EMEA Content Strategist / Lead

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hello, 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 The buzzing Canva London campus features several buildings around beautiful leafy Hoxton Square in Shoreditch. While our global headquarters is in Sydney, Australia, London is our HQ for Europe, with all kinds of teams based here, plus event spaces to gather our team and communities. You’ll experience a warm welcome from our Vibe team at front of house, amazing home cooked food from our Head Chef and a variety of workspaces to hang out with your team mates or get solo work done. That said, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals and so you have choice in where and how you work.   About the role We introduced the Regional Content Strategy Lead role to drive the success of content in key focus regions. Content moves Canva, and ensuring our content is a driver of growth is crucial. Just as we invest in strong business, marketing, sales, and product leaders in our priority markets, we need an equally strong voice in content. As a Regional Content Strategy Lead, you’ll be responsible for ensuring Canva has the right strategic content from your region, owning content as a growth engine and adapting strategy by market maturity to support MAU, retention, and revenue impact. You’ll champion local relevance and trends that make international users feel Canva is for them, and work closely with country teams (SEO, Localisation, Creators, Product, Marketing), central Content & Discovery (C&D), and regional stakeholders to ensure local content delivers high value and measurable impact.   What you’ll do As a Regional Content Lead, you bring expertise in strategy, content, business management (incl. budget ownership), leadership and cross-functional stakeholder management. In particular, you will: Content Strategy & Execution – Define and prioritise regional content strategy and growth levers, overseeing content health and production to drive relevance, scale, and business impact. Content Quality & Relevance – Act as a custodian of content quality, ensuring local content meets Canva’s standards, resonates culturally, and supports strategic growth metrics. Discovery & Performance – Own regional content performance across discovery, ensuring the right local content is surfaced through search, recommendations, and editorial, and optimised for engagement, activation, and retention. Editorial & Trends Leadership – Lead regional editorial strategy across surfaces (e.g. Showcases), identifying and activating cultural moments in partnership with Marketing, Social and PR. Product & SEO/LOX – Partner closely with Product, SEO, and Logged-Out teams to shape and execute a cohesive regional content strategy that unlocks demand, closes content gaps, and improves conversion. Cross-Functional Collaboration – Act as a strategic partner to country teams, central C&D, and in-market functions to align priorities, unblock execution, and drive content-led growth. Regional Expansion & Team Growth – Build, enable, and scale local content teams, empowering Country Managers with clarity, frameworks, and strategic support. Creator & Partner Engagement – Build relationships with local creators, manage partnerships, and activate the creator community to expand our content ecosystem. Feedback & Insights – Gather input from sales, partners, and local teams to refine content strategies and enhance Canva’s market impact. Budget Ownership – Manage and deploy the regional content budget, aligning with global priorities while tailoring investments to regional needs.   What we're looking for We're seeking a strategic thinker who thrives in fast-paced environments and ... (truncated, view full listing at source)