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About the Team
The International Content Group is on a mission to build the most valuable content library in the world. We sit within the International Supergroup and work closely with Content & Discovery, Marketing, SEO, and in-market teams to deliver truly local content — high-quality templates and elements that reflect local culture, meet user needs, and drive engagement and growth at scale. We’re a team of builders: AI-native, fast-moving, and obsessed with getting the details right.
About the Role
As our Country Design Lead for Sweden, you’ll shape the creative direction of Canva’s content for one of our key growth markets — making sure everything we put out feels genuinely local, culturally resonant, and valuable to Swedish users. This is a hands-on role that sits right at the intersection of design craft, cultural insight, and strategic execution.
What you’ll do
Developing and driving the creative direction for the Swedish market, translating country strategy into culturally relevant templates and elements across social media, presentations, websites, and print
Overseeing content creation and curation — from design kits and campaign assets to creator briefs — ensuring outputs meet Canva’s standards for visual quality and cultural authenticity
Leveraging AI tools and scalable workflows to accelerate content production without sacrificing craft
Leading quality control across all content outputs, maintaining alignment with brand guidelines and high design standards
Managing and mentoring local freelance designers and creators, providing clear briefs, structured feedback, and ongoing direction
Building strong working relationships with the Country Content Strategy Lead, Marketing, SEO, and Community teams to align on creative goals and execution
Conducting content audits and performance analysis to surface gaps, opportunities, and areas for improvement
You’re probably a match if
You have a strong design portfolio that demonstrates both visual craft and cultural sensitivity — you know what great looks like, and you know how to get there at pace
You’re genuinely excited about using AI tools to generate, iterate, and scale content — you see them as a creative accelerator, not a shortcut
You have a deep understanding of Swedish culture, design aesthetics, and consumer behaviour, and you know how to translate that into content that lands
You’re comfortable juggling multiple workstreams and shifting priorities in a fast-moving environment, without letting quality slip
You’ve worked with freelancers or creators before and know how to brief, review, and develop talent effectively
You’re a strong collaborator who builds trust quickly — across teams, functions, and time zones — and can translate strategic direction into real creative output
Skills Required
- Strong design portfolio demonstrating visual craft and cultural sensitivity
- Experience using AI tools to generate, iterate, and scale content
- Deep understanding of Swedish culture, design aesthetics, and consumer behavior
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and shifting priorities while maintaining quality
- Experience briefing, reviewing, and developing freelance designers or creators
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
Canva Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Canva and has not been reviewed or approved by Canva.
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Parental & Family Support — Permanent employees are eligible for 18 weeks of paid parental leave from day one, inclusive of all parents. Additional supports include flexibility in how leave is taken and resources around pregnancy loss and caregiving.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Extra paid time off categories expand beyond standard PTO. Examples include five Flex Leave days, three days of paid volunteering, and milestone Epic Experience time off at 5 and 10 years.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is a core element of total rewards. Company materials and industry reporting note periodic opportunities to realize value through secondary transactions, enhancing perceived upside.
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What We Do
Canva is an online graphic design platform with a mission to empower everyone to design anything and publish anywhere, offering a free-to-use tool for creating social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos, and more.
