PH Community Manager

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design through community.

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Community is at the heart of Canva. Its how people discover us learn with us and fall in love with designing. And in the Philippines theres an incredible opportunity to build something truly special.

Where and how you can work

This role is based in the Philippines. We offer flexibility in how and where you work whether thats from home a co-working space or somewhere in between. We trust you to find the balance that helps you do your best work and stay deeply connected to your community.

What youd be doing in this role

As Canva continues to scale change is part of our DNA and we like to think thats all part of the fun. This gives you a flavour of what youll be working on knowing it will continue to evolve.

As Community Manager for the Philippines youll be responsible for building growing and nurturing Canvas local communities with an initial focus on Educators and Creators. Youll introduce Canva to new audiences bring them on a journey with our brand and product and help them feel like they truly belong.

This is a role for someone who loves building from the ground up. Youre equal parts creative and strategic comfortable turning ambiguity into action and excited by the challenge of growing engaged passionate communities.

At the moment this role is focused on:

• Building and owning Canvas Community programs in the Philippines from strategy through to execution
• Developing and managing an always-on content calendar for our communities across facebook & exploring new channel options like viber.
• Brainstorming and producing engaging content that educates inspires and entertains including video tutorials webinars live events design challenges product launches case studies and social-first content
• Hosting and facilitating virtual and live community events workshops and creator activations
• Building strong relationships and acting as a champion for local educators creators designers and partners
• Managing and growing local creator social media channels ensuring consistent tone of voice and brand alignment
• Initiating campaigns to acquire new creators deepen loyalty and keep the community active and engaged
• Partnering with Canvas creative content and i18n teams to localise campaigns and briefs and tracking creator output against targets
• Enabling local educators designers and NFPs to publish templates and elements for the wider Canva community
• Onboarding new creators and supporting them with education resources and ongoing engagement
• Managing a local budget for acquisition activation and engagement initiatives
• Creating monthly insights reports and tracking KPIs to measure community growth engagement and content performance

Youre probably a match if:

• You love Canva use our product and are passionate about empowering others to design.
• Youre based in the Philippines and fluent in English and Tagalog (written and spoken)
• Youre a natural connector and community-builder with experience engaging audiences both online and offline
• Youve grown or managed online communities ideally large Facebook groups through content events partnerships or outreach
• You have a strong ability to read the room bringing people together around new ideas and shared goals
• You thrive in ambiguity bring positive energy and have a strong bias for action
• Youre a thoughtful problem-solver who leads with empathy and urgency making people feel heard and supported
• Youre confident running virtual workshops and creating or publishing video content across social platforms
• Youre comfortable working with data and metrics using insights to inform creative and strategic decisions
• You may have a background as a graphic designer or educator or a deep curiosity about applying your creative or teaching experience in a community role
• You already have or are excited to build a network of local creators and/or educators

About the team

This role sits within Canvas Social Content & Community team whose mission is to make Canva the most loved brand in the world. We believe community is one of the most powerful ways to drive adoption learning and long-term brand love.

Youll also be part of Canvas International Supergroup working closely with community managers and marketing partners across markets to share learnings align on strategy and build globally consistent but locally meaningful experiences.

In the Philippines we see a huge opportunity to empower educators and creators uplift the local creative economy and build a vibrant supportive Canva community that people are proud to be part of.

Why join us

Youll play a foundational role in shaping Canvas community presence in the Philippines building programs relationships and impact from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to help millions of people learn create and express themselves through design while growing your career at one of the worlds fastest-growing tech companies.

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 :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time