Education Community Manager, Netherlands (12 month contract)

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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 Amsterdam so we can best support our teams and keep collaboration flowing as we continue to grow in the Netherlands. This role is a 12 month contract (working full-time) with potential to extend based on impact.

About the role & team

As Canvas Education Community Manager you will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to introduce Canva for Education to teachers guiding them to fall in love with our brand product and values.

Youll be at the intersection of community and marketing. Community has always been at the heart of Canva fueling all the strong brand loyalty weve built over the years. To ensure success in the Netherlands this role is essential in driving the awareness and adoption of Canva for Education among teachers.

You are a creative and dedicated community leader with a proven track record of engaging and inspiring passionate community members. You thrive in building and scaling community programs and the idea of working with an educational community excites you. A master at turning ambiguity into opportunity you embrace big challenges and are committed to doing whatever it takes to support and uplift our communities.

What youll be doing

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.

At the moment this role is focused on:

• Community Program Management: Lead the growth and engagement of the Education Community program and Teachers online group leveraging deep local cultural understanding.
• Online & Offline Events: Organize and execute impactful online and offline eventsmeet-ups workshops and participation in local education conferencesto drive Canva for Education adoption.
• Content & Engagement Strategy: Create and deliver culturally relevant educational content that aligns with our marketing goals.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Growth Marketing Manager to conceptualize plan and execute integrated campaigns.
• Expand Canvas ambassador community: Cultivate and expand our Canvassador communityvolunteers who build and sustain local Canva communities while spreading Canvas passion.
• Build a network: Collaborate with partners local associations and organizations to drive engagement and enhance community initiatives.
• User Growth & Awareness: Grow the active user base and increase awareness of Canva for Education through data-driven marketing and competitive benchmarking.
• Stay informed and share local insights: Act as the local expert on education trends using this knowledge to boost brand awareness and inspire creative marketing campaigns.
• Support Education Sales: Collaborate with the education sales team to identify growth opportunities within the Netherlands largest school systems.

Youre probably a match if

• You possess deep experience in community management with a proven track record of growing and engaging thriving communities.
• You are experienced in senior marketing roles particularly in education or edtech.
• You are skilled with with community management tools (Canva Facebook Groups Discord Hubspot Mailchimp Google Suite Looker).
• You have experience in event planning and coordination for both online and offline events.
• You are a confident public speaker with experience in facilitating webinars and workshops.
• You are a creative thinker with content creation experience including video editing and a deep understanding of social platforms and trends.
• You have strong analytical skills turning complex datasets into actionable insights with a deep understanding of Canvas audiences.
• You are excellent at cross-functional collaboration working effectively with sales growth and social teams and managing stakeholder relationships.
• You are proficient in balancing long-term strategy with short-term needs adapting quickly to market trends while focusing on data-driven marketing.
• You are a self-starter with strong execution and delivery skills thriving in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities.
• You are experienced in developing and maintaining relationships with partners as well as collaborating with government organizations and agencies.
• Excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English.

Other stuff to know

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Please note that interviews 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 :

Yes

Employment Type :

Contract