Japan Content Strategy Lead (12-month contract)

Canva
Tokyo
Workplace: HybridContractFunction: Strategy & Corporate DevelopmentExperience: 3+ yearsSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Analytical rigor","Problem-solving","Stakeholder management","Cultural curiosity"]

Own country-level content strategy and execution for Canva in Japan, driving relevance, scale, and measurable business impact. Lead content health and production, ensuring cultural quality and alignment with growth metrics across discovery, editorial surfaces (e.g., Showcases), search, and recommendations. Use insights from sales and partners to refine strategy, partner with Country Design Leads and cross-functional teams (SEO, localisation, creators, product, marketing), and build ecosystems through creator and partnership engagement.

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Japan Content Strategy Lead (12-month contract)

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Job Summary

Own country-level content strategy and execution for Canva in Japan, driving relevance, scale, and measurable business impact. Lead content health and production, ensuring cultural quality and alignment with growth metrics across discovery, editorial surfaces (e.g., Showcases), search, and recommendations. Use insights from sales and partners to refine strategy, partner with Country Design Leads and cross-functional teams (SEO, localisation, creators, product, marketing), and build ecosystems through creator and partnership engagement.
Location: Tokyo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract · 12 months
Job Function: Strategy & Corporate Development
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Prioritise and execute country content strategy and growth levers, owning content health and production to drive relevance and business impact
  • •Ensure content quality and cultural relevance that meets Canva standards and supports growth metrics
  • •Gather feedback and insights from sales, partners, and local peers to refine strategies and improve country impact
  • •Own content performance across discovery and editorial, optimizing for engagement, activation, and retention
  • •Execute editorial strategy across surfaces (e.g., Showcases) in partnership with Marketing, Social, and PR, and engage local creators and partners

Key Requirements

  • •3–5+ years in content strategy, regional business strategy/operations, partnerships, or similar roles in high-growth content/media/marketplace global tech environments
  • •Deep understanding of local content, trends, and aesthetics, including what resonates with local users
  • •Proactive, solutions-driven approach balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution
  • •Strong stakeholder management skills to align cross-functional teams across regions and unblock delivery
  • •Track record managing production workflows and partnerships, including supporting or activating local creators
Experience:3+ yearsContent strategyMediaMarketplaceGlobal technologyPartnershipsCreator ecosystem
Skills:Strategic thinkingAnalytical rigorProblem-solvingStakeholder managementCultural curiosity
Tech Stack:AIGCAI-supported workflowsSearchRecommendations

Company Brief

Canva
Canva is an online visual communications platform that provides drag-and-drop design tools, templates, and media assets for creating presentations, social media graphics, videos, documents and more, serving individuals and large enterprises globally.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Founded: 2012
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