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Our mission at Canva is to empower the world to design and since launching in 2013, we have grown exponentially, amassing over 100+ million monthly active users across 190 different countries and a team of over 3,000 people… and the best bit is that we’ve only achieved 1% of what we know we’re capable of.
Join us and design your future.
About the team
Flourish is the world’s leading data storytelling platform. It enables anyone to create beautiful graphics and interactive stories without coding. Since its launch in 2018, more than 750,000 registered users have produced around 10 million graphics, which have racked up more than 20 billion views. Our customers range from leading newsrooms and corporations to NGOs, universities and government departments all over the world.
Flourish was recently acquired by Canva to empower the world to tell stories with data. Our team, mostly based in London, will continue growing Flourish as a separate product while also adding more data storytelling features natively in Canva.
We're looking for a creative and flexible Designer who can help us improve the UX and UI on Flourish, the world's leading data visualization platform. As the main Designer on the team, you will play a key role in shaping the future of the product, reporting to thve Head of Product and shaping the look and feel of the main application, the marketing site and the company's overall visual footprint.
What you'll be working on:
- Create designs for key areas of the Flourish product, such as overhauling our interactive visualization chooser to inspire and educate users about what can be created with Flourish
- Ensure product designs meet user need and address pain points via user testing and working closely with our user researcher
- Bring a design eye to our library of visualizations and themesRedesigning our marketing site – both the generic templates and “special” pages showing off cool, interactive Flourish visualizations, scrollytelling, etc
- Create prototypes and mockups in Figma or HTML/CSS to inspire the team and allow quick testsHelp shape and execute Flourish's visual language, working with others on the team, including design templates for marketing, social, etc
The design skills we’re looking for:
We'll be reviewing your portfolio to look for demonstrable skills across at least two of:
- Digital product UX/UI design
- Responsive web design
- Information design/visualization
In addition, we want you to be able to demonstrate skills including:
- Ability to convert user problems into product solutionsMaking design and prototypes in Figma
- While we don't expect engineering skills, front-end web skills (HTML/CSS/JS) would be a plus.
Experience and person spec:
- Genuine interest in graphics and interactive content – i.e. charts, maps, visualisations, information design
- Highly collaborative and keen to work across teams, but also self-directed (since you will be one-person design team for now)
- Experience working with Software Engineers and ideally also User Testers or UX researchers
Working at Canva
Our culture is unlike anywhere else and we design your #CanvaLife experience to empower you to do the best work of your life.
Whether you’re in the office, working from home or choosing your own adventure, our benefits for permanent Canvanauts include:
• Flexible hours and a hybrid working model which values work-life balance and gives you the option to choose how you best work
• Equity options to be truly a part of the Canva journey Unique and flexible leave so you can recharge, give back, support others or focus on your own professional development
• Our very own Canva University, internal coaching and Employee Assistance Programs to help you be your best self
• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for you to spend as you choose on personal education, wellbeing, home office and social connection. You know better than anyone how to Vibe & Thrive!
• Virtual and in-office clubs, events and celebrations for you to connect with your teammates
• Canva For Good program matching your not-for-profit donations, Force for Good leave (3 paid volunteering days) and a range of sustainability and ethical initiatives to get involved in
• Support for family and carers including a parental leave policy that prioritises inclusivity recognises the diverse representations of modern families
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted virtually. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.