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Senior Art Director LATAM (Brazil)

1 Day ago • 4-8 Years • Marketing • Graphic Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Canva seeks a Senior Art Director for a 6-month contract role based remotely in Brazil. This role focuses on leading the visual direction for brand, product, and performance campaigns in Brazil and Mexico. Responsibilities include designing ads, hype reels, and storyboards; pitching concepts to senior leadership; collaborating with vendors; and ensuring project timelines are met. The ideal candidate possesses strong design skills, motion design experience, fluency in Portuguese and English, and a passion for creating impactful and innovative designs. Experience in advertising and branding is essential, with expertise in digital and product design using Figma. The role requires collaboration with copywriters and other freelancers.
Must have:
  • Proven design experience in advertising and branding
  • Strong design & motion design skills
  • Experience leading projects from start to finish
  • Fluency in Portuguese and English
  • Proficiency in Figma
Good to have:
  • Experience art-directing films or photoshoots
Perks:
  • Remote work
  • Flexible hours

Job Details

Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte!

Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point.

Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney, Australia but we engage our Contractors and Freelancers all over the world to help us meet our crazy big goals. As a Contractor or Freelancer at Canva you can work remotely in the country listed on this job ad (Brazil), meaning you have ultimate flexibility. Wherever works for you, works for us. Please note, this is a 6-month contract role.

What you’d be doing in this role

As our Senior Art Director, you’ll collaborate closely with the Creative Director to elevate Canva’s visual presence across Brazil and México. Partnering with a talented team, including copywriters and freelancers, you’ll ideate, design and execute for projects that elevate our brand — from scroll-stopping performance ads to campaigns that shape Canva’s perception in Latin America.

Design expertise is super important to the role. We’re looking for someone who can bring concepts to life with creativity, attention to detail, and a strong grasp of motion design. This role is perfect for a versatile individual with the ability to tell powerful stories through their work.

You can learn more about our brand here: Canva Brand | Home

At the moment, this role is focused on:

  • Leading the visual direction for brand, product, and performance campaigns, keeping every project fresh, consistent, and innovative.
  • Designing simple, powerful storyboards for ads and hype reels that bring Canva to life.
  • Confidently pitch concepts and present work to senior creative leaders, product marketing managers, and stakeholders, clearly articulating the creative vision and strategic approach.
  • Writing with the same creativity and clarity you bring to your designs.
  • Being passionate about exceptional art direction and design that’s not just beautiful but also thoughtful, meaningful, and, when it needs to be, provocative.
  • Collaborating with external vendors, providing clear art direction guidance and feedback to help elevate their work.
  • Working closely with the Creative Director to ensure schedules are accurate and realistic and that deadlines are met.

You're probably a match if

  • You have proven design experience in advertising and branding.
  • You have strong design skills and a solid understanding of motion design, with experience leading projects from start to finish.
  • You have an understanding that spans digital design, product design, and Figma is key to ensuring that your vision is fully realised.
  • You’re excited to jump on Canva to design.
  • You have Native-level Portuguese and strong English skills (we’re a global team, so English is part of our day-to-day).
  • Bonus points if you’ve art-directed films or photoshoots before.
  • This is a remote role with flexible working hours, but you’ll need to balance your schedule to accommodate occasional global team meetings in the evening (6-9 PM)

About the team

Marketing’s mission at Canva is for Canva to become “the most loved brand in the world”. Canva’s International Marketing Group is a diverse and distributed group of marketers who take this mission forward to drive user growth, brand awareness, and affinity in our priority international markets.

As part of the International Marketing Group, our LATAM Marketing team drives Canva's growth by blending global strategies with hyperlocal insights. We aim to create meaningful connections with users in the LATAM through regional campaigns, localized moments, and evergreen creative initiatives across a variety of functions - performance marketing, brand, events, partnerships, social, community engagement and other growth channels.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions to engage contractors based on your experience, skills and passion. When you signify interest in the Project, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the contractor-accreditation interview process.

Please note that contractor-accreditation meetings are conducted virtually.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

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