Head of Campaigns, North America (13-Month Fixed Term Contract)

Where and how you can work

Our flagship office is in Sydney Australia but weve made our way from down under to a hub San Francisco which is now home to our US operations. We offer flexibility in how and where 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 continues to scale globally campaigns play a critical role in shaping how our brand and products show up in the world. This is a 13-month fixed-term parental leave cover where youll step into a high-impact leadership role owning the strategy and execution of integrated campaigns across North America with additional partnership across Australia.

Youll operate at both a strategic and hands-on level bringing together teams across Creative Media Strategy Social Growth PR and Product Marketing to deliver culturally resonant work that drives real impact.

At the moment this role is focused on:

• Leading the development and delivery of integrated brand and product campaigns across the U.S. Canada and Australia
• Localising global campaigns to ensure relevance and resonance in North American markets
• Turning audience insights CEP research and data into clear actionable campaign briefs
• Managing and coaching two Campaign Managers setting direction while supporting growth and delivery at pace
• Partnering closely with Creative (internal and external) Media Social B2B EDU and Product Marketing teams
• Driving operational excellence across timelines budgets workflows and cross-functional collaboration
• Working with research and data partners to evaluate performance and continuously refine campaign effectiveness

Youre probably a match if:

• You bring 10 years of experience leading integrated campaigns or brand marketing ideally in tech consumer or creative-led environments
• Youre a collaborative trusted leader who brings clarity and alignment across diverse stakeholders
• You have strong strategic instincts and can translate insights into compelling creative direction
• Youre comfortable operating in fast-paced ambiguous environments across multiple time zones
• You have experience working with both in-house creative teams and external agencies
• Youre energised by culture creativity and Canvas mission to empower everyone to design

About the team

Youll join the North America Marketing team partnering closely with regional and global counterparts. This team sits at the heart of how Canva shows up in the market shaping campaigns that connect deeply with local culture while amplifying global moments.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills merit and business needs in compliance with applicable local laws.

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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At Canva we value fairness and we strive to provide competitive market-informed compensation whilst ensuring internal equity within the team in each region. We make hiring decisions based on your skills experience and our overall assessment of what we observed and learnt in the hiring process. The target salary range for this position is $166000 to $233000 USD (pro-rata). When calculating offers we make salary decisions based on market data and candidates skills and experience.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time