Design Lead, South Korea (24-month contract)

Canva
Seoul
Workplace: OnsiteContractFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Storytelling","Results-focus","Experimentation mindset"]

Lead creative direction and execution for Canva’s South Korea content at market level, translating country strategy into locally relevant campaigns and design outputs across elements (graphics, photos, video) and templates. Partner with Marketing, SEO, Community, and Country stakeholders to drive AI adoption, editorial curation, cultural insight, and quality control. Monitor performance, run audits and retrospectives, manage freelancers/creators, and communicate results to senior leadership while helping build a high-performing local creative team.

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Design Lead, South Korea (24-month contract)

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Job Summary

Lead creative direction and execution for Canva’s South Korea content at market level, translating country strategy into locally relevant campaigns and design outputs across elements (graphics, photos, video) and templates. Partner with Marketing, SEO, Community, and Country stakeholders to drive AI adoption, editorial curation, cultural insight, and quality control. Monitor performance, run audits and retrospectives, manage freelancers/creators, and communicate results to senior leadership while helping build a high-performing local creative team.
Location: Seoul
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract · 24 months
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute a compelling creative vision aligned to country strategy and priorities.
  • •Oversee creation and curation of locally relevant content (design kits, campaign documents, briefs, and production as needed).
  • •Drive quality control across content outputs to maintain brand guidelines and visual/messaging standards.
  • •Analyze content performance, run template/element audits, and use data and local insights to guide recommendations.
  • •Lead local freelance/creator management and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver creative strategy and communicate results.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
  • •Proven experience in creative leadership roles with international/regional/market-level remit.
  • •A strong portfolio showcasing exceptional design work and content campaigns with cultural resonance.
  • •Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (SEO, Growth, Marketing, Product).
  • •Experience managing freelancers and/or creators, with a focus on quality and alignment.
Experience:InternationalRegionalContent campaignsAI-nativeCreator economy
Education:Bachelor's in Design, Marketing, Communications (or related field)
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementStorytellingResults-focusExperimentation mindset
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AI

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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