Audio Designer

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Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and youre probably keen to find out whats on offer so well get straight to the point.

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.
 

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.

• Champion the right track right moment across Canva surfacespartner with designers in planning and turn briefs into clear usable shortlists.

• Curate and maintain golden sets with simple accept/reject principles and negatives that teams can apply consistently.

• Improve findability: tighten naming tags and lightweight taxonomy; publish practical search recipes and exemplars.

• Review usage/search signals and turn insights into action (refresh shortlists propose metadata fixes retire weak picks).

• Consult across teams on Audio craft: define rubrics and run quality reviews (human-in-the-loop) for AI-assisted selection; advise on principles & ethics and document clear guardrails.

• Support AI-assisted surfacing: supply exemplar sets and negatives sanity-check model choices and propose simple implementable rules to improve retrieval.

• Create playbooks checklists and short trainings so non-experts can select confidently and safely.
   

Youre probably a match if

• You demonstrate advanced audio craft across music SFX and voice and turn that judgment into clear usable guidance for others.

• You work autonomously in cross-functional environmentsprioritising well unblocking yourself and keeping momentum with multiple stakeholders.

• You communicate to different audiences (design product engineering partners) with crisp rationales and tidy docs that drive alignment.

• You turn signals into actionusing simple data (usage search terms feedback) to refine recommendations and rules.

• You improve discoverability through sensible titles tags and lightweight taxonomy; spreadsheets dont scare you.

• You can define principles golden sets and negatives that make selection consistent and scalable.

• Youre fluent with AI in creative workflows: comfortable evaluating tools/vendors writing prompts/presets when useful running human-in-the-loop reviews and applying AI principles & ethics (safety copyright likeness/consent privacy).

• You consult across teamsfacilitating rubrics quality reviews and short trainings that level up non-experts.
   

About the team

Youll join Content Studio Elements specializing in Audio. We partner closely with template designers and adjacent product teams to make sure creators find the right sound quicklyevery time. Its a fast collaborative space where youll help shape foundational practices for selection quality metadata and discoverability and scale them through clear guidance and high-trust collaboration.

Whats in it for you

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but youll 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.

Heres a taste of whats on offer:

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too

• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers

• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance 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

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

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time