Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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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.
Our flagship Sydney campus is uniquely Canva - an extension of our Surry Hills neighbourhood. It’s a thoughtfully designed space with plenty of room to collaborate, focus, and connect.
This role is based in Sydney, and we’re looking for someone who calls it home. Our hybrid way of working gives you the flexibility to work remotely, and to come together on campus for meaningful in-person collaboration and connection when it matters most. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.
Please note that this is a 12 month FTC and you’ll need to be currently based in Sydney or Melbourne to be considered for this role.
As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.
We’re looking for a Legal Counsel to join our Intellectual Property & Litigation team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This team is responsible for building and managing Canva’s global IP portfolios, providing strategic, risk-aware IP advice to product teams, acquiring and licensing creative content, software and AI technologies, and managing and resolving litigation and disputes across the globe.
In this role, you’ll support Canva’s content licensing and marketing campaign work, with a focus on content licenses (e.g. for graphics, photography, video and music), marketing, influencers, and UGC. You’ll also support with IP-related aspects of AI as part of an AI-native legal team, and partner closely with our Content & Discovery and Marketing teams on their missions to empower the world to design with the best content and to make Canva the most loved brand in the world. You’ll offer pragmatic legal advice while managing IP risk and supporting Canva’s continued growth.
At the moment, this role is focused on:
Canva is on a mission to empower the world to design, and the Canva Legal team plays a huge role in enabling that mission. We’re focused on protecting and supporting the growth of Canva by being strategic partners to our stakeholders across the company, helping them to achieve their goals.
That’s why when you join our Legal team, you’ll work on matters that matter. Most importantly, you’ll see the impact of your work and your contribution will be felt by Canvanauts and our growing community of over 260 million users across the world.
So pull up a chair. This is Legal like you’ve never experienced before.
What's in it for You?
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
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!
Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
We're a global online visual communications platform on a mission to empower the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, documents, websites, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful on Canva on any device, from anywhere in the world.
Since our launch in 2013, we’ve had the crazy big goal of making design accessible to everyone. We were founded on the belief that people shouldn't need to understand complex software to unlock their creativity. We’re leveling the playing field and democratizing access to design and visual communication by empowering 100% of the world to communicate in a way that was once limited to the 1%.
We've always had a deeper mission surrounding Canva — which we talk about as our 'simple' two-step plan: to build one of the world’s most valuable companies, and to do the most good we possibly can. We're committed to our core value of Being a Force for Good, so as the value of our company grows, so too does our ability to have a positive impact on the world.
