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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 workAlongside our global campuses, we also collaborate with talented contractors and freelancers from all over the world to help us achieve our crazy big goals.
While we support flexible, remote-friendly ways of working, for this role we're focusing on Sydney/Melbourne so we can best support our teams and keep collaboration flowing.This is a 6-month engagement working full time hours.What you'd be doingAs Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA — and nowhere is that more exciting than in AI.
We're building world-leading visual AI, and this role plays a critical part in making that happen.You'll sit at the intersection of design, data, and AI research, bringing world-class visual judgment into the model training and evaluation loop.
In a Core Research setting, your work will materially strengthen the feedback systems that push our models toward premium, intuitive, and globally competitive performance.Annotating and labeling large volumes of visual data — including images, UI layouts, compositions, graphics, and photography — with high precisionEvaluating AI-generated outputs for aesthetic quality, composition, accessibility, usability, and brand alignmentDeveloping visual scoring rubrics and structured evaluation frameworks to guide model improvementIdentifying patterns, failure modes,



and edge cases to help improve model performanceTranslating nuanced design critique into structured, actionable feedback for ML engineers and research scientistsUsing generative AI tools to prototype workflows, test hypotheses, and creatively explore model behaviorsContributing to the development of taxonomies for visual styles, attributes, and design patternsMaintaining high standards of data quality and documentation across annotation projectsYou're probably a match ifYou have strong design fundamentals — composition, color theory, typography, layout, hierarchy, and storytelling are second nature to youYou have a portfolio that demonstrates visual excellence across graphic design, product design, UI/UX, illustration, or related domainsYou're familiar with generative AI tools and understand how training data and annotation influence model behaviorYou can evaluate visual outputs with precision and clearly articulate structured, repeatable feedbackYou're comfortable working in documentation-heavy, cross-functional environmentsYou're excited by the idea of shaping how AI models "see" and "create"Bonus points if you have:Experience with Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, or 3D toolsPrior annotation, data labeling,



or ML operations experienceBasic familiarity with Python, prompt engineering, or dataset toolingKnowledge of accessibility guidelines (e.g. WCAG), usability heuristics, or user researchAbout the teamThis role sits within Content Studio in the Content & Discovery Supergroup — the team focused on empowering the world through world-class content.We combine creativity, research, and technology to ensure Canva delivers visually outstanding, accessible, and globally relevant design experiences.
As Canva accelerates its AI capabilities, Content Studio plays a key role in embedding design excellence directly into model development.You'll collaborate with researchers, ML engineers, product managers, and designers to ensure Canva's visual AI feels premium, human-centered, and unmistakably Canva.Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.Portfolio AssessmentTo be considered, please include a portfolio that showcases your strong graphic design craft and hands-on visual AI work — from AI-generated imagery and prompt experimentation to creating content at scale, assessing quality and improving outputs through annotation, evaluation or model-training workflows.Other stuff to knowWe make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture.
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📌 Senior Graphic Ai Designer (6 Month Contract) (New South Wales)
🏢 Canva
📍 New South Wales