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Social Insights & Research Lead (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-11 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Full-time Hybrid Marketing Communications

Company shared salary

NA

Market rate

A$10,000–A$15,000/mo (A$120,000–A$180,000/yr)

Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Where And How You Can Work
  • 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.
  • What You'd Be Doing In 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.
  • At The Moment, This Role Is Focused On
  • Supporting elevating marketing effectiveness, supporting global initiatives & campaigns, supporting big moments & crisis mitigation and ongoing enablement & education
  • Running social listening analysis covering campaign performance, key moments, cultural trends, and competitor activity, informing strategies and decisions from the brand, product marketing and social teams
  • Designing and executing qual and quant research, including surveys, concept tests, and audience studies, in partnership with brand, product marketing, and campaigns teams
  • Producing rapid intelligence reports and dashboards for key launches, events, and competitive moments, stitching multiple data sources together for a more cohesive view of public chatter and sentiment.
  • Translating complex data into clear, stakeholder-ready insights and recommendations
  • Contributing to a global reporting framework, working with regional teams to ensure consistency
  • Supporting social content measurement & optimisation in collaboration with Social Media Managers, Growth Strategists and Country leads
  • You're probably a match if you
  • Have 8+ years in a social listening, market research, or consumer insights role
  • Have hands-on experience with social listening tools (Meltwater preferred; Sprout Social or similar)
  • Are comfortable running both qualitative and quantitative research, survey design, concept testing, data analysis