Global Newsroom Editor, Content Lead

Role Overview

• 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.

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.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities