SEO Generalist, Brazil
The SEO Generalist role at Canva is a 12-month, full-time contract position based in São Paulo, Brazil. As part of the International SEO team, the successful candidate will collaborate with SEO Country Leads across multiple international markets to enhance the technical health and scalability of Canva's global pages. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to Canva's mission of empowering users worldwide to discover and engage with the platform.
Key responsibilities include providing hands-on technical SEO support by identifying issues, recommending fixes, and ensuring the technical integrity of global pages. The role involves monitoring and maintaining hreflang implementation, indexation, and crawlability across locales to prevent duplication issues and incorrect locale targeting. Utilizing tools such as Google Search Console, Ahrefs, Botify, and Lumar, the SEO Generalist will surface errors and opportunities, implementing changes directly or in collaboration with engineering and platform teams. Managing technical SEO work through Jira, the candidate will maintain clear documentation to keep all stakeholders informed. Additionally, staying abreast of developments in AI-powered search and incorporating that perspective into technical discoverability strategies is essential.
The ideal candidate has a minimum of three years of experience in technical SEO, including audits, crawl analysis, structured data, and JavaScript rendering issues. A practical understanding of international SEO, particularly hreflang, locale targeting, and indexation governance across multiple markets, is crucial. The role requires strong self-management skills, proactive communication, and the ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously. The candidate should be adept at translating technical findings into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders and possess a genuine curiosity about the evolving landscape of search, including developments in Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and AI-powered search technologies.
Canva offers a collaborative and cross-functional work environment where team members build trust quickly and work effectively with engineers and strategists. The company values feedback as a tool for continuous improvement and encourages a culture of curiosity and innovation. This role provides ample room for growth as the team and scope expand, allowing the successful candidate to make a significant impact on Canva's global SEO performance.