Global Newsroom Editor and Content Lead (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Canva

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. This role is based in Sydney, 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. At the moment, this role is focused on: Owning the Canva Newsroom end-to-end including editorial calendar, publishing cadence, newsletter program, press-facing content, and overall site experience, ensuring every piece reflects Canva's voice and meets the highest editorial standards. Setting and driving editorial strategy across major content moments including product launches, partnerships, acquisitions, and leadership announcements, working closely with comms, marketing, product, AI, people, content, and engineering teams. Writing and editing across a wide range of formats: Newsroom articles, founder and leadership opinion pieces, thought leadership content, organic social captions for Canva leadership and brand channels, newsletters, and community communications. Acting as a strategic content partner to senior leaders, developing copy in their distinct voices and supporting them as credible, consistent public voices across owned channels. Building and leading Canva's leadership social program, advising executives on their social presence, working hands-on to develop and produce content (including filming and editing), and creating the frameworks and best practices that set a repeatable standard for leadership storytelling at scale. Leading the amplification strategy for Newsroom content, including press-first publishing, newsletter program, exec social distribution, and internal stakeholder alignment. Growing and stewarding the Newsroom's thought leadership content including managing contributor pipelines and maintaining editorial quality across bylined and ghostwritten content. The Canva Newsroom is our editorial home: the place we tell Canva's story to the world. As its owner, you'll set the editorial vision, shape the narratives that reach journalists, partners, business decision makers, educators, and the broader Canva community, and own everything that goes out under the Newsroom banner. This is a rare opportunity to lead a high-profile content program with genuine autonomy. You'll operate as a strategic thought partner to leaders across Canva while also rolling up your sleeves to write and edit across a wide range of formats and moments. One day you might be shaping a founder essay for a major product launch; the next, developing a leadership social strategy or working with product and engineering teams to demystify how the latest technology works. We're looking for a seasoned editorial and communications leader with sharp narrative instincts, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to move quickly without compromising on quality. Someone who brings genuine editorial judgment, thrives in a fast-moving environment, and can manage a lot of moving parts without dropping the standard.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in editorial, content strategy, or communications – ideally spanning both consumer and B2B audiences, and with a track record of owning programs independently.
• An exceptional writer and editor with strong narrative instincts and the ability to write confidently in other people's voices across a range of formats and tones.
• A strategic thinker who's comfortable setting direction, influencing stakeholders, and making editorial judgment calls without a lot of oversight.
• Experience working with or advising senior leaders on their public voice and thought leadership.
• Hands-on experience managing a CMS and a solid understanding of SEO and AEO best practices.
• A track record of building or scaling a leadership social program, with hands-on experience producing social content, and a strong instinct for what resonates with social audiences.
• Strong project management instincts with the ability to track multiple deliverables across teams and keep things on schedule.
• Comfort with content analytics and performance reporting, being able to draw insights from data across owned and social channels, and use them to inform editorial strategy and demonstrate impact.
• A collaborative partner who's easy to work with under pressure, and brings care and craft to every piece of work.
• Familiarity with Canva as both a product and a company, and genuine appreciation for the editorial standards of a press-facing destination.

Nice To Haves

• You know how to optimise content for both search visibility and AI-driven discovery without sacrificing editorial quality.

Responsibilities

• Owning the Canva Newsroom end-to-end including editorial calendar, publishing cadence, newsletter program, press-facing content, and overall site experience, ensuring every piece reflects Canva's voice and meets the highest editorial standards.
• Setting and driving editorial strategy across major content moments including product launches, partnerships, acquisitions, and leadership announcements, working closely with comms, marketing, product, AI, people, content, and engineering teams.
• Writing and editing across a wide range of formats: Newsroom articles, founder and leadership opinion pieces, thought leadership content, organic social captions for Canva leadership and brand channels, newsletters, and community communications.
• Acting as a strategic content partner to senior leaders, developing copy in their distinct voices and supporting them as credible, consistent public voices across owned channels.
• Building and leading Canva's leadership social program, advising executives on their social presence, working hands-on to develop and produce content (including filming and editing), and creating the frameworks and best practices that set a repeatable standard for leadership storytelling at scale.
• Leading the amplification strategy for Newsroom content, including press-first publishing, newsletter program, exec social distribution, and internal stakeholder alignment.
• Growing and stewarding the Newsroom's thought leadership content including managing contributor pipelines and maintaining editorial quality across bylined and ghostwritten content.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed