AI Visual Annotation & Quality Lead
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10 hours ago
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Job Summary
Were seeking an AI-Native Visual Design Coach. A senior designer who guides mentors and scales a team of AI-visual evaluators annotation specialists and creative quality analysts. This role is less about individual hands-on execution and far more about direction quality leadership cross-functional alignment and talent development.
As a key collaborator to Canvas China-based Research team this leader ensures that the visual AI models we build (image generation layout design multimodal output) meet a consistently high global standard of design craft. They will also operate as the primary bridge into Canvas global Content Studio teams requiring strong written English communication skills clarity and influence.
This is a strategic collaborative role that shapes how Canva defines measures and delivers world-leading visual AI.
1. Team Leadership & Coaching
Lead and develop a team of visual design annotators evaluators and AI quality specialists.
Provide ongoing coaching to elevate visual judgment consistency and annotation accuracy.
Build a culture of continuous learning in AI design fundamentals and model behaviour
Ensure the teams work is aligned with global quality expectations and project priorities.
2. Quality Governance & Standards Ownership
Mmaintain visual quality standards aesthetic guidelines and annotation frameworks for foundational visual AI research.
Oversee the creation of high-fidelity datasets that reflect professional design craft.
Establish scalable QA processes that ensure consistency across projects and contributors.
Audit team outputs regularly and implements refinements or training where needed.
3. Strategic Partner to Core Research (China)
Work closely with researchers data scientists and product partners in the China Core team.
Translate visual quality issues into actionable structured insights for engineers.
Prioritise feedback loops based on model development timelines and research goals.
Help Core Research teams understand global user needs brand expectations and design nuances.
4. Global Collaboration & Communication
Serve as the primary communication bridge between the China-based team and global Content design and AI leadership.
Produce clear concise written reports insights and proposals in English.
Align with international stakeholders on model quality definitions annotation requirements and research direction.
Represent the China team in global discussions around visual model evaluation dataset strategy and creative AI excellence.
5. Process Improvement & Operational Excellence
Identify opportunities to streamline annotation scoring and evaluation workflows.
Collaborate with tool builders to improve internal annotation and data-quality platforms.
Introduce best practices for project planning capacity management and knowledge sharing.
Measure team impact and communicate progress to senior leaders.
6. Strategic Influence on AI Model Development
Advocate for design-centric priorities in foundational model development.
Surface emerging trends visual patterns and edge cases for future research planning.
Partner with global design leaders to define what world-leading visual AI should look like for Canva.
Ensure new model capabilities align with expected creative behaviors and user value.
Qualifications :
Leadership & Coaching
Experience leading creative or design-adjacent teams ideally in tech AI or digital product environments.
Ability to mentor team members build expertise and maintain a high-quality bar at scale.
Skilled at giving structured feedback that enhances craft and consistency.
Design Expertise
Deep understanding of visual design fundamentals (composition hierarchy typography color layout creative direction).
Ability to evaluate visual quality and guide teams toward higher standards.
Broad understanding of global design styles and culturally diverse aesthetics.
AI & Data Fluency
Familiarity with generative AI systems training data workflows and evaluation methodologies.
Experience working with cross-functional engineering or research teams.
Communication & Collaboration
Strong written English communication skills required clarity structure and confidence.
Ability to translate design feedback into structured input for technical partners.
Comfortable working across cultures time zones and work modes.
Bonus Skills
Experience coordinating with global teams in matrixed environments.
Background in design and creative QA
Knowledge of annotation tool ecosystems or ML data pipelines.
This role is perfect for designers who are:
Curious about the future of AI-driven creativity
Comfortable with both artistic judgment and structured evaluation
Excited to influence how AI models see and create
Skilled in both visual taste and systematic thinking
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Graphic Design
- CSS
- Adobe After Effects
- InVision
- HTML5
- Visual Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Design Thinking
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Sketch
- Adobe Indesign
About Company
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