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Executive Creative Director, North America
Canva
San Francisco, USA
Full-time
Senior · 12+ years experience
Hybrid
USD 228000-301000 yearly / year
Discovered 2 weeks ago
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Where and how you can work
This role is based in Sydney or San Francisco, California, and we’re looking for someone who calls it home. Our hybrid way of working gives you the flexibility to work remotely, and to come together on campus for meaningful in-person collaboration and connection when it matters most. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.
What you’d be doing in this role
As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.
Canva is a world-leading design platform that empowers millions of people to design anything and publish anywhere. Our mission is to empower the world to design—and we're looking for a visionary creative leader to drive our advertising excellence across the US market.
Position Overview
Reporting to the North America CMO, this role combines strategic creative direction in our largest market. As Executive Creative Director, you’ll lead the creative direction and execution of our advertising efforts across North America. You’ll shape campaigns that are brave, insight-led, rooted in local storytelling and crafted for impact across TV, digital, social, performance, and emerging platforms. You’ll work closely with in-house teams and agency partners to deliver creative that builds brand love, drives growth, and reflects our distinctive voice in-market.
We’re looking for a creative powerhouse with deep advertising and storytelling expertise, and a passion for growing both people and ideas. This role blends strategic vision with hands-on craft, and calls for someone who can inspire teams while delivering work that drives real results.
This is a rare opportunity to help shape a brand with big ambitions.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership and Development
Build and lead a high-performing creative team across the US, Australia and Manila
Create a culture and conditions where people feel safe to take risks, grow, and do their best work
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