Canva
SaaS • Media • Education
Canva is a versatile online design platform that empowers users to create a wide range of professional designs with ease. From social media posts and presentations to business cards and posters, Canva provides thousands of templates and design tools to help users bring their creative ideas to life. The platform also offers a suite of AI-powered features to enhance creativity and productivity, including tools like Magic Write for copy generation and Magic Edit for photo transformations. Canva caters to individuals, teams, and enterprises, making it an ideal solution for collaborative design and workflow management. It is also committed to sustainability and social impact, offering free educational and nonprofit access to its premium features.
Creative Director – Affinity
3 days ago
Canva
SaaS • Media • Education
Canva is a versatile online design platform that empowers users to create a wide range of professional designs with ease. From social media posts and presentations to business cards and posters, Canva provides thousands of templates and design tools to help users bring their creative ideas to life. The platform also offers a suite of AI-powered features to enhance creativity and productivity, including tools like Magic Write for copy generation and Magic Edit for photo transformations. Canva caters to individuals, teams, and enterprises, making it an ideal solution for collaborative design and workflow management. It is also committed to sustainability and social impact, offering free educational and nonprofit access to its premium features.
📋 Description
• Lead the creative direction for Affinity’s advertising for our Pro Creative audience • Oversee the development and execution of integrated campaigns across TV, digital, social, OOH, and performance channels • Create bold, culturally relevant campaigns that connect with audiences and drive growth • Embed insights, trends, and data into creative work to increase impact • Raise the bar on storytelling and design to help Canva stand out in a competitive market • Shape messaging and creative platforms that resonate locally and stay aligned globally • Encourage experimentation and learning from what works (and what doesn’t) • Drive innovation across formats and platforms, from traditional media to emerging channels • Define the creative direction for the way the Affinity product shows up in Marketing • Ensure consistency across all channels: product editorial, product launch UI, storyboards, social content, art direction, experiential, activations and more • Manage Affinity UK creative resourcing across in-house, agency, and specialist partners • Shape and evolve our global agency partner model to enable seamless collaboration and top-tier execution • Build and lead a high-performing Affinity creative team in the UK • Create a culture where people feel safe to take risks, grow, and do their best work • Provide mentorship and creative guidance to regional creative teams • Collaborate closely with marketing, growth, and product leaders in the UK and globally • Translate business goals into creative strategies that deliver results • Align global and regional teams to ensure consistency without losing local nuance
🎯 Requirements
• 12+ years in senior creative leadership roles, across both agency and in-house • Proven success leading major advertising campaigns • Experience mentoring and managing creative teams across multiple markets • Strong understanding of the Pro Creative community • Expertise across brand and performance creative, across digital and traditional channels • A standout portfolio that shows excellence in storytelling and advertising craft • Strategic mindset with the ability to connect creative ideas to business impact • Empathetic mentor with a collaborative, people-first approach • Confident communicator and presenter, comfortable influencing at all levels • Thrives in fast-paced, global environments • Culturally aware and globally minded, with a passion for creating resonant work across markets
🏖️ Benefits
• Equity packages – we want our success to be yours too • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more • Flexible leave options that let you recharge or take time to give back
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