Brand Designers (Contract) SydneyMelbourne

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Alongside our global campuses we also collaborate with talented contractors and freelancers from all over the world to help us achieve our crazy big goals. While we support flexible remote-friendly ways of working for this role were focusing on Sydney/Melbourne so we can best support our teams and keep collaboration flowing.

Were looking for two Brand Designers with immediate availability to interview and start in early December.
These are initial short-term contracts (full-time hours) with strong potential to extend into the new year.

Ideal availability: ASAP
Planned contract dates: 8th30th December with view to extend in January
Interviews: Taking place this week

What youd be doing in this role: 

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

We are seeking 2 experienced Brand Designers to join our team across Brand Identity and Experiential (you can express interest in one or both based on your experience) with a strong background in brand design and visual storytelling. Youll thrive working in a diverse team and possess a conceptual mindset that brings fresh inspiring ideas to life with a high level of craft. Youre a designer with a strong creative eye capable of taking your creative from toolkit to completion while staying closely aligned with your team.

As a part of the Canva Creative Team youll collaborate with multiple other teams across Canva (including Product Leadership and Internal Communications). Our team responds to a wide variety of briefs engaging in brainstorming sketching writing prototyping motion and design. Youll work with cross-functional partners to produce impactful and cohesive brand designs across an external project to launch products support brand campaigns craft hype reels and bring high-profile presentations to life.

At the moment these roles are focused on:

         Brand ID Designer

• Design creative assets to support new brand graphics company-wide comms brand identity and a wide range of other creative outputs
• Develop design guidelines and toolkits for brand projects
• Conceptualise and ideate a diverse range of branded content (print experiential digital and motion) that brings our core brand to life in exciting creative executions
• Collaborate with writers designers animators and videographers to bring our brand assets to life in unique and unforgettable ways
• Participate in and contribute to conceptual workshops and ideation for video production requirements
• Help guide more junior members of the team through established feedback processes and informal mentorship
  
  Brand Experiential Designer
   
• Design creative assets to support new brand graphics experiential assets print assets swag and a wide range of other creative outputs
• Contribute to creative concepts and design asset rollout for company events and activations in collaboration with our Experiential and Vibe teams
• Develop design guidelines and toolkits for brand projects
• Conceptualise and ideate a diverse range of branded content (print experiential digital and motion) that brings our core brand to life in exciting creative executions
• Collaborate with writers designers animators and videographers to bring our brand assets to life in unique and unforgettable ways
• Help guide more junior members of the team through established feedback processes and informal mentorship

Youre probably a match if

• You have proven experience forward-thinking brand design role.
  Youre a master designer able to visualise the brand and its products to myriad demographics and personas clearly. Creating a sense of connection in their work between Canva and the audience
• You are the perfect balance between ideation at a conceptual level and execution in bringing your ideas to life
• Youre interested in learning about digital strategies and web-based methodologies because your work will help define the future of Canvas brand
• Youre well-versed in static and motion design and an understanding of how to connect with audiences through a variety of different platforms
• Your online portfolio demonstrates:
• Strong brand design principles and craft
• A modern style & aesthetic
• Creative thinking
• Attention to detail
• Youre advanced with design and prototyping tools such as Figma Affinity and Canva
• You have great organisational skills including the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.

About the team

You will be part of the Canva Brand Studio and work in conjunction with Brand Designers Illustrators and Motion Designers to bring ideas to life through multiple channels and surfaces. You will work closely with cross functional teams at Canva (Marketing Channel Product Experiential) to understand our products and ensure our brand is consistent across all consumer touch points.

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 dont feel like your skills quite match whats listed above - we still want to hear from you!

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract