AI Localisation Specialist
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Job Summary
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
Hey gday mabuhay kia ora 你好 hallo vítejte!
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 across Australia. 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.
At the moment this role is focused on:
- Driving the Design School MVP project managing stakeholders agency partners and deadlines to achieve the agreed KPIs of the project
- Utilising your expertise in generative AI to create efficiencies in the dubbing and subtitling aspects of the Design School MVP by advising on the procurement set up and deployment of the most appropriate tools
- Working with other localisation specialists and language experts to safely roll out AI translation capabilities across a range of media (e.g. supporting with training AI engines planning effective evaluations and selecting and cleaning datasets)
Youre probably a match if
- You have deep expertise in localisation and AI concepts such as RAG COMET BLEU and MQM as well as localisation technologies such as post-edited machine translation
- You have a track record of delivering on complex programmes of work with varied stakeholders and KPIs
- You understand the needs of LOTE customers and the opportunities available to meet those needs ideally from experience working in a localisation/internationalisation environment within a SaaS company
- You love taking things from chaos to clarity youre a natural at understanding ambiguous complex problems and communicating them briefly and simply to others through documents and visual communication
- You have the drive to see things through despite changes and setbacks
- Youre great with tech (Atlassian project management tools basic web development) and you write a mean doc
- Speaking multiple languages is a huge bonus as is vendor-side experience with localisation
About the team
The Localisation group is responsible for the localisation of Canvas product marketing and content as well as the tools processes and assets that make this mission possible. We sit within the Global Content and Discovery supergroup but we work closely with stakeholders across the whole organisation from customer support and sales through to our AI features and the core editing product.
Localisation is made up of localisation specialists designers and language managers (native speaker language experts) who work across the business to achieve our mission of equipping all Canvanauts with the best practices insights and processes they need to go global.
Every month more than 100 million Canva users create a design in one of the 100 languages other than English that Canva supports. The localisation specialty is made up of three teams of linguists project managers and designers distributed throughout the company with a mission of celebrating the diversity of our growing base of global users and making their Canva experiences delightful.
This mission involves everything from developing a vision for the global user experience through procuring translation services via agencies to maintaining localisation infrastructure roadmaps. If you join us youll be involved in all stages of the development cycle in world-class product teams.
This role will focus on leveraging AI to drive efficiency in Canva localisation program starting with a large-scale media localisation project involving dubbing and subtitling education and user onboarding content. Youll bring subject matter expertise and strong organisational skills to this project collaborating with stakeholders from partner teams and delivering against challenging timelines.
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 stack 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
Check out for more info.
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.
Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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About Company
We're a global online visual communications platform on a mission to empower the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, documents, websites, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a hu ... View more
