Job Description

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 Contractor 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.

About the role

We’re introducing the Regional Content Lead for Southeast Asia role to drive the success of content in key focus regions. Content moves Canva, and ensuring our content feels local, on-trend, fresh, and relevant is crucial. Just as we invest in strong business, marketing, sales, and product leaders in our priority markets, we need an equally strong voice in content.

As Regional Content Lead, you’ll be responsible for ensuring Canva has the right content from your region, championing local trends, and ensuring our discovery systems surface the best content for local users. You’ll work closely with country teams, central Content & Discovery (C&D) teams, and other regional stakeholders to amplify the impact of local content.

What you'll be doing in this role

• Create locally relevant, high-quality content. Ensure content reflects SEA culture, trends, and seasonal moments — partnering with local creators and teams to keep it fresh, timely, and on-brand.
• Improve content discoverability in SEA. Work with SEO and discovery teams to ensure the right local content surfaces in search, homepage, and key touchpoints for SEA users.
• Grow and support the SEA Creator Community. Build strong relationships with local creators and editors to scale high-quality content, and spotlight top-performing regional work.
• Shape the SEA content strategy through local insight & strategic content partnerships. Stay close to market needs, user behavior, and trends to guide content strategy — while forging partnerships that unlock new content opportunities across SEA.

You're probably a match if:

• You have a deep understanding of content, trends, and aesthetics in your region, with a strong sense of what resonates with local users.
• You bring strong experience in content strategy, partnerships, or editorial leadership—ideally within tech, digital, or media industries.
• You take a proactive, solutions-driven approach and can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• You excel at stakeholder management and know how to align cross-functional teams across regions.
• You thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and are comfortable navigating ambiguity and change.
• You use strong analytical skills to assess content performance and adjust strategy accordingly.
• You have a proven track record of managing content budgets, partnerships, and production workflows effectively.
• You’re passionate about supporting and activating local creators, helping to build a thriving content ecosystem.

This role is ideal for content leaders with deep regional insight, strategic vision, and strong executional craft. You understand what resonates with audiences across Southeast Asia and know how to turn those insights into impactful, discoverable content. You're energized by fast-paced, cross-functional environments and thrive on building meaningful relationships with creators and collaborators alike.

About the team

Canva’s International Group is a diverse & distributed team focused on driving growth in our key regions. You’ll partner closely with leads across product, marketing, content, education, B2B and non profits to build a growth plan for the region.

What's in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here's a taste of what's on offer:

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
• Inclusive parental leave policy
• An annual Vibe & Thrive package to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

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.