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AI Video Lead - 12 Month FTCCanva · Melbourne, Victoria, VIC, Australia
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AI Video Lead - 12 Month FTC

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🗓️ Posted 2026-08-23 Melbourne, Victoria, VIC, Australia Contract Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market A$10,833–A$16,667/mo

About the Company

Empower the world to design. 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. Software Development Specialties: Design, Graphic Design, Web app, Software engineering, Startup, Technology, Innovation, Publishing, product design

Responsibilities

  • ● Job Description
  • ● Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte
  • ● 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 or Melbourne, and we're looking for someone who calls either 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.
  • ● This is a fixed-term contract running for 12 months.
  • ● 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:
  • ● Turning creative briefs into finished AI-generated short-form videos, end to end - choosing the right tools, iterating on prompts and outputs, and hitting the quality bar on time.
  • ● Directing the "shoot" through prompting rather than a camera, bringing real composition, lighting, colour, motion and pacing craft to every piece.
  • ● Building and maintaining your own library of prompt techniques, references and workflows that raise the bar on AI-generated video and can be shared with the craft team.
  • ● Working within the quality, safety and brand standards set by the AI Photography & Videography Lead, and flagging risks around realism, representation, bias or copyright as they arise.
  • ● Giving structured, specific feedback on AI video tools and model outputs that feeds the team's quality governance and helps improve them.
  • ● Staying across the fast-moving AI video landscape (Higgsfield, Runway, Kling, Veo, Pika and more) and bringing the best techniques back into Canva's workflows.
  • ● You're probably a match if
  • ● You bring deep visual storytelling craft - composition, lighting, colour, motion and pacing - likely from art direction, creative direction or content production.
  • ● You're a hands-on, cross-platform creator with experience using generative AI video tools such as Higgsfield, Runway, Kling, CapCut, Veo, Pika or Sora. You have strong prompt-engineering skills, a rapid iteration loop and a portfolio that demonstrates both.