Please note this is a 10 month Fixed Term Contract role.

What you’d be doing in this role

We're looking for a Senior Brand Copywriter for a 10-month maternity cover who can partner with copywriters, designers, producers in the brand team to work on a number of Canva projects. The role will focus on positioning and messaging, rolling out multi-channel executions, and ensuring all messaging is impactful across all business areas and touchpoints.

The ideal candidate has a knack for simplifying complex ideas into digestible, impactful messages. You’ll write, review, and edit copy across multiple channels, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary creative team to ensure all messaging aligns with Canva’s tone, voice, and values.

This role requires a balance of creative ideation and execution. You'll be supported by a Creative Copy Lead, ensuring your writing is on brand and aligns with our broader brand thinking and direction. 

• Write, review, and edit flawless copy at a pace across a variety of marketing placements and Canva products.

• Take part in early concept ideation and brainstorming, developing creative IDs and strong copy ideas from the earliest stages.

• Apply strategic thinking to briefs, using insight and context to shape clear, effective copy decisions.

• Create and evolve messaging frameworks, toolkits, and systems that keep brand voice consistent across all of Canva.

• Partner closely with design, motion, and product teams to shape ideas from concept to execution.

• Develop copy that bridges product and creative, embedding brand thinking directly into the product experience.

• Maintain high editorial standards by applying brand voice guidelines, style rules, and quality controls across all work.

You're probably a match if

• At least 8 years experience as a copywriter, either agency or client-side (in-house).

• Strong understanding of brand marketing channels and best practices.

• Strong familiarity with a spectrum of copy styles, from long-form content, like landing pages and editorial, to placements that require a succinct approach like social posts.

• A passion for innovative, blue sky ideation and a strong desire to make impactful work that will help to build an iconic global brand.

• A great team player. Able to work in a dynamic multi-skilled agile environment.

• 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.

• 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.

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 spotlights our diverse community—ensuring they receive a human, inspiring, and empowering experience. 

We move fast here at Canva, and this role will certainly keep you on your toes. We are looking for someone who loves to get stuff done. You’re who we want to work with if you can balance your brilliant creative streak with ruthless prioritization that moves projects rapidly along.

We believe in attracting and nurturing world-class talent with a focus on diversity, community, career development—and doing the best work of our lives.

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

Please add a portfolio of your work when you apply.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

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!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.