Design & Creative Lead, Education Content

The Design & Creative Lead, Education Content at Canva is responsible for guiding the creative strategy, vision, and execution of Canva’s Education content ecosystem. This role serves as the creative authority for Education Content, shaping the long-term vision for classroom-ready materials and setting standards for content creation, scaling, and user experience. The position is based in San Francisco, CA, with flexibility in work arrangements.

Key responsibilities include establishing the long-term creative strategy for Education across Product and Marketplace, managing and mentoring a team of Content Creatives, and overseeing end-to-end content creation from concept to execution. The role ensures all content meets learning, cultural, and accessibility standards, collaborates with the Learning Experience group to align content with real classroom needs, and partners with Product teams to deliver new content features that support educators and learners. Additionally, the position involves building scalable creative frameworks and guidelines tailored for K–12 audiences.

The ideal candidate has 6-10 years of experience in a similar creative leadership role with a strong creative background and the ability to develop creative strategies for varied user types. Experience leading content creation with AI tools in creative workflows, across multiple formats (static, motion, interactive), and translating data/user insights into creative decisions is essential. The candidate should have experience working with diverse stakeholders, coaching and mentoring junior creatives, and familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices. Experience designing for educational contexts, especially K-12, is highly desired.

Canva offers a range of benefits, including equity packages, health benefits plans, a 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution, an inclusive parental leave policy, and an annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing, social connection, and office setup. Flexible leave options are also available to empower employees to recharge and support personal commitments.

Joining Canva means becoming part of a team redefining how the world experiences design. The company values flexibility, allowing employees to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. With a focus on inclusivity and innovation, Canva provides growth opportunities and a supportive environment for creative professionals.